What Students Are Saying About How Their Teachers Have Shaped Them
Teenagers share tributes to the educators who have made a difference in their lives.
What Students Are Saying About Their Childhood Homes, Endless Messages and a Portal
This week we round up student responses on three Picture Prompts.
What Students Are Saying About Having a Part-Time Job While in School
We asked teenagers about their after-school jobs and what they think young people can learn from working. Some said it’s not for everyone.
What Students Are Saying About the Growing Fight Over What Young People Can Read
In honor of Banned Books Week, we asked teenagers their opinions about the book challenges spreading across the country. Here is what they said.
What Students Are Saying About Their ‘Mundane Joys’ of Summer
Our weekly Current Events Conversation is back. We start the school year with a roundup of teenage comments on the ordinary moments they enjoyed this summer.
What Students Are Saying About Challenging School Work, Great Cooks and Everyday Pleasures
There is no doubt in my mind that my mom is the best cook I know in my life because she is very passionate about cooking for family members and her friends and feels happy when someone eats a lot of her delicious food. She can cook many different cuisines such as Chinese, Thai, Burmese,…
What Students Are Saying About Prayer in Schools, Quelling Self-Doubt and a Field in...
A New View“The world has never been so wide,” I whisper. Hugo barks in reply. I laugh and rub his head. Stargazing is a new practice for me, having lived in a city for much of my life, but this is amazing.“We’ve been missing out, Hugo.” I say seriously, looking down at my dog. He…
What Students Are Saying About Teen Mental Health, Moderating Speech and Special Talents
My personal journey about mental health has been a long one. I’ve been in and out of therapy since a very young age and I’m pretty heavily medicated for depression/anxiety. I live with the guilt of what I did to myself, what I put my parents through. I was only 11/12. I had thoughts I…
What Students Are Saying About Responsibility, Bad Behavior in Youth Sports and Electric Cars
While I agree with the article, in that the U.S has some issues that would not make a U.S version of “old enough” wise or safe, I also feel like kids especially in the U.S don’t get enough credit. Modern parenting has become more controlling than ever. Parents track their kids constantly, as well as…
What Students Are Saying About the Role of Religion in Their Lives, Similarities With...
Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation.
