http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/14/california-elementary-school-bans-kids-from-playin/
As Raby had discussed in "A Tangle of Discourses", teenagers have been seen as a social problem and banning certain activities and games that may cause problems. The article that I have linked in this posted is a story about a California elementary school that banned kids from playing tag during recess. Even though this article is about elementary school kids I find that it is still related to the topic of teenagers. This school was concerned with the game becoming too aggressive and wanted to stop an issue that could have occurred. the issue that I have with this is that any child can play tag outside of the school so violence and aggression issues will not stop they just might subside on school grounds. By banning the game they are hiding the fact that there might be a aggression issue and by banning it the school may be ignoring and missing the fact that they need to change the way their students are interacting; it's not the games fault. This idea that children and teens are a social issue is starting at a very young age stopping them from just being young and playing fun games that never seemed to be a problem before.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/14/teenage-brain-neuroscience_n_7537188.html
Teenagers are also seen as moody, hating life and parents and wanting to surround themselves with tons of friends. As Raby discussed in a conversation with one of the girls about how she has been moody the girls points out that she has been stressed, over socialized and tired. I found an article about why teens are so moody and I agree teens are over socialized. They spend hours on their phones, making plans, texting during school and playing sports. I remember one worry that my mom had when I was in high school was that I was not socializing enough. The teenage brain is also still developing and hormones are going crazy during this time. The article discusses that hormones causing moodiness is a myth but there is an imbalance within the brain
I love to two links you posted and how you connected them to the article that we read. Also on how these article relate for some teens are mostly all teens during high school. also I like how you put certain piece in her text.
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Love these links. My mom also worried that during high school I wasn't socializing enough, even though (as Raby points out) socializing too much is a problem most parents don't think about. Great post, Lexi!
ReplyDeleteGood post! Teachers or parents make these rules based off of fear, and they justify them by saying it is to protect the kids. This is a result of the at-risk discourse. The idea that teens are in danger of getting involved with bad behaviors. Instead of addressing the aggression or issues that might be going on rules are made up instead.
ReplyDeleteGreat Post! & I like the links you refer to especially the second one. I never thought about it, but teens are over socialized. Aggression is normal in anybody, but society links puberty. Hormones do not cause moodiness but isn't it something how we (society) associate pregnant people and teenagers with this same trait?
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