We asked high school and college students around the world about their experiences navigating remote learning and the impact of COVID-19. These young people share with us what they miss most, what they are enjoying, the challenges they face, and the adjustments they’ve had to make to this new world.
In a time when it is so important for adults and young people to do their best to work with each other, here is a list of behaviors that adults do surrounding technology that deprive young people of the benefit of the doubt.
What if we shifted the way we talked about, thought about, and viewed teens? What if we took them and their concerns seriously? What if we stood up to other adults, especially adults in positions of power, who mock and dismiss young people’s thoughts and opinions?
Emma is a high school senior from Boulder, CO. She will be working on website analytics with Cultures of Dignity.
Tristan is a sophomore at Fairview High School Boulder, CO, loves pop culture, and will be interning with Cultures of Dignity this summer!
When people have the time to make or experience art, they have the time to truly be themselves. When you are in a safe space, it doesn’t matter if you fail. You can try something over and over and over.
Listen to siblings discuss surviving the boredom, dealing with parents, becoming friends, and conflict during quarantine.
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We are high school seniors and with the Coronavirus already reducing our contact, our tomorrows are limited.
We asked young people around the country to share their views on the political process and if voting was important. Even for those who aren’t 18 and therefore can’t vote, their opinions are heartfelt and contradicts the perception that young people aren’t engaged in the political process.
Sara is a high school junior from Longmont, Colorado. She will be working on research projects and content editing with the Cultures of Dignity team.
“Never Again” has been a phrase I heard frequently, yet here I was hearing horrors that did happen again, and when they did, the world turned a blind eye.
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