Kate Simonds, a courageous 17 year old girl, speaks at a TEDx event in Boise, Idaho, about what it is like to be a teenager. She talks about the world’s view on youth and how it needs to be changed. Respect is something that is not given to teens right off the bat, unless they have achieved some incredible feat. Kate talks in depth about how this mindset needs to change because teens and youth can be just as much of a positive change as any adult can do.

Logan LaPlante, an incredible 13 year old boy, speaks at TEDx at the University of Nevada about what it means to be happy and to be healthy. He also talks about his fascinating views on the education system, and how homeschooling has began to change her life. It can be a very difficult decision to pull your children from traditional schools, and Logan helps to instill some of the confidence parents may need to do just this. Instead of referring to himself as “homeschooled” he talks about the idea of being “hackschooled”. What he means by this is finding new and better ways to do something that people have been doing forever.

Gabi Holzwarth, a young violinist from the Silicon Valley, speaks at this wonderful TEDx teen event about the ways that she achieves her goals. She discusses how she got to where she is, her career and where it has brought her so far, and her passion for music. You can perform anywhere at anytime, and make a true difference in the world. Her presentation, entitled The World Is A Stage, is meant to inspire young people of all ages to get out there are pursue what they are passionate about.

Life is extremely challenging, especially for the youth of the world, this is what Matin Eshaghi speaks about at this TEDx Youth event. He lays out all of his strategies for overcoming obstacles, including how he got himself healthy. He uses his own unique made up words, like Slayinator, to empower and motivate other kids his age to make the changes that they want to make in their life and gives them some tools to do it. Using his own real life examples and struggles, he gives a powerful presentation that is sure to spark some light bulbs in your head.