THE CELEBRATE KIDS PODCAST
THE CELEBRATE KIDS PODCAST
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What Kids Need More Than Another Program
When a school of just 350 students has nine children seriously consider ending their lives in a single school year, everyone pays attention.
That is exactly what happened at a small charter school in the mountains of northern California. It was a community that had already endured devastating wildfires and the tragic loss of a student in a fatal car accident. The emotional weight was already heavy. Then came an unprecedented number of students expressing suicidal thoughts.
When the Real World Feels Flat
Some kids look fine until they are not.
They are funny at dinner. They seem popular at school. They keep up with assignments, laugh with friends, and appear to be moving through life with a normal amount of teenage moodiness. Then, slowly, something shifts. The light dims. The things that used to bring delight feel dull. The real world begins to feel flat.
Before We Give Them a Map, Find Out Where They're Going
Not every kid should go to college. Some kids are designed for paths that don't require a four-year degree, and pretending otherwise doesn't serve them. It sets them up to fail an expensive test they were never meant to take.