Adolescence: What to do?
I am not promoting Newt Gingrich's political agenda or pushing you to buy his book, however, I found this take on adolescence and how to meet the needs of our teenage population fairly interesting:
I guess Mr. Gingrich would tell me to buy his book to answer my questions about what we do with those not ready to make the leap to college. Can they continue school? Does this model assume that school will remain a place for those who wish to stay engaged? What do we do with those who deem that "school is not for them?" There are plenty of other questions.
I believe Mr. Gingrich is a historian, and I find it a bit perplexing to hear someone reference a bygone era as inspiration for new educational policy. The one thing that I will agree with him is that we do not challenge our adolescents to be engaged. If anything, his ideas have some developmental merit.
I believe Mr. Gingrich is a historian, and I find it a bit perplexing to hear someone reference a bygone era as inspiration for new educational policy. The one thing that I will agree with him is that we do not challenge our adolescents to be engaged. If anything, his ideas have some developmental merit.
