Something odd I’ve noticed–and others, I’m sure–is that there is barbed wire around the track field’s fence at my school. There isn’t anything important on the field that isn’t either too heavy to move or attached to the ground. Anything that is used there is actually locked up in the school, probably in the offices [...]
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The Meaning of the Barbed Wire and Other Things
Posted in Agism, Schools, tagged privacy, safety, strange on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New Nextell Commercial Comments Less On Delivery, More on Young People as Property
Posted in Agism, Culture, Media, Schools, tagged commercial, human property, public thought, society, stupid, YouTube on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You read the title: it’s pretty self explanitory. The commercial is still pretty new, and I’ve only just now gotten around to posting about it. Just watch and be wowed:
It’s such a great example, and no self-filtering involved whatsoever! It’s so bad it’s good!
Problem Students Appear to Become Problem Adults
Posted in Agism, Schools, Studies, tagged school on January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Tearaway teenagers prone to depression and divorce as adults” from The Guardian.
Tearaway teenagers identified by teachers as misbehaving at school are more likely to go on to experience difficulties in their adult lives, including depression and divorce, a major study has found.
Teenagers Using Drugs to Cope With School
Posted in Agism, Drugs, Education, Statistics, tagged coping, school, stress, teenagers on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Teenagers ‘turn to alcohol and drugs to cope with school stress’” from The Telegraph, written by Kate Devlin.
An interesting stub in The Telegraph today, concerning teenagers using drugs. There are two places in it that I find interesting. The first is the statistics:
The study quizzed 172 15- and 16-year-olds preparing to sit their GCSEs about [...]
Better Education and Legislation for Teenage Romantic Partner Abuse
Posted in Education, Legislation, Studies, tagged abuse, positive representation on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“A Rise in Efforts to Spot Abuse in Youth Dating” from The New York Times, written by Elizabeth Olson.
She was 17 when she met her boyfriend, and 20 when she died at his hands. In between, Heather Norris tried several times to leave the relationship, which was fraught with control and abuse, before she was [...]
Because Nobody Cares About Pregnant Teenagers
Posted in Education, tagged pregnancy on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Pregnant teens slip thru cracks – report” from NY Daily News, written by Meredith Kolodner.
A year and a half after the city closed schools for pregnant teens – vowing support to keep them in school – thousands are not enrolled and officials can’t track them, a report obtained by the Daily News reveals.
The report by [...]
