rebelling against low expectations

ArchiveOctober 2009

Jordan Baker: Taking on Washington

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We love coming across stories of young people who are making a difference — at home, at school, in their local community, or on the other side of the globe. This evening we came across a story in the Hernando Times (a publication of the Tampa Tribune) of a 14-year-old rebelutionary named Jordan Baker who — along with his friends — is making a difference in Washington, D.C. Mr. Baker takes on...

Hold That Thought, God…

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After being eaten by a beanbag last month, our brother Josh is back with a challenge about self-control—particularly in the area of electronic media.
We don’t know about you, but his example sounded a lot like us. Can you relate? What are some areas God convicted you about as you watched?

Do Hard Things in Other Cultures

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We first read the book The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman back in 2005. In it he contrasts studious, hard-working young people in countries like China and India with complacent American teens. It was one of the things that inspired us to start the Rebelution — “a teenage rebellion against low expectations.” When we hosted a Rebelution conference in Tokyo in 2007, we had to ask the...

rebelling against low expectations

The Rebelution is a teenage rebellion against low expectations—a worldwide campaign to reject apathy, embrace responsibility, and do hard things. Learn More →