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Problems which youth has today and ways to solve them

Hello, guys! My name’s Yana Blashkun and I’m a student of 21 group of Faculty of Foreign Languages of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University. Today I would like to talk with you about problems which every teenager faces in his/her daily routine.

People of all ages always care about youth and difficulties which they deal with. Youth problems are one of the most important as our future depends on solving and overcoming them. So I decided to ask my friends and groupmates what are the top 5 problems facing our youth today.

1. Drug/Alcohol Addiction: These defects are staples in social media. Drinking and using drugs is shown as being normal and super. 30 % of high school seniors say they get high and about 50 % drinking alcohol. It goes to poor grades, bad attendance and violence.

2. Violence in school: Education plays a main role in teenagers’ life. We expect that such places would be safe, while they are preparing for adult life. Regretfully, parents can’t be sure if their child is OK as sometimes schools become a war zone. Each year the number of kids who were murdered at school increases.

3. Racial Discrimination: Perhaps one of the most challenging things for youth is the problem of racial discrimination. It still exists in various forms.

4. Parental Pressure: Parents of most teenagers want them to pursue academic careers, if someone wishes to do something different.

5. LGBTQ Community Rights: People belonging to the LGBTQ Community are truly the worst sufferers in our society. Same sex marriages are illegal in most countries and acceptance of such couples is almost 0.

In conclusion, I want to encourage students and kids thinking actually what they want to do with their life and thinking for themselves and not being brainwashed by all the social media stuff. Thank you for reading! I’ll see you soon!