Students and Teachers Share Advice for Having Conversations Across Divides
Over a thousand students and dozens of educators offered ideas for how to have meaningful discussions about difficult topics. Here are some practical ideas — for use in or out of school.
What Students Are Saying About the Demands of High School
We asked teenagers if they were overscheduled, and how it would feel if they were able to slow down and do less.
What Students Are Saying About Celebrity Endorsements, Trendy Water Bottles and Their Sleep Routines
This week, teenage responses to three recent Picture Prompts.
What Students Are Saying About Summer Vacation and Heading Back to School
Welcome to a new year of Current Events Conversation!
Summer 2024 News Quiz for Students
This summer has produced dramatic headlines around the world, including the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, President Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race and the Summer Olympics in Paris.How closely have you paid attention to current events? See what you remember by taking our special Summer 2024 News Quiz.Our weekly News Quiz for…
What Students Are Saying About Making School Lunch Healthier
I feel that throughout my school many food ends up getting wasted because of the lack of attention brought to people with regards to healthy eating. Because so many fruits and vegetables get thrown out on the daily at my school, many people are getting fueled on the unhealthy salt and sugar-filled items that are…
What Students Are Saying About Tech in the Classroom
Tech inside classrooms has had many positive effects and many negative effects. Without technology, it would take forever to find sources/information and it would also take ages to do complex things. With technology, people can easily find information and they can easily do many things but the big downside is that they can easily just…
What Students Are Saying About Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’
The period of school shutdowns got students out of their school routines.When I think back to virtual learning, my brain automatically goes to how stress free it was. I was in sixth grade when Covid first hit and going through a period of my life where I was extremely anxious at school. I believe that…
What Students Are Saying About Bullying Today
And difficult to detect and punish.Cyberbullying can be completely out of the public view, making it that much more dangerous. Unless the bully or the person getting bullied shares the messages, no one would be privy to what’s happening behind the screen. When you text, it only goes to a select group of people, excluding…
What Students Are Saying About Lowering the Voting Age
I would argue that no, the voting age shouldn’t be extended to sixteen, due to the necessary teenage development that takes place between the ages sixteen and eighteen. Being a teenager of age seventeen, a teenager who would gain the right to vote should the age threshold be lowered, I have witnessed firsthand the actions…
