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The Best Day Trips to Take From Denver This Summer
There are 27 weekend days this summer. Here s what to do during each one of them. Nicholas Hunt •
If you’re like us, there’s only one thing on your mind after the winter we’ve had: Get. Me. Out. Of. This. House. Which is why we’ve rounded up 27 of the Front Range foothills’ best escapes, one for every weekend day this summer plus a few experts to help guide you through new adventures.
1. Kent Mountain Adventure Center’s Via Ferrata | Estes Park
Rock climbing can be as scary as it is thrilling unless you’re tackling Kent Mountain Adventure Center’s (KMAC) two-year-old via ferrata in Estes Park. Italian for “iron path,” this style of mountaineering allows almost anyone to ascend sheer cliffs along metal ladders sunk into the stone while clipped onto safety wires.
Connections: the mere sound of the word either makes students cringe or sigh with relief. Whether you dread the 20 minute period that seems to drag on or enjoy the small break in the day, we can all agree on one thing: Connections is a vastly different experience for every individual student. Staples High School.
Well, not really.
The very history of the SAT is one rooted in racism and classism that exemplifies the racial and class gaps that exist within this country.
According to information from the Atlantic, the SAT was created by Princeton alum and eugenicist Carl Brigham in 1926. As he claimed in his book, the test aimed to prove the racial superiority of white Americans. While the modern test does not deliberately serve to disenfranchise minorities, its very structure does exactly that.
The SAT tests students on knowledge that they are expected to have learned throughout high school, but in a system that disproportionately supports the success of affluent white students, poor nonwhite schools are put at a disadvantage before even opening the test. According to U.S. News, on average, poor nonwhite students receive $2,600 less yearly educational funding per student than affluent white students.