Friday, November 30, 2007
Kids These Days
I really enjoyed our discussion today. I am always so offended when I hear the stereotypical "Kids these days..." remarks. While there are problems with teenagers, there are problems with many other age groups in our society too. And haven't we had these problems all along? It's just that now our world is so inundated with media that we hear about every single negative event. Many of your actions prove this statement wrong. I challenge each of you to live your life in such a way that you eradicate the notion that teenagers are out of control.
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It is just frustrating how people stereotype us and assume that just because there are a few kids that really are out of control, they think all of us are.
I agree with Julie in that we should not be stereotyped, and it bothers me that people do assume it is everyone of us. We should all continue to try to change people's minds about us, and I think we should start with the way we act on school buses! When we were in sixth grade, we were afraid to even speak to anyone on the bus, but now the sixth graders are cussing and using more profanity than most of the high schoolers! It is shocking and should be delt with!
Well I don't think the problem is the children. It was talked about in class that it was mostly the parents. That's not completely true either. A sheltered child will rebel, and a child who has been taught no morals will have no morals. The best thing that I could see to do would just be to tell the truth to my future kids and to give them as good of a set of morals as I can while letting them live their lives. Any more than this is the child's decision and the environment he/she is placed in or chooses to be in.
I don't understand why adults think that due to one "kids" actions, we are all reckless and inconsiderate. Many of the good things that students do are not brought to the public's attention just because it is not interesting, which contributes to the problem. Maybe if adults saw events such as the photo exhibit more often and not the fights that take place at our school, it would be easier for them to understand that we are not all the same. Stereotyping all students under the actions of one kid is unjust and unfair. There is absolutely no reason that we should be given a bad name for an action not made by us. When someone says "Kids these days...", they should do their homework like the good kids do.
Powerful concluding statement Clint!
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