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wnyc:

NPR is looking for a new announcer. Translation: You get to say “This is NPR” to millions of people every day. 

You’ll record all of NPR’s “support for this program comes from” announcements in our national programs, and edit/produce/traffic them though our system. Heard by millions of people each week, you’ll get to say, “This is NPR” each day.
You should bring a voice that’s clear, confident, and welcoming; a working style that makes the complex look simple; and be a bit tingly at the thought that your voice will be part of public radio’s daily connective tissue all across the country.

Cool.
-Jody, BL Show-

Maybe one of our #YthVoice students will be going after this type of opportunity one day!

wnyc:

NPR is looking for a new announcer. Translation: You get to say “This is NPR” to millions of people every day. 

You’ll record all of NPR’s “support for this program comes from” announcements in our national programs, and edit/produce/traffic them though our system. Heard by millions of people each week, you’ll get to say, “This is NPR” each day.

You should bring a voice that’s clear, confident, and welcoming; a working style that makes the complex look simple; and be a bit tingly at the thought that your voice will be part of public radio’s daily connective tissue all across the country.

Cool.

-Jody, BL Show-

Maybe one of our #YthVoice students will be going after this type of opportunity one day!

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pewinternet:

Teens are sharing more personal information on their profiles than in the past. They choose private settings for Facebook, but share with large networks of friends. 60% of teen Facebook users keep their profiles private.
Brand spanking new report out today on teens and their digital lives. Teen twitter use has grown substantially; 24% of teens use twitter, up from 16% in 2011. But Facebook is still most popular. This infographic says it all, but stop by the report for the nitty gritty. http://pewrsr.ch/191zI4V

So, 91% of students have a photo of themselves on social media… Then why do they never want you to take their picture?!? 
[hand flies in front of face]

So mysterious ‘em teens are!

pewinternet:

Teens are sharing more personal information on their profiles than in the past. They choose private settings for Facebook, but share with large networks of friends. 60% of teen Facebook users keep their profiles private.

Brand spanking new report out today on teens and their digital lives. Teen twitter use has grown substantially; 24% of teens use twitter, up from 16% in 2011. But Facebook is still most popular. This infographic says it all, but stop by the report for the nitty gritty. http://pewrsr.ch/191zI4V

So, 91% of students have a photo of themselves on social media… Then why do they never want you to take their picture?!?

[hand flies in front of face]

So mysterious ‘em teens are!

(via pewresearch)

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We had a great night at our American Graduate Student Showcase!  WSKG welcomed students, families, and partners to our station for a first-listen of students’ AmGrad stories.  Students were honored for their great work and were able to tour the Radio and TV studios.

So proud of them!

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“When I was younger I didn’t really care about school, mostly because I was just lazy. As I got older, I realized that without school, I’d be in the same exact position as my father.”

Iggy learned many things while staying with his father- how to fix things, how to play instruments, and how to have fun without spending money. 

Listen to Iggy’s American Graduate Story to hear the most important lesson he’s learned.  Awesome story, Iggy!

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Look what came in this morning!  Awesome new Youth Voice swag!!!!
Love love love!

Look what came in this morning!  Awesome new Youth Voice swag!!!!

Love love love!

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Bittersweet last week of working with high school students at the Binghamton Boys & Girls Clubs… Sad that it is coming to an end, but proud to share their work next week at the #AmGrad Student Showcase!

Bittersweet last week of working with high school students at the Binghamton Boys & Girls Clubs… Sad that it is coming to an end, but proud to share their work next week at the #AmGrad Student Showcase!

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While the primary focus of Youth Voice is on radio skills, we also incorporate digital reporting into our programs.  This Tumblr page, for example, is a tool that students use to share their stories (and their voice) in a digital format.  The first digital experience involves students exploring the professional uses of social media outlets— Something that very few teens have experience with, but something that is very relevant to careers in media.

Professional social media has been a useful window into digital reporting during our projects.  Seeing as one of our goals is to expose students to journalism and broadcast careers, it is great to read that we are providing these young minds with a real-world experience in journalism! 

