There is a moment in adolescence that is almost impossible to see unless you know to look for it. It lives in the pause before a student answers. In the hesitation before they raise their hand. In the quiet decision to try or to stay silent. That moment holds tension. The tension between who they have been told to be and who they are still becoming. Adolescents are navigating a constant stream of messages. From families. From peers. From social media. From systems that label,
