“Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.”
Jane Austin - Pride & Prejudice
What are 10 things I have learned through working with adolescents?
1. If it does not relate directly to them they don’t want to hear about it.
2. They are amusing in that they find their pathetic jokes amusing.
3. They crave someone to talk to; a sympathetic ear.
4. They smell - who wouldn’t with so many raging hormones?
5. In trying to act against expectations they act according to expectation.
6. Their knowledge of the English language is pitiful.
7. They do not remember yesterday, nor do they contemplate tomorrow.
8. You are cool if you can come up with a ‘come-back’ quicker than they can, and yet-
9. You are not-cool if you are smart (illogical, I know).
10. They are consistently inconsistent.
“The children of today love luxury. They have bad manners, they show disrespect for adults, and love to talk, rather than work or exercise. They contradict their parents, chatter in front of company, gobble down their food at the table, and intimidate their teachers.”
- attributed to Socrates (469-399BC)-
