#38 | Students are Leaving Their Work BLANK - Here’s Why

Author: Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask
Published: Tue 02 Sep 2025
Episode Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/episodes/38--Students-are-Leaving-Their-Work-BLANK---Heres-Why-e37luk0

I travel around the world talking to young people and educators. To start the school year, I noticed a lot of young people were leaving their work blank during my workshops. What’s behind this? Something cultural? Pedagogical? Personal? Specific to each particular school? I’m going to share what I learned for future workshops, and how you can apply the lessons of these experiences to your classroom.

(0:00) Class in session

(0:40) Background on the different schools I’ve visited to start the school year and the workshops I hold

(11:30) Activity 1 that was left blank: Dear Me

(15:30) Why are students leaning on the excuse, “I don’t know what to do.”

(19:45) Activity 2 that was left blank: The Mask

(23:40) Are students “less trusting” than ever?

(25:20) Closing notes and information on the Ever Forward Club

Join/Contribute to our Young Men’s Conference: https://everforwardclub.org/global-young-mens-conference-2025

Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345

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