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I remember liking to attend school especially during High School because it was literally a social event for me. I was pretty much sheltered, so school was a place that I found interesting for many reasons .FYI, it was not the classwork that was interesting. It was being around different cultures, being a part of clubs, seeing school staff members who I had good relationships with and more. 

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I remember liking to attend school especially during High School because it was literally a social event for me. I was pretty much sheltered, so school was a place that I found interesting for many reasons .FYI, it was not the classwork that was interesting. It was being around different cultures, being a part of clubs, seeing school staff members who I had good relationships with and more. 

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Outside of School:
I thought I was it... Nobody could have told me otherwise. I was book smart, fashionable and sassy. I tried to do things, typical teenagers do but I literally had bad timing. I grew up in a close knit community so, If I was seen doing something considered wrong or talking to a boy that seem like he will not get my parents approval. I was instantly thrown under the bus . So I literally had to wait until I went away to college to really enjoy the things that parents forbid you from doing.
-Dakeena

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In school I remember often times being quiet in class even when I knew i had the right answers. My parents toke education very seriously and wanted all of their children to succeed. Look back over my life, I realized that my "quietness" in class was a result of my home life. No I did not have a troubled life at home, but it was always re-enforced that when adults are talking children should be seen and not heard. I honestly did not start speaking out until I was in high school and got the courage from my friends.

In high school, I rebelled against my parents ways alot, to the point that I cut class so much to be with my high school drop out boyfriend that I almost did not graduate high school.

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I remember being in the third grade, and a huge emphasis was placed on learning how to write in script. All year we were being told that moving forward we would need to know how to write in script,  because it would be expected in later grades. It turns out that there was never a time that I was asked to write in script ever again. I think I was in school at a time when script was being phased out as I don't think it is even taught anymore.

Out of school: I graduated high school 5 years ago, so the climate today is pretty similar to the climate 5 years ago. High school in the age of social media can be a scary place. Stories I hear from students today about cyber bullying, are pretty much the same stories I saw during my time in high school.

- Chris Emanuele

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I attended two high schools, the first for 3 years and the second my senior year.
The first school was a performing arts highschool so there were cliques based on what your talent was. So all the arts kids hung out together, all the singers hung out together, all the theater kids were together, etc. We didn't see it as a way of exclusion, it was just because certain electives and classes were put together. I would watch movies about cliques but think that they were so exaggerated because in my Brooklyn highschool of performing art school everyone had that one thing that made them "weird."

When I moved to Long Island I saw that the cliques they had at that school was more based on the highschool social status.
It was literally the typical groups : the athletes, the cheerleaders, the drama kids, etc.

It was interesting to be able to experience this difference in school culture as I can now take a step back as an adult and reflect on how it can impact a teenager's life.

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I don't know if it was just my school, or all schools back in 1986/87, but in my 7th grade history class, there was a huge emphasis on geography. We had to be able to point out foreign countries on the world map and states here in the U.S. We were expected to know all the state capitals too. I don't think most kids today could do a fraction of that, and I would guess that a large number wouldn't even be able to find New York on a map. Of course, I now question just how vital this information really was. Was it really imperative for me to know the capital of South Dakota? Probably not. I would assume that the philosophy was that in order for us to understand the world we lived in, we had to have at least some basic knowledge of where the places we learned about are in relation to where we're from. I ight file it under useless data, but I'm still pretty good at finding places on a map, and I'd be able to drive cross country without the benefit of GPS.

As for out of school, I vividly remember calling my friends from a rotary phone in one of the bedrooms. No cell phones back then, and we had just replaced our rotary phone in the kitchen with a touch tone phone. I recall my older sister sitting on the stairs with the door closed, that long curly cord snaking underneath as I harassed her to get the phone for myself. Good times. My kids are perplexed any time I show them pictures of the phones we used, or our old massive television, or our first computer - a Commodore 64. Times sure have changed.
-Eric

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IN SCHOOL: Well, I grew up in two different cultures, so I'll talk about being in the Caribbean in high school and not being able to bring my phone to school or risk getting suspended. The phone was considered a major distraction. I remember, even days when me and my friends did bring a phone to school we'd have to hide it in the most random places. Now, in most schools, cellphones are welcomed and can be used both as a tool for learning or as a major distraction (when students use the phone in class for non-academic reason).

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IN SCHOOL: Well, I grew up in two different cultures, so I'll talk about being in the Caribbean in high school and not being able to bring my phone to school or risk getting suspended. The phone was considered a major distraction. I remember, even days when me and my friends did bring a phone to school we'd have to hide it in the most random places. Now, in most schools, cellphones are welcomed and can be used both as a tool for learning or as a major distraction (when students use the phone in class for non-academic reason).

