Note to Jem

Jem,

If I had to describe to you what it is like to be a teen in 2018 compared to the 1930's I would have to say it is ... amazing. The school system is way better and deals with students in a more positive way. People are treated equally and the teachers don't punish students like they did back then. No longer is there any wrist slapping with a ruler or humiliation. Teachers try to help students by figuring out the cause of the problem and work with the student to help rectify it. As a teen you have way more of a social life and can chat with your friends without having to take trips to meet them through this process called texting. It involves a mobile phone that you can carry around in your pocket and when you want to talk to someone, you type in the words. You can also call them still.

School is a lot more fun and exciting. You learn all kinds of things here. Sure the workload is still hard, but it is easy to manage. Money and finance is also back to normal. The Great Depression is gone and the economy has actually gotten better. Money and jobs are easy to come by and most families are not poor.