Behind the Mic: Teens Unpack "Life Changes Before High School" | Podcast Understudy

About this episode

Teens discuss life changes before high school, reflecting on their experiences and offering insights.

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 the behind-the-scenes of “Growing Up Fast - Teens Talk Life Changes Before High School” - Life Is The Future Podcast - S8 E11. BACKGROUND This video series provides the public with a look 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! We are witnessing the development of adolescents as they practice life skills and navigate the ever-growing internet world— all with a positive lens. 🎙️ Full podcast episode: Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/_-64bZ1AMe8 Audio Only: https://open.spotify.com/show/0nbMOW9gyhyyKkNR3QmIIj DETAILS This season's 8th grade hosts, Piper, Mwanashe, and Maddie review their year on the podcast. The teens discuss life changes, focusing on academics, friendships and social life, extracurriculars, growing up through middle school, advice to others, and look ahead to the transition into high school next year. This week’s 7th…

People in this episode

Hosts: Piper, Mwanashe, Maddie

Guests: Nivi, Aaliyah

Topics covered

• life changes
• transition to high school
• adolescence
• friendships
• academics
• extracurriculars

Keywords

• teens
• high school
• life skills
• health class
• podcast
• adolescents
• reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Life Is The Future Podcast, Growing Up Fast - Teens Talk Life Changes Before High School

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