High school is something that can relate to almost any topic because of the drama of relationships and betrayal of friends. Everyday we hear of fights and arguments between people who have been friends their whole lives, but what causes these to happen. The answer is deceitful appearances. The truth is, it's impossible to avoid deceiving because it is a part of human nature. Some do it for greed or power, and others do it just for personal gain, but we all deceive.…
Due to our own human nature, people learn the best through their experiences, both positive and negative. It is important for teenagers to understand the process of maturing, especially through how their actions can affect other people. A Separate Peace should not be banned and should be used in high school curriculums because it is a relatable story of young adults maturing through experiences.…
Briefly describe what you believe is a major domestic problem confronting the United States - socially, economically or in health care. Indicate how you think this problem should be resolved. Moral ineptitude and impudence have eaten into the moral fiber of American society. Respect for one another has become something in the dim past. Technology and the media are used as conduits by the youth to vilify, lampoon and rain verbal tantrums on the fellow teens.…
What would they do if someone expressed a hateful, racist attitude? Would they confront the person, walk away, or let it pass? How can students state their opinions in a way that does not make them look conceited or self-important? Can they really make a difference in society and the attitudes of those around them? Most people, presumably students, ignore or internalize offhand and offensive remarks as it typically ‘does not concern them’.…
In medieval times, when knights fought for honor and maidens were simple spectators of matters that were deemed too demanding for them, there existed an extolled code of chivalry that men were expected to live by. Knights were supposed to be brave, loyal, honest, generous, and kind. They were expected to defend the weak, be fair to their opponents, and respect women. However, it has been a long time since the 1100s and society has changed a lot since then. And while chivalry has clung to life for a long time, it is slowly losing it’s grip.…
Becoming a teenager means that one must have once been a child. And in childhood, most of us learn right from wrong. We are taught by our parents, teachers, churches and neighbors all about right and wrong. Sometimes we are taught using time outs, or through cautionary tales about children who failed to learn the virtue of behaving properly.…
Labels, they can really defend a person. Some spot on others not so much. Like if you have a lot of friends you are popular, no friends’ loner. The list can go on and on. We are given labels in high school by people that now even know us.…
Teen girls put each other down all the time. They make fun of the way other girl's dress, the way they wear their hair, and they call each other bad names. Teen girls can make another girl feel so ashamed of themselves. They say mean things to each other and words hurt. Some teenage girls don't know how to stand up for themselves and the last thing they want to do is tell because that can cause more problems.…
All I can do when I hear them and say be careful of what word you use in school. When I say that they look at my students, some of their eyes get big and utter out a “I’m sorry” some on the other hand say “Ok” with a look of I don’t know why I need to be careful with my word choices, and all I can do is walk away shaking my head. What happen to world where young children thought before they spoke and not just blurted out offensive words to hurt people they don’t even know anything about? To get a better understanding of the word and why it is powerful in so many and why the word need to stopped.…
This impacts the lives of many individuals in their lives unfortunately. Furthermore, some individuals become obsessed with these actions to impress members of society. I believe certain eating disorders can originate from this reality in society.…
Technology plays an important part in student success. However, some believe technology promotes more incivility then civility. Ever since it became popular there has been a rise in incivility both in person and over the internet. However, others believe that technology plays an important part in student success. Over the past couple of years technology has become very popular within schools and colleges.…
Now-a-days teens are not very mature for their age. Teens do not take anything important seriously, take everything as a joke, and play around too much. All teens think about is party, drugs, and drinking. What happened to the society that…
One problem that is ever evolving and continuously effects young adolescence in school is bullying. Bullying can be defined as an activity in which someone intentionally participates in either physically or emotionally harming a peer through any medium; such as words, actions, or technology. By applying this definition to the term bullying, it makes sense that almost every teenager in America can identify a time when they were bullied, when they bullied someone else, or a time when they saw a peer get harassed. And with an increase in technology use, minorities in school, and a growing LGBT group in the education system the problem is only going to get worse. There is a common misconception in the adult community as well as media that somehow…
It only does this because we allow it to distract us from reality. People become so focused on social media and every aspect that follows it rather than focusing on themselves. They will focus on everybody but themselves on social media and when it’s time to take a step back into reality, they have a hard time because their mind is not in the right mindset. This different mindset…
We are practically expected to give respect to adults, which, granted, many of us do, but depending on the adult and how previous teenagers they’ve been exposed to acted, we don’t always get respect back. Some can even be sarcastic, or rude, therefore, how are we supposed to view ourselves, if that’s how we’re…