High school can be a disorienting, angsty time, but because of youth group I made
lifelong friends, I got to travel, I deepened my faith, I had
opportunities to teach and lead and use my gifts, I
learned to not take myself so seriously, and I
learned exactly how many marshmallows I could cram into my mouth
without chocking to death.
This «schooling
without learning» is a wasted
opportunity, the report argues — widening social gaps for already disadvantaged children, for whom the promise of education was meant to offer much greater access to good jobs, higher wages, better health, and
lifelong security.