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The end of summer brings change. Back to work, back to school.
For kids moving from one school to another, these changes come with a mixture of anxiety and excitement.
Eve Abrams spoke with some of her students in their final days of elementary school in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. They shared their worries about junior high school, from lockers and making friends, to what it means to grow up.
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The end of summer brings change. Back to work, back to school. For kids moving from one school to another, these changes come with a mixture of anxiety and excitement. Eve Abrams spoke with some of her students in their final days of elementary school in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. They shared their worries about junior high school, from lockers and making friends, to what it means to grow up.
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Review of Back to SchoolI like this piece a lot and I welcome Eve Abrams into the fold of radio producers. She has put together a thoughtful vox pop of kids and their thoughts, worries, fears, expectations about going back to school. The ending is a little jarring and needs a final statement or some ambience or music fading out to make it more of an ending. Right now it just stops. There is a great deal of hiss on the piece that can't be overlooked. It's a shame but this piece can't be broadcast because of the technical quality. If this hiss issue could be resolved, then it would be worth another listen and review. |
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Review of Back to SchoolI loved this piece. It's wonderful to hear from children themselves as they face this important transition in life. I loved the technique used in the ending. To me it underscores the idea of identity at a time when these children are beginning to explore who they can be when they have greater freedom, greater expectations, and greater capacity. |
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Suggested Host Intro: The end of summer brings change. Back to work, back to school. For kids moving from one school to another, these changes come with a mixture of anxiety and excitement. Eve Abrams spoke with some of her students in their final days of elementary school in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. They shared their worries about junior high school, from lockers and making friends, to what it means to grow up.
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Posted on September 05, 2005 at 12:36 PM | Permalink
Review of Back to School
I loved hearing this in the voices of the children as they look forward to their young adulthood. Their responses are intelligent, mature, and often humorous as they show that while middle school is before them, they still retain some of the enthusiasm of grade schoolers.