Author: teensmeetonline

Discrimination

MISMATCHED | by Oluwatosin Faith Kolawole

December 13, 2016

Either ways, the result is unhealthy, because these two sides are tied to wrong mindsets. The feeling that you cannot mingle with the rest of them, because they are rich and you don’t have up to what they have. Oh! You really do not match, so you step away to maintain your lane. Or it’s probably the other way around; the rich pushing you aside because they can’t mingle with a low-life, so you are left on your own to bear the pain you never asked for. … More MISMATCHED | by Oluwatosin Faith Kolawole

Bullying

Senior Gori | by Jane Kareem

December 12, 2016

My freedom came the day he hit me for not being able to get a large smudge off his favourite singlet. He had worn it to play football the previous day and my fragile hands could not do the work he expected. For the first time ever, I raised my voice at him and he punched me square in the face, giving me a black eye. It was my ticket to freedom and all I needed to do was to show my face to Mr. Kay, our house master. As expected, Senior Gori threatened me and I did the needed, or so I thought – I kept shut… … More Senior Gori | by Jane Kareem

Yale

Yale Young African Scholars Launches 2017 Application with New Program Location

November 19, 2016

The 2017 application for the Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is now available! YYAS is a high-intensity program that brings together African secondary school students for a cost-free seven-day residential program designed to introduce students to the demanding U.S. university and financial aid application process and requirements. In 2016, YYAS hosted programs in Ghana, … More Yale Young African Scholars Launches 2017 Application with New Program Location

Fashion Styles and Wardrobe | by Toluwalase Ayomide Bismark

October 28, 2016

It’s good to clear out your closet, once in a while, and give out clothes that you aren’t wearing or haven’t worn in a year. Makes it easier to dress up plus you’ll know what you’ve got. Try everything on and if one doesn’t fit any longer, get rid of it. It’s miserable keeping clothes you can’t wear! … More Fashion Styles and Wardrobe | by Toluwalase Ayomide Bismark

fear

Life’s Lessons Through My Years | by Amao Williams Praise

October 27, 2016

We are shouted at and told, “No! Get away from there! Stop that! Put that down!”. Physical punishment and the withholding of love, possibilities that scare us and make us feel insecure, often accompany these shouts and criticisms. We soon begin to believe that we are too small, too weak, incompetent, inadequate, and incapable of doing anything new or different. We express this feeling with the words, “I.can’t, I can’t, I can’t.”. The fear of failure is the primary reason for failure in teenagers life. As a result of destructive criticism in childhood, we hold ourselves back as teenagers. We sell ourselves short. … More Life’s Lessons Through My Years | by Amao Williams Praise