Never before have we had such a disappointing reception to our series of lectures as we have experienced over the last year.
I work for a charity which involves a lot of speaking to and recruitment of young people to spread knowledge of our cause and inspire fundraising efforts across the country.
Usually we get good responses to our talks and lots of ideas and energy from young people keen to make a difference.
However recently we've had such a poor reception...we've left schools and clubs after warmly encouraging questions at the end and receiving none, trying in vain to generate discussion groups and being met with nervous giggling and a lot of embarrassment, and me and my colleagues are faced with trying to find out if we've suddenly all turned into teenage repellents or if there is something else going on 
I talked to my teacher friends at a focus group recently, and they're a cynical bunch anyway, but they hypothesised the growth of social media meant that more teenagers are acting like sheep and refusing to speak out or offer controversial opinions (or even potentially risk looking ignorant by asking questions) because their behaviour is now so closely recorded and monitored by technology.
That's a rather extreme theory. However many of us at work were teenagers in the 70s and 80s and used to a bit more public revolutionary attitude than the meekness we've faced recently.
So AIBU? Any heartening stories of bold teenagers to cheer me up?