![]() Theres something about their brash, reckless, idealistic personalities, about their unfinished identities and uninhibited emotions that seems to mirror the nations personality. Teenagers have long been a powerful symbol in American culture. That number has risen 15.5 percent since 1990–U.S. There are currently more than 32 million teenagers in the United States. All they have to do is survive the greatest pressures theyve ever known–an incredible onslaught of parental expectations, personal insecurities, college dreams, romantic nightmares, sports disasters, prom night nerves, petty vandalism, public embarrassment and the perils of friendship and theyll get their first big shot at real life.įrom director Nanette Burstein comes the Sundance Film Fest hit, AMERICAN TEEN, a funny, fast-paced tale of one Indiana graduating class that becomes a provocative window into what 21st Century teens are thinking, doing, feeling and going through right now.īurstein started with raw, spontaneous documentary footage of a handful of real-life teenagers in a small Midwestern high school then, she ingeniously structured her film into a compelling narrative that cuts to the very core of what makes being young so exciting, dangerous and unforgettable–a non-stop mix of wild emotions, fierce hopes, heart-wrenching mistakes, comic misunderstandings and moments of revelation and connection you hold onto for the rest of your life, no matter who you areor are about to become.ĭefying categories, Burstein uses an ample creative arsenal, including animated sequences, collages, voiceovers and music, to redefine the straight-ahead documentary as a humor-fueled dramatic experience that resonates with anyone who is or ever was a teenager. Its senior year in a typical American high school and five students–a jock, a geek, a princess, a heartthrob and a rebel–are teetering on the brink of the future. Its fair to ask whether any teenage generation has ever thought otherwise TIME Magazine, July 31, 2005 See the rest of the post over at a poll, two-thirds said being a teenager is harder for them than it was for their parents. And just who are the nerds in your company? Your incumbents define nerds as any hire that looked different from what was normally hired for the position in question. Like so many workplaces that bring in recruits with different backgrounds, Martin’s managers (in this case the Dolphins coaches) appeared to have taken a hands-off approach to managing Martin and onboarding him into the organization. He’s perceived as an academic and soft in the dog-eat-dog world of the NFL. Jonathan Martin is a nerd. He’s a Stanford University grad whose parents graduated from Harvard. Regardless of the fact that he’s 6-foot-5 and 300-plus pounds, he’s different. To find out more about what nerds have to do with the Miami Dolphins, check out my post that's up over at. I think it's a cautionary tale of what can happen when you hire "nerds". ![]() When it comes to everything that's going on with the Miami Dolphins, you can talk about harassment, hazing, discrimination, etc.
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