Comments on: Myth of Adolescence (Part 1) http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:30:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Jordan Oz http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-517295 Jordan Oz Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:24 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-517295 I don't think that this article means that all of the ten year olds in America need to pack their bags and run away to make a living on their own. It simply says that we as teens are letting ourselves be held in by boundaries that we only imagine are there. I don't think it's an IQ that has anything to do with it, and we can still learn as we go. But you can't just tie them up until they learn everything. You learn as you go. Snap the twig. ~ I don’t think that this article means that all of the ten year olds in America need to pack their bags and run away to make a living on their own. It simply says that we as teens are letting ourselves be held in by boundaries that we only imagine are there. I don’t think it’s an IQ that has anything to do with it, and we can still learn as we go. But you can’t just tie them up until they learn everything. You learn as you go. Snap the twig. ~

]]> By: Mark Driscoll gives a smackdown to ‘Boys who can shave’ | dave miers dot com http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-516056 Mark Driscoll gives a smackdown to ‘Boys who can shave’ | dave miers dot com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:46:12 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-516056 [...] Myth of Adolescence (Part 1) [...] [...] Myth of Adolescence (Part 1) [...]

]]> By: Lizzie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-511136 Lizzie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:28:43 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-511136 While I think it's a great idea to encourage children to "do the hard thing" children are children until they are adults. There is no replacement for the wisdom that comes with age and experience. Adults should mentor children. Calling a child a young man doesn't make them an adult. I think worse than coining the phrase "teenager" is calling a child a young adult. I have been around the body of Christ and church long even to have seen many waves of ground breaking ideas sweep thru a church, a youth group or the well intentioned mind of a youth pastor, only to see giant upheavals producing a new list of do's and don'ts, a new list of the children who have gained pastoral approval and a longer list of children who don't measure up. Help parents, help their children to fall in love with Jesus Christ. While I think it’s a great idea to encourage children to “do the hard thing” children are children until they are adults. There is no replacement for the wisdom that comes with age and experience. Adults should mentor children. Calling a child a young man doesn’t make them an adult. I think worse than coining the phrase “teenager” is calling a child a young adult. I have been around the body of Christ and church long even to have seen many waves of ground breaking ideas sweep thru a church, a youth group or the well intentioned mind of a youth pastor, only to see giant upheavals producing a new list of do’s and don’ts, a new list of the children who have gained pastoral approval and a longer list of children who don’t measure up. Help parents, help their children to fall in love with Jesus Christ.

]]> By: Morvyn Menzies http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-509438 Morvyn Menzies Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:32:07 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-509438 This article has helped me so much, i'm writing for our school newspaper about teenage stereotypes and rebelling against how the media portrays us. Hopefully it will build up more of a rebuloution in Scotland! Thanks, Morvyn This article has helped me so much, i’m writing for our school newspaper about teenage stereotypes and rebelling against how the media portrays us. Hopefully it will build up more of a rebuloution in Scotland!
Thanks,
Morvyn

]]> By: Katie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-504238 Katie Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:06:53 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-504238 I saw you guys yesterday in Gadsden and I just wanted to say thanks for coming to Alabama, I really got a lot out of the confrence and walked away a whole new person. I'm praying for both you daily! God Bless, Katie I saw you guys yesterday in Gadsden and I just wanted to say thanks for coming to Alabama, I really got a lot out of the confrence and walked away a whole new person. I’m praying for both you daily!

God Bless,
Katie

]]> By: Tyler Smart http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-504183 Tyler Smart Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:17:53 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-504183 This is a book already published by David Alan Black about this exact subject: http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Adolescence-Responsible-Children-Irresponsible/dp/1891833510 This is a book already published by David Alan Black about this exact subject:

http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Adolescence-Responsible-Children-Irresponsible/dp/1891833510

