Summary: Recently, you have probably heard a lot about how today's youth will not have as good of a life as their parents did. For Sterling Anderson of WTIP North Shore Community Radio's Youth Radio Project, however, that is not necessarily true. In this commentary, Sterling gives his perspective on what he thinks his outlook is in today's society.
Sterling Anderson, a high school senior, has been hearing a lot from his classmates and friends about life after college. It makes him wonder whether “today’s youth will have as good of a life as their parents did.” In “Future of Youth,” Sterling explores this question by asking his peers at school for their opinions. Many of them are concerned that they might not be able to go to college, pay for college, or have a better life after college. Some think that they are overeducated; they are getting degrees that they do not necessarily need; they have job qualifications but cannot obtain a job, so they are struggling. With these opinions and concerns in mind, Sterling finds an alternative point of view to address these concerns. He believes that he will be able to chase his dreams like his parents did and will work hard to be as successful/as good or better than his parents.
This audio piece consists of two sections of vox pop and Sterling’s narration as transitions. He does a fantastic job presenting the topic, providing people’s opinions and concerns to help his audience knows that there are many people who are dealing with this issue, and keeping his audience interested in hearing his perspective about his conclusion. Future of Youth is a wonderful piece that explores youth’s concerns about their future and success; Sterling’s perspective will comfort many youth and motivate them to be as good or better than their parents.
I really like this piece because as a senior I can relate to it a lot. I like how he got questions from people that seniors get asked a lot. He does a good thing by naming were he got the recordings from. He makes the listener understand the fear that most seniors have when they think of college, and the things we must do to achieve our goals for a better life.
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This piece belongs to the series "Engaging Youth Through Radio Project"
Produced by Sterling Anderson
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Phuong Tseng
Posted on August 12, 2013 at 05:59 PM | Permalink
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Sterling Anderson, a high school senior, has been hearing a lot from his classmates and friends about life after college. It makes him wonder whether “today’s youth will have as good of a life as their parents did.” In “Future of Youth,” Sterling explores this question by asking his peers at school for their opinions. Many of them are concerned that they might not be able to go to college, pay for college, or have a better life after college. Some think that they are overeducated; they are getting degrees that they do not necessarily need; they have job qualifications but cannot obtain a job, so they are struggling. With these opinions and concerns in mind, Sterling finds an alternative point of view to address these concerns. He believes that he will be able to chase his dreams like his parents did and will work hard to be as successful/as good or better than his parents.
This audio piece consists of two sections of vox pop and Sterling’s narration as transitions. He does a fantastic job presenting the topic, providing people’s opinions and concerns to help his audience knows that there are many people who are dealing with this issue, and keeping his audience interested in hearing his perspective about his conclusion. Future of Youth is a wonderful piece that explores youth’s concerns about their future and success; Sterling’s perspective will comfort many youth and motivate them to be as good or better than their parents.
Words: Connected, Enlightened, and Inspired.
Christina Rucker
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 04:38 PM | Permalink
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I really like this piece because as a senior I can relate to it a lot. I like how he got questions from people that seniors get asked a lot. He does a good thing by naming were he got the recordings from. He makes the listener understand the fear that most seniors have when they think of college, and the things we must do to achieve our goals for a better life.