We all have an opinion about the appropriate age for adult responsibility some. Some say that the right age is 18, others say that it should be raised to at least 25. Well in the article “Age of Responsibility,” by Alan Greenblatt, talks about the two age difference and discusses the positives, and the negatives of each age difference.
The Age of Responsibility should be at the age of 18, because kids get more mature, and take responsibility at that age. The first reason why I believe the Age of Responsibility should stay at 18 because we start to go to the real world with real responsibility, by doing adult things we gain responsibility. In the article “ What is the Age of Responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt it talks about how after or turn …show more content…
One reason that 18 is a good age to handle adult activities because 18 year olds know better to do bad activities, they know better. In the article it states “...Linking brain brian structure to actual human behavior is still limited. And neuroscientist are clear about the fact that different parts of the brain mature along different timetables. In other words, executive thinking may not reach its peak until 25 but most people are capable of performing many adult functions adequately at an earlier age-probably between 16 and 21.” What this quote means is in the age of 16-21, people are capable of doing adult activities, and be responsible with their actions. In another through, the ages 16-21 are the ages that are considered to become an adult. Another quote that supports my claim by Ronald Dahl, a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburg, “If you give them freedom and they can handle it, then they get a little bit more.” This means that giving younger people a chance of freedom, we will be more responsible because we want that privalgae to be free. In other words giving chances is a good thing to give younger kids to learn adult things and grow more …show more content…
This point of view makes sense because 25 is the age that the brain is fully developed and more mature at that age. In the article it states, “And what they've found is that in most people, the prefrontal cortex and its links to other regions of the brain are not fully formed until age 25…”. This quote explains that at the age 25 people have fully developed their brain and are mature. However 18 is the age where kids become adults. They now have adult activities and doing adult activities come maturity and responsibility. Once hitting the age of 18, kids understand that they are no longer kids and have to grow up. Therefore, 18 is the correct age of responsibility because they have officially grown up and become more self aware of things.
In conclusion the appropriate age for the Age for Responsibility is the age of 18 because once younger kids hit the age of 18, we enter the real world. By entering the real world involves with responsibility and maturity. By 18 we have learned and gained full responsibility and maturity. Even professors have claimed that 18 is a good age for responsibility, by giving the younger kids a chance with freedom that they will be responsible with it. So in the end, 18 is a good age for
The Age of Responsibility should be at the age of 18, because kids get more mature, and take responsibility at that age. The first reason why I believe the Age of Responsibility should stay at 18 because we start to go to the real world with real responsibility, by doing adult things we gain responsibility. In the article “ What is the Age of Responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt it talks about how after or turn …show more content…
One reason that 18 is a good age to handle adult activities because 18 year olds know better to do bad activities, they know better. In the article it states “...Linking brain brian structure to actual human behavior is still limited. And neuroscientist are clear about the fact that different parts of the brain mature along different timetables. In other words, executive thinking may not reach its peak until 25 but most people are capable of performing many adult functions adequately at an earlier age-probably between 16 and 21.” What this quote means is in the age of 16-21, people are capable of doing adult activities, and be responsible with their actions. In another through, the ages 16-21 are the ages that are considered to become an adult. Another quote that supports my claim by Ronald Dahl, a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburg, “If you give them freedom and they can handle it, then they get a little bit more.” This means that giving younger people a chance of freedom, we will be more responsible because we want that privalgae to be free. In other words giving chances is a good thing to give younger kids to learn adult things and grow more …show more content…
This point of view makes sense because 25 is the age that the brain is fully developed and more mature at that age. In the article it states, “And what they've found is that in most people, the prefrontal cortex and its links to other regions of the brain are not fully formed until age 25…”. This quote explains that at the age 25 people have fully developed their brain and are mature. However 18 is the age where kids become adults. They now have adult activities and doing adult activities come maturity and responsibility. Once hitting the age of 18, kids understand that they are no longer kids and have to grow up. Therefore, 18 is the correct age of responsibility because they have officially grown up and become more self aware of things.
In conclusion the appropriate age for the Age for Responsibility is the age of 18 because once younger kids hit the age of 18, we enter the real world. By entering the real world involves with responsibility and maturity. By 18 we have learned and gained full responsibility and maturity. Even professors have claimed that 18 is a good age for responsibility, by giving the younger kids a chance with freedom that they will be responsible with it. So in the end, 18 is a good age for