The Sandpaper Lesson That Went Viral and Exposed What Teens Carry Inside

said. “This is what the internet did to us. It trained us to pick a side. Tech or trades. College or work. Screens or sanity.”

I leaned into the microphone.

“But the truth is boring and complicated, and that’s why it doesn’t go viral.”

A few kids snorted at that, despite themselves.

“The truth,” I said, “is that your kids need both.”

I gestured to the box.continue reading …