SCOUT· 41%1h 01m·2026-09-07·Storytelling449: Middle School
As the new school year begins, we have stories from all over the country about people lurching their way through their middle school years – the years when you're figuring out so much. We go to school dances, classrooms, and down to the Mexican border. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our…
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“Encouraging children to pair off for dating in Middle School and doing things like playing slow songs at their prom just seems ridiculous to me; setting the kids up for trauma at this stage of their lives. Smaller class sizes, more outdoor…”
“This was very good Ira. Thank you!”
“Why do these kids from 2011 sound so articulate and self aware”
“I had almost forgotten that wonderful story about the Mee Mee's by Domingo Martinez!”
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