I am always looking for ways for my students to find global connections in local issues.”
So said Linda Rodriguez, whose students at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, Mississippi, are tackling issues as varied as the value of college education, fast fashion, the future of Donald Trump, the impact of an increased minimum wage on small businesses, sex education in Mississippi, and body positivity and obesity.
The breadth of the students’ interests and research is testimony to Rodriguez’s ability to help teenagers see beyond the confines of their school and immediate vicinity — an approach that aligns with News Decoder’s mission to extend young people’s horizons.
“I am using News Decoder with my Journalism class,” Rodriguez said. “It is prompting them to think more broadly about the stories they submit. They are reaching beyond the walls of our school community to find professional sources for their stories, and they are writing with the knowledge that local events in Jackson, Mississippi, can have commonalities with other communities outside of our state.”
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