Standardized testing, an original story, and motivations to graduate from school - S2E27

May 14, 2019 00:15:52
Standardized testing, an original story, and motivations to graduate from school - S2E27
Youth Express
Standardized testing, an original story, and motivations to graduate from school - S2E27

May 14 2019 | 00:15:52

/

Show Notes

High school students and graduates from the Greater Pittsburgh area reflect on standardized testing, Joanie Zilaitis, a 7th grade student at Holy Cross Academy, with an excerpt of her original story, Amazing Grace, and Pittsburgh Public students share what motivates them to graduate.

 

Background Music:"Maccary Bay" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Other Episodes

Episode

May 21, 2019 00:15:11
Episode Cover

Stories about grandparents and original writing - S2E28

Woodland Hills High School students tell stories about their grandparents and Sewickley Academy students Asyu and Erin share original writing honored through the 2019...

Listen

Episode

September 01, 2020 00:17:21
Episode Cover

A guide to middle school, jazz improvisation, and origins of mac 'n' cheese - S3E24

Angelina, a seventh grader at Carlow Campus School, with a guide to middle school, a jazz trio from Center of Life including Marcus Hicks,...

Listen

Episode

December 19, 2017 00:14:00
Episode Cover

School-to-prison pipeline, original poetry, and a radio drama - Ep.9

Summer Youth Philanthropy Interns from The Heinz Endowments talk about the school-to-prison pipeline, Lynque Holt recites her original poem "Pain", and Clairton Middle School...

Listen