This public media "authentic fiction" sought to crowdsource perspectives about education today. The Zed Omega teens, played by actors, "dropped out loud" from high school -- catalyzing open discussion about the structures and purpose of traditional education and its alternatives. The arc of each Zed Omega character was unscripted: they responded to ideas that people presented. The collaborative thought experiment and "interactive documentary" was live on social media during fall semester 2012. (-Learn more-) (-Credits-) (-Facebook-) (-Twitter-)
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![“Life isn’t all about work to them. They aren’t working just to get a paycheck, but to make a difference,” says Sandy Thompson of the Young & Rubicam advertising agency. “There used to be an order in life: finish your education, go find a job, buy a house. This generation really mixes it up. They don’t do things in any one order. They just do what feels right and feel [less] pressure to succeed [using the traditional career path] to get ahead.”
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“Life isn’t all about work to them. They aren’t working just to get a paycheck, but to make a difference,” says Sandy Thompson of the Young & Rubicam advertising agency. “There used to be an order in life: finish your education, go find a job, buy a house. This generation really mixes it up. They don’t do things in any one order. They just do what feels right and feel [less] pressure to succeed [using the traditional career path] to get ahead.”
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