The Millennials: Is Anybody Listening?
This is a touching video featuring students from Village Academy High School in Pomona, California. The lives of these students have been severly impacted by the state of the economy. The video even caught the attention of President Obama who went to visit the school and meet with the students.
The Millennials: A Vision of Students Today
As I continue my journey through my YouTube favorites, I keep finding gems. (Duh! I guess that’s why they’re in my favorites, huh?) Watch this one carefully. It’s very insightful.
And in case you missed them check out:
Generation We
Lost Generation
Dead Brand Walking: Mega-Millennial Chris Brown is Done
“Mom, I’m out.”
“Where are you going?”
“To the Chris Brown concert.”
Mom goes on rant that’s too profane to write here. She ends with:
“Your not going and that’s final.”
See what I mean? Dead Brand Walking.
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The Millennials: Lost Generation?
I’ve been going through my YouTube favorites again. The other day I posted the Generation We video. Here’s another amazing video on the Millennials: Lost Generation. It’s simply brilliant.
The Millennials: Generation We
I was going through my YouTube favorites when I came across this video–Generation We. It features Millennials speaking out about their generation, what’s in store for them, and what they plan to do about it. Check it out. It’s insightful, challenging, and inspiring.
Now Hiring Millennials: The Fresh Air Fund
“Al, do you know about any jobs or internships?”
They are looking for counselors for their summer camps (these are no ordinary camps). If you want to know the requirements you can find them here. If you want an inside look at what life is like at the Fresh Air camps then check out my interview with Kristen Farmer. She tells you how rewarding it is working with the kids. “Life-changing,” she says.
Inside The Mind Of Kristen Farmer
“I think that working with young people is something that has its challenges and requires patience, but it also is the most rewarding kind of work that there is out there. It is also some of the most important work.”
–Kristen Farmer
Most Millennials are job hopping every 2-3 years. Kristen Farmer, however, has been with The Fresh Air Fund since 2005 and doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon. Case closed. The Fresh Air Fund must be a cool place to work.
If you’re a college-aged student looking for a summer job and you love to work with children then this might be the place for you. (Hint: That means they’re hiring.)
Every summer, 3000 inner city children head off to one of five Fresh Air camps at the 2,300 acre Sharpe Reservation in up-state New York. During the year an additional 10,000 students will visit to learn about the environment.
Kristen Farmer, the Tutoring and High School Placement Coordinator during the year, will be there again this summer as the assistant director. “I believe so much in what we do”, she exclaims.
Her belief was clearly evident during our conversation. Kristen believes in service and has a serious passion for working with young people.
She began her career at Fresh Air as the Journalism Teacher—one of the counselor positions—for the career awareness camp called Camp Mariah.
Prior to Fresh Air, she has been a tutor, a pre-kindergarten teacher, a substitute teacher, an intern with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and a Health Education Volunteer with the Peace Corps—all before the age of 25.
Let’s find out what else is going on inside The Millennial Mind of Kristen Farmer.
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