Teens’ Speech on Christmas Day
I think of myself as young. I’m 32. ( I can hear you chuckling ;) ) But I feel, at the core, pretty much the same person as i did when i was 22. So it gives me the illusion that younger people might be living their lives, having the same experiences i had. I assumed that being younger these days is similar to how it’s always has been.
“I more or less understand what younger people’s lives are like” I thought. Turns out i had absolutely no idea! I was wrong on pretty much every count.
Answer this: 1 in 3 children carry…
A. A knife or gun B. A mobile phone C. An mp3 player D. A book ?
I was challenged by Andy to have a look at the stories and evidence here. I have to say i’m pretty shocked. I won’t reveal the results, as i’d urge you to go and have a read of these 10 points, about life today for Teens. You might be surprised.
If you’re a teen yourself i’d be really very interested to hear from you whether you feel this reflects your experiences ? Please do comment below. And do watch the Teens’ Speech ( live on Myspace ) on Christmas Day. I’ve seen a sneak preview and it’s very enlightening watching. You can read all about it here.
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Said, on December 22nd, 2009 at 12:53 pm :
i’m only 24 and those results seem alien to me! O_O
Said, on December 22nd, 2009 at 2:54 pm :
great post! susanna
Said, on December 22nd, 2009 at 4:24 pm :
Wow. I did quite terrible. And I can’t even blame my Americanness on it. I just did bad.
Said, on December 29th, 2009 at 7:03 am :
[...] piece on what teens really do and give a shit [...]
Said, on March 27th, 2010 at 7:33 pm :
This is interesting. I’m a teen in the US and I carry a knife, even though it’s more for my rock climbing/caving/camping team/club/group thing than for anything else. Knives are fairly prevalent amongst my friends, though.
You big-people assume quite a bunch about us ;)
I’m surprised drugs weren’t mentioned. Seeing someone walk into class stoned is a daily occurrence. My school is slightly different in that it has a spacious campus with a few acres of forest that kids can sneak off into, but still.
I think our experiences now are a lot different because of how much more prevalent technology and the interweb is in our lives, and how quickly that spreads information and impacts culture. Then again, I wasn’t around before it, so I can’t compare/contrast too terribly well. It seems strange to draw connections between the internet to high suicide rates and carrying guns and knives, but the links are definitely there.