Life Is The Future

We present to you our 7th grade understudies! These students are a part of our Health Class Media Crew and help record raw, unedited footage of our podcast AND live, on-the-spot reflection both during and after each episode. Watch and listen to the behind-the-scenes of “Swearing in School” - Life Is The Future Podcast - S7 E3. BACKGROUND This video series provides the public with a look and listen into our recording ins-and-outs while simultaneously allowing younger students to learn from our 8th grade hosts. Imperfections are part of the learning process! Witness the development of adolescents as they practice life skills and navigate the ever-growing internet world— all with a positive lens. The official podcast release can be found here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/cgCk34VMUNb Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QJTjIpBfkUE DETAILS This week's 8th grade hosts, Sree and Samarth, partner up to interview classmates Evan and Srishti. The teens take on the topic of cursing and word choice in teenage life. They discuss influences on language, respecting others, growing up hearing curse words, if there's a time and place for swearing, common insults, and even prejudice and discriminating speech they come across week to week. This week’s 7th grade understudies, Aahil and Ednit, offer their own opinions on important quotes, meaningful takeaways, and additions or corrections to their slightly older peers. REFLECTION Chime in: How did everyone do? What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two 8th grade hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests while our other two 7th grade understudies, Meera and Aahana, provide a sneak peek into the podcast and reflections of their own. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our work throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Teens and profanity -- what should we know? This week's 8th grade hosts, Sree and Samarth, partner up to interview classmates Evan and Srishti. The teens take on the topic of cursing and word choice in teenage life. They talk discuss influences on language, respecting others, growing up hearing curse words, if there's a time and place for swearing, common insults, and even prejudice and discriminating speech they come across week to week. What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Passing the torch to our new leaders! We meet two of our Season 7 podcast hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk. They will take control of the mic in our new school year, and join two other students to be our 8th grade leaders. We hear about the 8th graders” hobbies and interests, how the school year has started, being in a leadership role, managing time to balance priorities, and a bit on the whole process of practicing Health Ed life skills to create debates and discussions. Make sure to check out Part 1 when we met the other two hosts for our new season, Sree and Samarth. Subscribe and tune in to catch all of our episodes as the 2024-2025 school year begins! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Say hello to our new leaders! We meet two of our Season 7 podcast hosts, Sree and Samarth. They will take control of the mic in our new school year, and join two other students to be our 8th grade leaders. We hear about the 8th graders hobbies and interests, how the school year has started in comparison to previous grades, potential topics and guests, and a bit on the whole process of practicing Health Ed life skills to create debates and discussions. Make sure to check in on Part 2 as we meet the other two hosts for our new season, Dhruva and Kanishk. Subscribe and tune in to catch all of our episodes as the 2024-2025 school year begins! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

High School Seniors react to their old 8th Grade podcast! Previous Life Is The Future hosts, Rhys and Lauren (S2 2019-2020), return to break down one of the episodes they recorded back in middle school.Cool concept, right? We are fortunate these alumni were still in the area to analyze their prior opinions on life as teenagers.Focus points include stress, sports, academics, friendships, and family life all as they relate to social media.Do you agree with their opinions? Which were “good takes” and which were “bad takes” from four years ago? How has the world changed in the meantime?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we begin the 2024-2025 school year and Season SEVEN of the Life Is The Future podcast!RESOURCES"Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids"⁠⁠https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/academics/fixes-for-7-common-middle-school-problems/"⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠"https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/starting-high-school.html"⁠⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors"https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/advice-for-high-school-freshmen-from-departing-seniors1808.htmlBOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Throwback Episode! Season 6 hosts interview Season 2 hosts. Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. Ayla and Alexis (S6 2023-2024) welcome Lauren and Rhys (S2 2019-2020) to reminisce about the last 4+ years. The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include life balance, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, emotional maturation, working through COVID, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years. What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school? Check out the same type of interview with our other set of hosts from Season 2, Salil and Shauna, as interviewed by Season 6 hosts, John and Roshann. That episode can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeisthefuture/episodes/What-to-Expect-in-High-School---8th-Graders-Interview-Seniors-2024-e2jo7df Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2023-2024 school year and Season 6 of the Life Is The Future podcast! RESOURCES ⁠⁠Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids⁠⁠ - Very Well ⁠⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠⁠⁠ - Nemours TeensHealth ⁠⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors⁠⁠ - WGU.edu BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Throwback Episode! Season 6 hosts interview Season 2 hosts. Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. John and Roshann (S6 2023-2024) welcome Salil and Shauna (S2 2019-2020) to reminisce about the last 4+ years. The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include time management, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, motivation, working through COVID, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years. What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school? Check out the same type of interview with our other set of hosts from Season 2, Lauren and Rhys, as interviewed by Season 6 hosts, Ayla and Alexis. That episode can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeisthefuture/episodes/Goodbye-Middle-School--Hello-High-School---8th-Graders-Interview-Seniors-2024-e2k8k09 Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2023-2024 school year and Season 6 of the Life Is The Future podcast! RESOURCES ⁠Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids⁠ - Very Well ⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠⁠ - Nemours TeensHealth ⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors⁠ - WGU.edu BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

What is occurring with stereotypes during adolescence? Middle schoolers give insight on social life in the 21st century. This week's 8th graders, Ayla, Alexis, John, and Roshann bring in classmates Addison and Amare. The group of teens take on the serious topic of social health stereotypes, in particular racism and other prejudice in their world today. They give their honest thoughts about racist jokes, about hurtful judgement and comments, about food, music, clothing, academics, sports, religion, income, neighborhood, life experience, and more. What does it mean to be “Black” or “White” or “Asian” or “Latino” or other labels and terminology? And what do our teenagers have to deal with growing up within that racial group they get placed into? How did the students do? What are your thoughts on the impact of racial stereotypes on teenage life and beyond? BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠ 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠ 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com RESOURCES ⁠Gender Stereotypes ⁠from Teaching Tolerance ⁠Racial Stereotypes⁠ from Simply Psychology ⁠Breaking Stereotypes⁠ from National Women's Law Center ⁠How Middle School Kids Reject Stereotypes⁠ from MiddleWeb ⁠Talking About Race & Stereotypes in School⁠ from Edutopia

What is on the adolescent mind? Middle schoolers give insight on teen life in the 21st century. This week's 8th graders, Ayla, Alexis, John, and Roshann bring in classmates Keara and Sam. The group of teens take a short break from the serious topics from recent episodes to have a game/discussion… “Overrated or Underrated?” They give their candid thoughts about fame, technology and social media, fast food and snacks, clothing brands, sports, music, and more! How did the students do? What are your thoughts on the impact of pop culture and other related influences on teenage life? Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2023-2024 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠ 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠ 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Drugs and teens... is it inevitable the two will meet? This week's 8th graders, Ayla, Alexis, Addison, John, and Roshann talk about substance use among young people. The group of teens take on the impact and influences on illegal drug use, focusing on family life, social media, fitting in, social image, education, coping strategies, sales to underage kids, recommendations for handling peer pressure, and more! What did the students miss? What are your thoughts on the influences on drug and other substance abuse as related to teenage life? Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2023-2024 school year! RESOURCES Youth Risk Behavior Survey⁠ https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data... ⁠CDC - E-Cigarettes⁠ https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infograph... ⁠Tobacco Free Kids⁠ https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-... ⁠Stanford Tobacco Toolkit⁠ https://med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreve... ⁠NIH - Underage Drinking⁠ https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/underage-dr... ⁠Illinois Policy - Marijuana Legalization https://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-y... BOOKING & CONTACT  🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠ 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠ 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com