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OUT OF SCHOOL: I guess, the first time I got to go to the movies with my friends. It was very liberating lol. Now, 'going to the movies" may very well look like Netflix party on the weekends.

- Kimberly Powell

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Differences between today's educational system and when I was in high school

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Differences between today's educational system and when I was in high school

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In school: I would have been quite simply a STEM champion if photomath/socratic was around. I was more humanities minded as a student but I got pretty good grades so I was pushed into accelerated courses across the board and it was hard! I carried really low averages in those classes and felt like I was missing some fundamental steps, and would have loved the resource of photomath to learn at my own pace at home (and improve my terrible homework averages).

Out of school: I remember getting into reading pitchfork and listening to independent-minded movie and music podcasts when I was around a Freshman in high school, which predated my access to social media networks like twitter or instagram, where to me is about curating your news sources, as opposed to facebook/myspace connecting with friends. I felt like I was one of the only kids in my peer group who listened to the music I listened to and watched the tv shows and moves I did, which sort of felt alienating. I think having those networks at a young age would have made my tastes feel less "weird".
--Jake Fernberg

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Hanging out playing basketball after school. 

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Hanging out playing basketball after school. 

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When I got to middle school the time arrived for me to be able to hangout after school and play basketball with friends. Although I was told to go straight home this was something I often avoided and needed in order to bound with my friends aside from being really good at it, it served as a way for me to escape the pressure I felt in school and at home.

Outside of school I would say that aim instant messenger chatting with friends was the main form of communication I remember h
ow exciting that process was and how many late hours I would spend chatting it up with my friends. I'm sure now a days that's done with phone calls.
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In school I remember the days when the teacher said we were watching a movie and how excited everyone was. The big bulky tv would be wheeled out on a giant cart. We would all sit on the floor or move our chairs crowding around the tv so we could see the screen. It was an exciting time as we did not have instruction. I remember watching mostly Schoolhouse Rock. Today teachers can show their students a plethora of videos using the internet and a smart board.

I look back and wonder how I ever made it places on mass transit or walking without a digital map. Students today have google maps. They do not need to memorize an address and what trains or buses they need to take or what stops they have to transfer at. They have this information as needed on their smart phones.
-Alex K

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I auditioned for every play I could in high school. It was clique-y, but we were a troupe of sorts. I was usually cast a s a funny, best friend-type and not a leading man. I was comfortable with the role I played and had fun doing it! I am now married to a high school theatre teacher, who is organizing a digital share of her Spring musical. Her cast is required to listen to the music on headphones so that it can be synced remotely in the editing process. It is crazy to see this being put together!

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I auditioned for every play I could in high school. It was clique-y, but we were a troupe of sorts. I was usually cast a s a funny, best friend-type and not a leading man. I was comfortable with the role I played and had fun doing it! I am now married to a high school theatre teacher, who is organizing a digital share of her Spring musical. Her cast is required to listen to the music on headphones so that it can be synced remotely in the editing process. It is crazy to see this being put together!

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I'm so old I can remember going to the mall in a group and arranging to meet other groups there. Figuring out who liked who, separating off from the group. Getting picked up by my friend's parents. I assume that this is all done via social media now and that once something happens everyone at school knows about it instantly instead of waiting to tell friends on Monday.
-Dave Cummings

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Please post a GIF and a response to an adolescent experience you had both IN SCHOOL and OUT OF SCHOOL that you remember that was significant to YOU and how would that be different in today's climate.

We will all comment on the responses we read. You may do this ANONYMOUSLY!

Ex.: The first time you learned your times tables and could recite them in a math class, is this even a requirement anymore for math class??

The first time you were asked to go on a date, in current day this would most likely be done via Instagram DM versus in person.

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IN SCHOOL: In middle school I had to take a "typing skills" elective where they taught us how to type with home row and made us practice increasing our words per minute. It was the first time I had really been forced to use "proper" typing technique and it helped me a lot. I assume kids learn this kind of thing much earlier now, because all of my students can do it like it's second nature and not even think about it.

OUT OF SCHOOL: Lying to my parents about where I was! It's not that simple anymore, a lot of my students have tracking services turned on in their phones so their parents know where they are at all times. But I've heard a lot of kids find ways around it, like switching the services to a "dummy device" such as an old phone that they can leave at home when they sneak out.

- Kevin Dutton