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Entry: Adolescence: A Heresy Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_case_against_adolesence#10725 Post contents: It is easy to find people who have started working early, and became successful. It is also easy to find people who bitterly regret they didn't go to school when they were young. Education gives people a choice. Our forefathers worked very hard so that we today would have access to public education, and they showed great foresight in doing so. The teenage soldier need not be idolized. From the Third Reich to the Soviet Union to Africa today, these teenagers are persuaded or forced to enter into a short and brutal life as soldiers. War is simply not for kids. Working in the summers is extremely useful for teenagers, and it gives them some money of their own. I remember what I learned working summers better than most things I learned at school. As I come from a rural environment, to say the least, I think that kids here do develop along a different path than their city peers. Our teenagers often are capable of operating heavy machinery, tractors and boats, but in a social setting they can be shy, and often appear childish. On the other hand this might be a sign of self-confidence, maybe you don't need to work so much on your cool talk if you work a Caterpillar in the gravel pit on weekends. Ah well, in short, adolesence is a fact of life today. They are not adults. They need our close supervision and help when growing up. Otherwise they will not turn into adults, but become teenagers for life, and that is the bigger problem. Sent at: 2008 12 01