Analysis Of Let Teenagers Try Adulthood By Leon Botstein

Schools nowadays are broken. They have a lack of caring teachers, the price of schooling is too much, and social groups are really messing up children. Leon Botstein is the author of “Let Teen-Agers Try Adulthood”. He believes that the school system is broken. He lists a variety of ways that schools are broken. If we get teachers who care, change the price of schooling, and push the children to interact more with each other then maybe we might be able to fix schools. The first thing wrong with schools is the lack of caring teachers. With teacher who don’t care, who don’t try to make a difference in kids life, the kids grades could be affected. The kids would not learn anything in that class. If they do not learn anything, they do not have …show more content…
Botstein states “insiders hold sway because of superficial definitions of good looks and attractiveness, popularity, and sports prowess”. If somehow teachers and administrators could push the kids to go out and make new friends instead of staying in their own “cliques”. This could really improve social skills. It will teach the kids how to be social and talk to people they do not know. It could help them with their future job applications, and future engagements. Most kids in high school keep to themselves. Botstein states “often the outsider becomes the more successful and admired adult”. That is a good thing, but on the other hand keeping to themselves meaning they do not form a bond with anyone and are likely to have little to no friends. Botstein explains, “The team sports of high school dominate more than student culture”. Sports like football, basketball, soccer, and baseball rule the high school aspects. It brings back the idea of jocks running the school. Those team sports help the kids learn about teamwork. Team sports help kids learn to use teamwork in real life. Teachers and administrators should encourage kids to join a team sport. In real life, you need teamwork in jobs, and problem