Why Student Voice
School News Network (SNN)
What’s life like for a high school student in 2023? In a six-part series, 10 students from all corners of Kent County talk about their pressures, stressors and happy places.
High school panelists share what they think are the strengths of and challenges to finding support.
Our student panelists unload about the pressures of high school life, getting those good grades and living up to their families’ expectations.
Our student panelists say TikTok, Instagram and other social media are breeding insecurity and rewiring their brains in unhealthy ways.
Our student panelists talk about the toll school shootings take on their sense of safety, and what needs to be done to curb the plague of gun violence in schools.
In this final installment of our student roundtable, the high school panelists share what they enjoy about school, and what makes them feel connected.
As schools recover and rebuild, the best paths forward will be those that boost students’ engagement with their learning and their lives.