Episode 7: Reputation

Your feedback would be highly appreciated! Please use this link. Also, join the Us, Now conversation on Instagram @usnowpodcast! Hello! My name is Ginny Helmandollar. I am a senior from Louisa County High School and the Blue Ridge Virtual Governor's School program. A component of my Senior Project is to give back to the community, so I have chosen to begin a podcast called Us, Now. In each episode, I have a discussion with various guests from around my school about relevant social issues high school students face today. For the seventh episode of Us, Now, we will be talking about reputation. In middle and high school, one's reputation is often incredibly important in determining friend groups and how we treat each other. Some topics that we talk about today include: What exactly does "reputation" mean, and what does it usually mean when one has a "reputation"? Why is reputation so important in high school? How much does reputation matter in high school compared to middle school? What are the differences between a positive and negative reputation? How is reputation related to stereotypes? Is there such a thing as a positive stereotype? What is the pressure to live up to reputations (especially with siblings)? What is the pressure to shake off negative reputations? How can using reputation to choose friends be a good or bad thing? Is there a way to decrease the negative effects of reputation, and it this a realistic course of action? A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Helen Weddle, Jake Burch, and Harper Whitehead for participating in my podcast! Please fill out the Google Form or email [email protected] for any feedback, questions, or requests for future episodes. Thank you for listening!