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“…If you come from a family with a family income above $90,000, you have a 1 in 2 chance of getting a bachelor’s degree by the time you’re in your mid-20s.

If you come from a family under $35,000, you have a 1 in 17 chance.”

This is a great no-fluff article, but those two sentences jumped out at us as bring red flags!  The author stated that these numbers were “one of the most disturbing numbers I came across in research for this book…

We couldn’t agree more, Mr. Selingo.  Many of us are members of this second group of families, so this statistic is incredibly disheartening!

What can be done to change this?

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“All learning is understanding relationships.”
George Washington Carver 

This first TED Talks made-for-television special features inspirational speakers and focuses on the value and importance of human connection-Relationships. As in TEACHERS.  One speaker shares, “No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship.”

Do you agree?  Could focusing on the human relationships between student and teacher help improve the US education system?

TED Talks Education premiers May 7th on PBS. 

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Did a 19-year old just solve the world’s energy problems? 

At 14, Taylor Wilson became the youngest person to achieve fusion — with a reactor born in his garage. Now he wants to save our seaports from nuclear terror.

Check out Taylor’s impressive TED TALKS!

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“I also feel like, as an American, it is my duty to graduate, so I can help my county not go further down the road of unemployment,” says Tim. “I know when I get a job and make money and spend money, it will help the economy out.”

Tim, Grade 11, talks about his reasons for becoming a high school graduate. Tim plans to pursue a career as a pipeline welder.

This young man has such a unique and mature viewpoint!

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I do not think it is a good idea to incorporate math and English into gym class.  The reasons I do not think it is a good idea is because gym class is supposed to be a place were kids can have fun. 

I think you could put English and math or any subject into gym class if the school or even that grade level has low test sores in those subjects.  For example, the kids could count while stretching.  But I do not think middle school or high school kids will accept this, but elementary kids may be open to try it.
—Quintel, Grade 7

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

Nature’s first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Robert Frost

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— I can relate to this poem of reminiscing in the old days, but those golden days must fade to make more golden days. Most times when listening to elders talk of their golden years, it is mostly about when they were in school. But when ask, “Is school your Golden Years?” a teen would mostly say, “No!”  But for more elderly people, they would say, “Yes.”

One of the reasons for teens saying this is because most of them want to either fast forward into adulthood or go back to a younger age.  Sometimes your teens years are just all messed up and you don’t want anyone to know about it—family problems, economic problems, social statue problems, dating problems.

Another reason is friends.  We make friends and we loose friends.  Most of my friends don’t go to the same school as me.  How is does this effect my education? It changes it because I’m not as social at school and have more time to get my work done.  I still have fun and enjoy them, just don’t interact as much.  You always see groups of friends talking to each at lunch. 

Those friends that don’t want to be in school will do their best to get you to skip with them.  I’ve got enough friends at the high school who try to talk me out of my education.  You can skip school all you want and waste your time, but I’m not missing my education. And waste a nice chunk of education! 

Tax payers pay money so you can go to school, so you can get an education, so you can get a job and pay taxes—A complete cycle.  But there are a select few who say to tax payers, “Ha! I’m going to waste your money!”  Well, it’s not just a select few… It’s a lot of them.  I think the number is 25% of kids who won’t graduate

But there are some friends who will help you do your work and stay in school.
—Timothy, Grade 10

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So many giggles, so many reads, so many priceless bloopers to be pulled from today’s audio… =)

A fun afternoon with middle school American Graduate students at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center in Ithaca, NY.  

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I can’t wait for graduation day to get here!!!—Shane, Grade 12

Shane is participating in WSKG American Graduate program through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Binghamton, NY.  He has overcome many challenges to reach graduation, and we are excited to share his American Graduate story with you in May.  Shane will be attending SUNY Delhi in the fall to continue his automotive training.  CONGRATS SHANE!

I can’t wait for graduation day to get here!!!
—Shane, Grade 12

Shane is participating in WSKG American Graduate program through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Binghamton, NY.  He has overcome many challenges to reach graduation, and we are excited to share his American Graduate story with you in May.  Shane will be attending SUNY Delhi in the fall to continue his automotive training.  CONGRATS SHANE!