EPISODE · Mar 30, 2022 · 1H
The Power of the Podcast - A Conversation with Members of Next Generation Politics
from Free Range Humans · host Clara Medina, Madeline Mayes, Kenisha Mahajan, Jal Mehta, Rod Allen
Clara Medina is a senior at NEST+m High School in New York City. Madeline Mayes, is a junior at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, and Kenisha Mahajan is a junior from Queens, New York who attends Stuyvesant High School. All three are involved in Next Generation Politics, a youth-led organization built to inspire and equip today's youth to drive a more productive, inclusive, and informed political culture in the U.S. Highlights from this episode include: an opening dialogue between Rod and Jal on the "decolonization" of education; what it was like "going to school" during COVID; the pros and cons of remote learning and what it may mean for the future of education; the importance of focusing on student mental health in schools; the various meanings of academic rigor; why Next Generation Politics decided to start a podcast; what each student has gotten out of the production experience; the value of building intergenerational relationships; and a discussion on what this current generation hopes to do differently than their predecessors. Check out the NGP Podcast SeriesQuestions? Thoughts? Feedback? Email us at [email protected] or Tweet us at @jal_mehta and @Rodroad219
What this episode covers
Wrapping up our short series on the student perspective, we have the privilege of talking with three high school students from New York City, who are part of the Next Generation Politics podcast team.
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