| With high school bullying and drug use on the rise, it's no wonder today's teens get a bad rap. Of course, we all know there's much more going on behind the scenes than the media outlets care to tell.
That's why we asked Dave's Facebook fans to weigh in on the topic. We'd love to share some stories of teens that are a tad different than what we see on the news. Forget celebrity idols! Follow in the footsteps of the students below and the next teen role model might just be you! Take charge of your future "My daughter is 12 and is saving for her first car in a few years. She's seen me, as a single mother, working five jobs to reach my goals. She knows that she wants to be able to have a great car when she turns 16, and she is working toward that goal!" —Carrie
"My sister-in-law is just out of high school and wants to make it through college debt free. She works as many hours as she can get in the summer and in her spare time volunteers at several places in our hometown. She has worked so hard to achieve her goal and graduate college with her CPA. She has saved enough to get through her first two years with no loans. I am very proud of her hard work." —Kelly Make an impact on the future of others "My little brothers, who are 14 and 13, have been collecting cans from neighbors and different people we know and cashing them in for money to buy livestock for people in India. They have been very faithful with it and have been able to buy quite a few animals." —Lauren Renee K.
"4 Girls 4 Christ is an amazing group of four teenage girls who have dedicated their young lives to raising money to help people adopt children with Down syndrome (so they can do it debt free!)." —Sierra Don't let anything hold you back "My stepson, soon to be 14, bought a lawnmower two years ago for $15 at a yard sale. Since then, he earned the money to purchase all of his own hockey gear, paid for one year of hockey lessons, and due to his ambition, won two $250 scholarships to play on his first hockey team. Not to mention, he struggles with Asperger's syndrome. Not too bad in my book. In a world of entitlement-minded kids, he seems like a four-leaf clover." —Steven H.
"My 17-year-old daughter, Jordan, has Stargardt disease and lives each day to the fullest. She helps with her younger sister (age nine), she is a National Honor Society student who helps any way she can at school, and she works at Pizza Hut. She keeps a positive attitude even though she fights hurting eyes every day of her life. She wants to get a degree in nutrition/personal training. I love how she uses this disease as an opportunity to grow and encourage everyone in her life rather than as an excuse not to succeed!" —Christina R. Learn more with Generation Change: Series 1—Be Who God Created—Now only $59! | 
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