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Life Is The Future
By Scott TodnemEducation
Life Is The Future episodes
- Meeting Season 7 Hosts (Part 2: Dhruva & Kanishk) - S7 E2
Passing the torch to our new leaders!
We meet two of our Season 7 podcast hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk. They will take control of the mic in our new school year, and join two other students to be our 8th grade leaders.We hear about the 8th graders” hobbies and interests, how the school year has started, being in a leadership role, managing time to balance priorities, and a bit on the whole process of practicing Health Ed life skills to create debates and discussions.Make sure to check out Part 1 when we met the other two hosts for our new season, Sree and Samarth.Subscribe and tune in to catch all of our episodes as the 2024-2025 school year begins!BOOKING & CONTACT🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com17 min - Meeting Season 7 Hosts (Part 1: Sree & Samarth) - S7 E1
Say hello to our new leaders!
We meet two of our Season 7 podcast hosts, Sree and Samarth. They will take control of the mic in our new school year, and join two other students to be our 8th grade leaders.We hear about the 8th graders hobbies and interests, how the school year has started in comparison to previous grades, potential topics and guests, and a bit on the whole process of practicing Health Ed life skills to create debates and discussions.Make sure to check in on Part 2 as we meet the other two hosts for our new season, Dhruva and Kanishk.Subscribe and tune in to catch all of our episodes as the 2024-2025 school year begins!BOOKING & CONTACT🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com17 min - Seniors Revisit Middle School - Teens React to Their Younger Selves (2020 to 2024)
High School Seniors react to their old 8th Grade podcast! Previous Life Is The Future hosts, Rhys and Lauren (S2 2019-2020), return to break down one of the episodes they recorded back in middle school.Cool concept, right? We are fortunate these alumni were still in the area to analyze their prior opinions on life as teenagers.Focus points include stress, sports, academics, friendships, and family life all as they relate to social media.Do you agree with their opinions? Which were “good takes” and which were “bad takes” from four years ago? How has the world changed in the meantime?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we begin the 2024-2025 school year and Season SEVEN of the Life Is The Future podcast!RESOURCES"Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids"https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/academics/fixes-for-7-common-middle-school-problems/"What is High School Really Like?"https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/starting-high-school.html"Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors"https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/advice-for-high-school-freshmen-from-departing-seniors1808.htmlBOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com
22 min - Goodbye Middle School, Hello High School - 8th Graders Interview Seniors 2024
Throwback Episode! Season 6 hosts interview Season 2 hosts.
Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. Ayla and Alexis (S6 2023-2024) welcome Lauren and Rhys (S2 2019-2020) to reminisce about the last 4+ years.The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include life balance, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, emotional maturation, working through COVID, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years.What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school?Check out the same type of interview with our other set of hosts from Season 2, Salil and Shauna, as interviewed by Season 6 hosts, John and Roshann.That episode can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeisthefuture/episodes/What-to-Expect-in-High-School---8th-Graders-Interview-Seniors-2024-e2jo7df
Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2023-2024 school year and Season 6 of the Life Is The Future podcast!RESOURCESMiddle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids - Very Well
What is High School Really Like? - Nemours TeensHealthAdvice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors - WGU.eduBOOKING & CONTACT🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program
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34 min - What to Expect in High School - 8th Graders Interview Seniors 2024
Throwback Episode! Season 6 hosts interview Season 2 hosts.
Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. John and Roshann (S6 2023-2024) welcome Salil and Shauna (S2 2019-2020) to reminisce about the last 4+ years.The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include time management, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, motivation, working through COVID, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years.What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school?Check out the same type of interview with our other set of hosts from Season 2, Lauren and Rhys, as interviewed by Season 6 hosts, Ayla and Alexis.That episode can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeisthefuture/episodes/Goodbye-Middle-School--Hello-High-School---8th-Graders-Interview-Seniors-2024-e2k8k09
Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2023-2024 school year and Season 6 of the Life Is The Future podcast!RESOURCESMiddle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids - Very Well
What is High School Really Like? - Nemours TeensHealthAdvice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors - WGU.eduBOOKING & CONTACT🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program
📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com
32 min - Is Racism Alive in Teenage America? - S6 E10
What is occurring with stereotypes during adolescence? Middle schoolers give insight on social life in the 21st century.
