What drives the divide between generations? What shapes our beliefs about old age? Kelsey and Jonathan explore today’s cultural attitude toward the elderly and what it means for our kids and students.Check out The Concurrently Companion (https://media.gwnews.com/images/articles/Concurrently-Ep-56-Companion-Printable.pdf) for this week’s downloadable episode guide including discussion questions and scripture for further study. Sign up for the News Coach Newsletter at gwnews.com/newsletters (https://gwnews.com/newsletters).We would love to hear from you. You can send us a message at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). What current events or cultural issues are you wrestling through with your kids and teens? Let us know. We want to work through it with you.See more from the News Coach (https://gwnews.com/newscoach/), including episode transcripts.Further Resources:* Read “Growing old as a calling” (https://wng.org/opinions/growing-old-as-a-calling-1703733559) by Jennifer Patterson at WORLD Opinions.* Listen to “New tech for old timers” (https://wng.org/podcasts/new-tech-for-old-timers-1706739380) on The World and Everything In It.* Learn more about the concept of neuroplasticity (https://thebeingknownpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-8-neuroplasticity/) from psychiatrist Curt Thompson.* Read more about the phenomenon of ageism (https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=78445#:~:text=The%20elderly%20are%20often%20depicted,contributing%20to%20society%20%5B4%5D%20) in America.* Read about the life of Joel Belz at WORLDkids (https://kids.gwnews.com/news-shorts/a-new-world-for-joel-belz) and WORLDteen (https://teen.gwnews.com/news-bytes/joel-belz-good-faithful-servant).Concurrently is produced by God’s WORLD News. We provide current events materials for kids and teens that show how God is working in the world.