Teens
The Tinkering School: Helping Kids Discover Danger
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Last week, I wrote about a teen panel I attended that suggested that, except for a few small differences, today’s teens seem pretty similar to their boomer parents. Considering how differently these generations were raised, this is surprising.
When I was young, my favorite game was called stretch. My opponent and I would face each other, [...]
Video: A Vision of Students Today
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008My last post described an excellent panel discussion that ended last week’s O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in New York city. The facilitator, Stephen Abrams, asked seven teenage girls and one 22 year-old young man questions about their lives.
Mr. Abrams ended the session by showing a short film by a sociologist named Michael [...]
How Different Are Today’s Teens?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008For the last couple of days, I’ve been attending the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in NY city. Yesterday’s closing session ended with a “Teen Panel.” Eight young people, seven girls in their teens and one boy aged 22, were seated up on stage and answered questions from the moderator and the audience.
The [...]
