What Teenagers Are Saying About the Rising Cost of Youth Sports
Students react to an article about the transformation of youth athletics into a multibillion-dollar industry and share how it affects their participation.
What Teenagers Are Saying About Lowering the Voting Age to 16
Students react to news that Britain plans to enfranchise 16- and 17-year-olds.
What Students Are Saying About Summer Vacation and Going Back to School
Welcome to another year of Current Events Conversation!
What Students Are Saying About ‘College for All’
I agree with the author that doubt about the value of college has increased. I find this partly to do with social media showing people that there are ways to get money without a degree, as well as the ridiculous financial strain going to college can put on you and your family, in which you…
What Teens Are Saying About Age Limits for Anti-Aging Skin Care
Anti-aging products are meant for people in their mid-to-late twenties and early thirties, not teenagers. However, many teens like to use these products because social media influencers promote them. Additionally, social media portrays aging skin as negative and unrealistic expectations of wrinkle-free skin. Thus, to fit in with this social media ideal, teens use these…
What Students Are Saying About A.I. and the Future of Work
Please note: Student comments have been lightly edited for length and clarity, but otherwise appear as they were originally submitted._________Many students said they were worried about A.I. taking human jobs. For some, that’s affecting their post-high school plans.As a person planning to major in computer science, I am worried about AI taking over human jobs.…
What Students Are Saying About Being Graded on Excellence vs. Effort
I think about this a lot in school — each test, assignment, and class is different for everybody. Some people are meant to be smart and study, but others are meant to be singers, actors, or comedians. Why are these people, all with unique abilities, expected to “excel” in school? They all have different, unique…
What Teens Are Saying About Barring Children Under 16 From Social Media
I really like Australia’s new law. I don’t have social media and even though it makes me feel like I’m left out of a lot of things, I’m grateful that my parents don’t allow me to have it. I see my other friends addicted to the phone and social media and throughout the years, I…
What Teenagers Are Saying About the New Year
Happy New Year from The Learning Network!As 2024 ended and 2025 began, we invited teenagers in our writing prompts to reflect on the year that was and look forward to the one ahead. What resolutions and goals did they have for 2025? What good advice had they received that they’d like to apply to their…
What Students Are Saying About Teachers Using A.I. to Grade
Teenagers and educators weigh in on a recent question from The Ethicist.
