An Epic Epic

by Arina Limarieva

Before I saw Christopher Nolan’s new movie The Odyssey, my dad told me, “You either go in as a Homer fan, and get disappointed because it’s not a word-by-word retelling, or you go in as a Nolan fan and have a good time.” 

My Father’s Failure, Not My Fault

by Anonymous ("Angela")

The assignment was to paint a mug for your father. It was June, and the warm air calmed our usually rowdy 1st-grade classroom. The other kids bragged about their fathers and turned their store-bought mugs into symbols of perfect families.  I dipped my paintbrush into the bright paint.

Teens Speak Out on AI 

As schools, parents, environmentalists, and pretty much everyone else debate the takeover of AI, YC has been gathering teens’ opinions on the technology and what it means for their lives. Many YC writers describe a similar arc in school: Over the course of about two years, messaging from teachers and administrators went from “Don’t use AI to cheat” to “Here’s how students and teachers will now use AI.” 

Cheated Out of Learning

by Anonymous

In 10th grade, frustrated by algebra, I went to Google, typed in “math solver” and found a website called Gauth. I typed in the equation I needed help with and the answer appeared. I was shocked to see how easy it was to just be done with my homework.