Dear Reader, Every fall since 2020, we have extended an open-ended invitation to teenagers to document, reflect on or express any aspect, big or small, of what it means to be growing up right now. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, this "coming of age" contest focused chiefly on the Covid-19 pandemic and its myriad effects on young people. In 2023, to celebrate our 25th anniversary as a site, we asked our audience of teachers and students to give us an inside view into high school today. In this year of pivotal elections around the world, we are asking how young people are developing their political and civic identities. But far from being narrowly about, say, the presidential candidates in the U.S. election, the challenge asks teenagers to think bigger — about their experiences, values, beliefs, hopes and concerns, their roles as citizens, and their understanding of how the world works (or ought to work). As always, students may work alone or with others, and they may compose in the medium that expresses their thoughts best. For some, that's an essay, poem or journal entry. For others, it's a comic, collage, drawing or song — or a video, podcast or infographic. What might it be for you? Everything students need to get started is listed in our Coming of Age in 2024 contest announcement and in our related guide, which includes four steps to figuring out what you want to say and how you would like to say it, with inspiration from 30 teen-created works across genres. Sincerely, Like this email? How are we doing?
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Friday, October 4, 2024
Learning Network: Coming of Age in 2024: Explore Your Political Identity and Values
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