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In My World is a Vlog style docuseries created to discover the difference and similarities between the lives of kids from the same socioeconomic position and age range in different parts of the world. We hope to understand and witness what some experts say is a time of tremendous brain growth and development for the teen adolescent.
We hope to
-Spark Conversation
-Listen and understand our youth
-Empower our youth
-Learn what our future cares about
-Promote Inclusion
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–” the frontal part of the brain, the part of the brain involved in judgment, organization, planning, strategizing -- those very skills that teens get better and better at -- this process which is the thickening of the gray matter peaks at about this age, roughly about the same time as puberty.”
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–“Although most people believe that cognitive development plateaus in early adolescence, current research shows that young adolescents go through tremendous brain growth and development. Far from being over the hill, they are just beginning to encounter the mountain.”
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–Significant intellectual processes are emerging. Adolescents are moving from concrete to abstract thinking and to the beginnings of metacognition (the active monitoring and regulation of thinking processes). They are developing skills in deductive reasoning, problem solving, and generalizing.
What are we talking about now?
Periodically we will pose new discussion topics and questions to you, our audience. We want to hear how these discussions impact you, in your world. We want to hear from 12 and 15 year old children from around the world, regardless of race, orientation, social status. Head over to our discussion page.
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