]]> By: Britannica http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-485736 Britannica Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:41:14 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-485736 In past times, children were a part of the workforce. Everyone had to help out in order to survive, so the more children in a family, the more helping hands. These days, due to changes in physical capital (mostly right before the Industrial Revolution) and technology, this is not as necessary (Malthus was wrong!). The same is true of certain other cultures. What is so wrong about being leisurely about growing up? With so much more required of adults these days, is it no wonder that a longer preparatory period might be necessary? For myself, I know that I was a child until seventeen. Mentally, I may have been mature, but certainly not physically or emotionally. Personally, I too view the teenage years as a generally wasted period. I think it is a good time to figure out purpose and direction in life, and teens would do well to utilize their time wisely. It's not time to play around at all. But I don't think that teens can handle a huge helping of adult responsibilities; big shoes take time to grow into. In past times, children were a part of the workforce. Everyone had to help out in order to survive, so the more children in a family, the more helping hands. These days, due to changes in physical capital (mostly right before the Industrial Revolution) and technology, this is not as necessary (Malthus was wrong!). The same is true of certain other cultures. What is so wrong about being leisurely about growing up?
With so much more required of adults these days, is it no wonder that a longer preparatory period might be necessary?
For myself, I know that I was a child until seventeen. Mentally, I may have been mature, but certainly not physically or emotionally.
Personally, I too view the teenage years as a generally wasted period. I think it is a good time to figure out purpose and direction in life, and teens would do well to utilize their time wisely. It’s not time to play around at all. But I don’t think that teens can handle a huge helping of adult responsibilities; big shoes take time to grow into.

]]> By: directory http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-477219 directory Wed, 20 May 2009 11:29:27 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-477219 This site is interesting as well as informative. Enjoyed browsing through the site. Keep up the good work. Greetings.. This site is interesting as well as informative. Enjoyed browsing through the site. Keep up the good work. Greetings..

]]> By: Melanie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-476043 Melanie Sat, 16 May 2009 05:32:18 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-476043 What some are missing in their support of the concept of today's adolescents being as fully capable as adults, as in yesteryears, is a complete revolution of culture since those times. In Biblical times, children-including grown children-were to honor their parents, and there were huge consequences for not doing so. In the days of Washington, children-including grown children-were very reverential of parents, calling them "Sir" and "Ma'am" even in their letters (have you read some letters from children, and teens, of those times to their parents? very very formal and deferential). Society as a whole was different-it wouldn't be only an unwed pregnant teen who would be censured, even outcast, by all of society, adult women would be also (remember "The Scarlet Letter"?) In those days, becoming an adult wasn't only a case of full rights, which were minimal in most cases compared to today, it was a case of full responsibilities, which were maximum in most cases compared to today. I agree that the way we're doing it now isn't optimal, and frankly I don't know what the solution for a change would be, because society and the overall culture are so different for everyone, including today's "adults". It's never been so easy to escape dire consequences for bad or immoral (if that word's not too outdated) decisions in life, even for adults. All who are clamoring for their full recognition as adults, like Washington and Farragut had-are you also ready for the full responsibility and deference to authority which they had to pay on the way? Yes, things are different now-that's my point. I'm not trying to say that the author doesn't make good points, I'm just throwing out some more points to ponder. What some are missing in their support of the concept of today’s adolescents being as fully capable as adults, as in yesteryears, is a complete revolution of culture since those times. In Biblical times, children-including grown children-were to honor their parents, and there were huge consequences for not doing so. In the days of Washington, children-including grown children-were very reverential of parents, calling them “Sir” and “Ma’am” even in their letters (have you read some letters from children, and teens, of those times to their parents? very very formal and deferential). Society as a whole was different-it wouldn’t be only an unwed pregnant teen who would be censured, even outcast, by all of society, adult women would be also (remember “The Scarlet Letter”?) In those days, becoming an adult wasn’t only a case of full rights, which were minimal in most cases compared to today, it was a case of full responsibilities, which were maximum in most cases compared to today. I agree that the way we’re doing it now isn’t optimal, and frankly I don’t know what the solution for a change would be, because society and the overall culture are so different for everyone, including today’s “adults”. It’s never been so easy to escape dire consequences for bad or immoral (if that word’s not too outdated) decisions in life, even for adults. All who are clamoring for their full recognition as adults, like Washington and Farragut had-are you also ready for the full responsibility and deference to authority which they had to pay on the way? Yes, things are different now-that’s my point. I’m not trying to say that the author doesn’t make good points, I’m just throwing out some more points to ponder.

]]> By: Megan H. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/08/myth-of-adolescence-part-1/#comment-473303 Megan H. Tue, 05 May 2009 21:39:57 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=25#comment-473303 you guys are absolutely right we need to break that twine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you guys are absolutely right we need to break that twine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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