Why Student Voice
School News Network (SNN)
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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.
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High school panelists share what they think are the strengths of and challenges to finding support.
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Our student panelists unload about the pressures of high school life, getting those good grades and living up to their families’ expectations.
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Our student panelists say TikTok, Instagram and other social media are breeding insecurity and rewiring their brains in unhealthy ways.
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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.
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In this final installment of our student roundtable, the high school panelists share what they enjoy about school, and what makes them feel connected.
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As schools recover and rebuild, the best paths forward will be those that boost students’ engagement with their learning and their lives.