I'm asking adults only because I'm not sure children and teens, for the most part, have had enough time yet to discover their own capabilities and how they will function in the real world of life and its responsibilities.
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Absolutely. It would be intriguing to see how they really think and feel and why men do what they do.
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As a matter of fact, children upto the age of around 11 or 12 pick up things more quickly than grown ups do. BUT, it is NOT the age that matters, but the curosity to know more and the will power to learn. \nRemember,\n"WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY."\nHowever, if you consider a very old person, s/he could have some problems realting to old age (memory) that would affect their learning abilities.
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teenagers grow up to be adults.\nbe patient.\nthey will live through their young years and mature.\nare you an adult?? you don't sound like one.. control yourself..that's what teenagers do????...lol
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I too work with adults and young adults with special needs. Unfortunately our school systems are only obligated to provide health education, and infromal packets, generally sent home with the child enrolled in the fifth grade. ( This is the age group of when noticable changes start, generally) This packet is to be discussed with the child by the parent and is aslo designed to help parents break the usual bearier of how do I talk to my child about sex.  Unfortunately, many parents do not ever have this discussion with the child, because they feel in their minds that the child is not capable of understanding or comprehending the material. By doing this the parent feels they have done the right thing, when in fact all they have done is raised the curiosity level of the child.  Since the child does not know how to express their feeling and with the fear that the parent will get upset, they suppress their emotions.  As the child reaches adulthood, these feeling and emotion become a literial time bomb.  When this happens the young adult/adult generally ends up in trouble or is hit with large amounts of rejection from the opposite sex. This has been known to scar them for life.\n I wish more people, especially parent of a child with disabilities whould take a beter look at their child and realize that this child, that society has labled special ed, special needs, handicaped, etc would rather look at this child as a child that learns at their own pace and has unique and different learning method and would refuse to let our fast paced school systems determine what is best for any child.     As I mentioned in the beginning I work with Special need students, Unfortunately, all my students reside in jail,charged with crimes they had no real understanding was wrong, because their parents and our schools did not educate them.  My job is to educate them and help them succeed in our community.  I wish more people like yourself would also ask questions.  Thanks for caring.  Sorry my spelling is off, another long day.
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Oh, don't underestimate (or is that misunderestimate?) the immaturity and idiocy of some adults. Some are just very old juveniles.
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Yes, adolescents have not yet established thier own identity, values, and self worth.  Many factors contribute to this.  Such as:  home life, the manner in which they were raised, searching for what makes them, "them", relationships, peer pressure, aspirations, as well as attacks on one  another to establish ones own identity because they have not yet learned the proper manners to do so.  (self esteem building, communication, problem solvling ect)\n  The adolescent ego is very fragile as it is not yet fully developed and very impressionable.  Making self esteem issues very common in high school aged children.  \n  Many people struggle with this issue all of thier lives though.  But I think the adolescent portion of their lives is somewhat the most difficult period, in regards to self esteem.
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Kids theoretcially have the same rights, but as minors can still be told to what to do by adults so it might not always seem like they have equal rights.
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Most kids have a sense of immortality and invulnerability because they have never had anything bad happen to them. \n\nPersonal info is the one thing I will report to yahoo.
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mostly kids under 18 here (the digital generation). you can just tell by their responses and questions on different things.
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Our actions can have effects that travel and/ or we may be unaware of how things affect those around us. As a teacher, I wonder at how i'm affecting these kids lives. Many really like me and i wonder if they'll remember me for a long time (like i remember some of my teachers) and how much do i shape them.
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Yes like we can't think for ourselves! They need to focus on more important things than telling adults what to do!
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I dont have kids of my own but I have a lot of children in my life.\n\nIn the age we live in of computers and video games that dont encourage kids to think and problem solve, i welcome when kids ask me questions.\n\nIt shows that the child is alive, awake, alert and aware, it also shows that the child has intelligence and needs to be stimualted and challenged in a godly way.\n\nFind out what the child interst is do they like to paint with colors, read books with or without pictures, do they like to make crafts like model trains or airplanes or make jewelery and accesories, the reason I ask this is that children who ask a lot of questions are often willing to try new things and explore different areas making them very confident with a healthy self esteem.\n\nI am saddened that techonology has made our children very introverted and not socailize and this is not always the case I do realize that.\n\nBe thankful your child does ask questions because if you dont ask you dont learn and if you dont learn you dont grow and if you dont grow you cant be a productive and healthy adult.
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I'm an elementary school teacher (first grade and now kindergarten).  When you have small children with many absences or tardies, there's something wrong with the parents.  Small children need the help of adults to get to school on time.  In the case of elementary school aged children I would say yes.  When kids get to be teenagers in middle and high school, it's a  different story.  By that age I think teens should be responsible enough to get themselves to school on time.  Some kids purposely ditch certain classes.  In that case I don't think it's fair to hold parents responsible.  I think teens should be punished for ditching their classes.  Maybe they should be forced to do detention or Saturday school; if they continue, make the punishment even harsher.  Perhaps if you've been absent a certain number of days you shouldn't be allowed to graduate until you make up those hours.  Or maybe they could require teens to complete some sort of community service to make up those hours.  I think it's time that we make people responsible for their own actions.
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have you seen some of the crap that the kids come home with now? im only 19 and its a lot harder then when i was in school which wasnt very long ago... my sister asks her teacher for help and you know what her teacher says? figure it out yourself, im busy. how are kids to learn when the ones paid to teach them, dont!!
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Everyone is supposed to improve as they grow. Some people make the wrong choices and go backwards. I am trying to read self-help books daily, call someone I need to keep in touch with daily, and improve my other habits. But without going through an awkward phase as a youth, you won't be greatful for the changes and the improvement as an adult.
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The major difference is that the adult has a choice and ideally has the mental equipment to ensure that choice is voluntary, conscious and informed.\n\nUnfortunately, children have neither, and are hostages to the prejudices and beliefs of the adults they trust  Not to say that those adults are ill-intentioned or evil in anyway, because I don't think they are.  But the fact is that children are raised to "do what they're told"--and when applied to spiritual matters, it amounts to something very akin to brainwashing
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Most often, teens still live at home in the care of their parents.\nThey are not considered adults by society or by law.\n\nTo become a parent in this situation, someone who is still considered a child, now has a child to raise of their own.