This week's 8th graders, Ayla, Alexis, John, and Roshann bring in classmates Addison and Amare. The group of teens take on the serious topic of social health stereotypes, in particular racism and other prejudice in their world today. They give their honest thoughts about racist jokes, about hurtful judgement and comments, about food, music, clothing, academics, sports, religion, income, neighborhood, life experience, and more. What does it mean to be “Black” or “White” or “Asian” or “Latino” or other labels and terminology? And what do our teenagers have to deal with growing up within that racial group they get placed into?How did the students do? What are your thoughts on the impact of racial stereotypes on teenage life and beyond?BOOKING & CONTACT🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.comRESOURCES
Gender Stereotypes from Teaching ToleranceRacial Stereotypes from Simply PsychologyBreaking Stereotypes from National Women's Law CenterHow Middle School Kids Reject Stereotypes from MiddleWebTalking About Race & Stereotypes in School from Edutopia27 min - Hot Takes - Overrated or Underrated? Teens Offer Insight on Pop Culture - S6 E9
What is on the adolescent mind? Middle schoolers give insight on teen life in the 21st century.
This week's 8th graders, Ayla, Alexis, John, and Roshann bring in classmates Keara and Sam. The group of teens take a short break from the serious topics from recent episodes to have a game/discussion… “Overrated or Underrated?” They give their candid thoughts about fame, technology and social media, fast food and snacks, clothing brands, sports, music, and more!How did the students do? What are your thoughts on the impact of pop culture and other related influences on teenage life?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2023-2024 school year!BOOKING & CONTACT🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com37 min - Drug Use In Teens - What Do Students Think? - S6 E8
Drugs and teens... is it inevitable the two will meet?
This week's 8th graders, Ayla, Alexis, Addison, John, and Roshann talk about substance use among young people. The group of teens take on the impact and influences on illegal drug use, focusing on family life, social media, fitting in, social image, education, coping strategies, sales to underage kids, recommendations for handling peer pressure, and more!What did the students miss? What are your thoughts on the influences on drug and other substance abuse as related to teenage life?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2023-2024 school year!RESOURCES
Youth Risk Behavior Surveyhttps://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data...CDC - E-Cigaretteshttps://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infograph...Tobacco Free Kidshttps://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-...Stanford Tobacco Toolkithttps://med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreve...NIH - Underage Drinkinghttps://www.niaaa.nih.gov/underage-dr...Illinois Policy - Marijuana Legalizationhttps://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-y...BOOKING & CONTACT
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23 min - Are Teens Influenced by Pop Culture? - S6 E7
How are young people handling current influences on life?
This week's 8th graders, Ayla, Alexis, John, and Roshann bring in classmates Keara and Tori. The group of teens take on the topic of pop culture and outside influences on middle school life. They talk social media, clothing, sports, peer pressure, online comments, judgmental classmates, maintaining a healthy identity, effects on social image, and more!What did the students miss? What are your thoughts on the impact of pop culture and other related influences on teenage life?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2023-2024 school year!RESOURCES
Pew Research Study - "Teens & Social Media"
The Live Wire - Are Society's New Expectations of Teens Too Much?
Lowell Sun Opinion - We Are the Ones Failing Our Teens, Not Social Media
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🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com23 min - Are Teens Hopeful or Fearful of High School? - S6 E6
Teens look ahead to the new year -- what will 2024 bring?
This week's 8th graders, Alexis, Ayla, John and Roshann, approach the New Year by reflecting on middle school life and looking ahead at what's in store. The teens talk about finishing middle school and all the expectations of high school-- friends and different schools, sports and motivation, classes and grades, and the independence and maturity of growing up.
Tune in for the new year as our hosts take on new topics and bring in new guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2023-2024 school year!
RESOURCES
Students:
MindBe Education - 30 Mindfulness Activities for Teens
Parents:
Parent Learning Center - Expectations That Your Teen Will Appreciate In The Future
Teachers:
Time - Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright
Chicago Tribune - 'No worse fate than failure': How pressure to keep up is overwhelming students
BOOKING & CONTACT🗞️ Email Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com32 min
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Thoughts from the Health Education classroom, brought to you by Scott Todnem and his middle school students.