Reflection On Adultism

A common belief is ageism only targets those who are older in age, but this is not true. Teenagers and younger can face discrimination as well because of their age. The time between childhood and adulthood can be looked at as the teenage years. The group “teenagers” only arose around the twentieth century during the industrialization period. Often times teenagers are thought of as lazy, rebellious, and

Sports are healthy and great for a student to be playing and represent the school they go to. Sports are fun and I personally recommend people to play them; however, focus on education first. Most schools use a system where if a student is ineligible if he/she has an E in any class. If they are ineligible then they do not get to play in the sport they are in until the get a passing grade. This is a good system that schools use to make students get a passing grade in order for them to play. However, this system is used all the time with multiple students and its working, but it repeats all the time. Most students just want a passing grade, so if a student goes from an E to a D- it's a good thing, however, it will not make the school rank higher

Adults are unique in many ways. Every person is an entity having their own identity, thought process, and way they see things. We all have different morals and

Can we honestly admit that all students are being provided with equal educational opportunities? Probably not. Granted, there are is a hand full of people that respond to that question saying that, all students do in fact have equal opportunities. And they say that because, everyone has the right to attend school. But, what these people aren’t thinking about is, are these students receiving the same level of education? President of Bard College, Leon Botstein asserts in his proposal, “Let Teenagers Try Adulthood” that “high school is obsolete and should be abolished”. Personally, I believe that while all students may not be obtaining the same education, they are at least getting one. With that said, I do still believe education is a civil

On the other hand, I had the privilege of being taught about right and wrong by my parents enabling me to accept ideas and rules only after proper reasoning. I always had a voice in my household where I could question the right and the wrong. My grandparents subsisted in India before independence, under the imperialist British rule. They lived a difficult life without freedom. I assimilated this information through the stories they told me about their childhood. They also taught me the language of the law and inspired me to appreciate it. That is the reason why they always wanted me to reap all the benefits of free will and use it righteously. On their part, my grandparents also pampered me with unconditional love and showered me with gifts. My parents introduced me to religion, culture, the significance of education and inculcated the values of respecting elders. For example, there is a custom that is followed in every Indian household- whenever a you meet elders for the first time you had to bend and touch their feet. This is a show of respect and humility. In return you are blessed with good health, happiness and prosperity. Whereas some of my friends touched elders’ feet only because it was required of them, my parents explained the concept and customs in detail before they required me to follow it. My parents also balanced my grandparents’ pampering by

Transitioning to adulthood is considered a period of life when young people are faced with trials of becoming part of the adult world. For some young people, this is a time to grow, an opportunity to spread their wings, and navigate through an exciting life. However, for others, the burdens that accompany the task of growing-up may be overpowering. Some may find themselves at odds and feel overwhelmed while pursuing their goals, although motivated to do so. Also, they may lack the resources or find themselves underprepared to meet the challenges that accompany those goals. Important questions come to mind when I think about young adults within today’s society: why does it seem that today's

As an emerging adult Jayne states, she could not decide what she wanted to do with her life. There was not a lot of opportunities for her. She was good at school but hated it at the same time. She expressed that there were just too many directions for her to take so she did take any. Just waited for things to come to her.

Adults treat teenagers like two year olds. They expect us to act up, call us terrible, and tell us we are too young to do things. They blame us for societies problems; yet, they’re the ones running the government, creating detrimental technology, and continue to barrage us with stories about how hard it was when they were kids. I have been told many times that I should be sleeping more and texting constantly because that is what a teenager should do. They say that I don’t pay attention to the tumultuous world outside my screens; the reason that I refuse to accept the reality around us is because the responsibility will fall on me. I know as soon as I turn thirty, the responsibility to drag this country out of almost 19 trillion dollars worth of debt will

Becoming an adult for me has meant gaining a better understanding of who I am and what is important to me and discovering the type of person I would like to become. This process has allowed me to celebrate my strengths, accept my weaknesses, and commit myself to making a difference in the world. The challenges I have faced include overcoming my working memory issues and discovering what I am good at and what I most enjoy.

Adultism is defined as systemic and systematic prejudice and discrimination against young people and children. According to writer and founder of The Freechild Project Adam Fletcher, “Adultism happens because adults think there is value to it. Adults believe adults sometimes act more responsibly and capably than young people”(Fletcher). Fletcher also states that “Seeing and treating young people as weak, helpless and less intelligent than adults impresses inability in the hearts and minds of youth into adulthood”(Fletcher). Consequently, these young people become less effective and competent adults. I still know little about adultism; however, I am eager to delve into the topic and learn more, particularly about the history of the issue. Currently,

It comes as no surprise, in that, people should be considered adults at the age of 18 by reason of legally speaking, being considered an adult and additionally, I don’t think a few people should be considered adults at the age of 18. I believe being considered an adult could perhaps depend on your level of development, mixed with your preceding insight on life skills. I suspect it fluctuates from person to person as every person develops variously throughout life. During the thought-provoking time of emerging adulthood, young individuals generally have the ability mettle into the level of education that will aid them throughout the remainder of their working adult lives. For various people this is a time of transformation and intensified changes

We all enjoyed those days when we were children, free to play outside and run around all day with no hint of responsibility. When we are children, we are motivated to be like our parents and taking what we admire about them. Then when we hit the teenager stages, we think we know everything and that the entire world is looking at us for attention. Slowly but surely, we realize that the adult world is not all that we thought it would be, as we got older. Starting college, learning how to take care of rent and bills, figuring out your career path and taking care of your parents is not all that fun when you get down to it. We do what we do every day to take care of the ones that we love, especially our parents and

Many people in the 18-25 year old age range feel as if in some respects they have partially become an adult but in some ways they are still a teenager. This is what is so great about the period of emerging adulthood; because this new period

My cousin would ask my mother to babysit her children, but when I would ask her can If I could babysit them. She would always say you can babysit, but your mother has to be with you, you cannot be alone. I feel like in a way that is adultism because my cousin who is an adult and I was not an adult at the time was looking down upon me and discriminating me because I was not an adult like my mother was. I feel like I experienced adultism a lot when I was in school. I think my teachers thought they were better than us when I was in grade school because they were older and they did not have any respect for many of the children in my classrooms. When my parents would discipline me as a child, I was never allowed to speak for myself or even defend myself, my parents just assumed

What does it mean to be an adult? Does accountability make a person an adult? Does learning and improving on past experiences make someone an adult? Will caring for one’s self make somebody an adult? These are all small pieces to the puzzle but there is more to an adult then being a self-reliant, hardworking individual that pays their bills on time. In my opinion, you can be sixteen years old and be classified as an adult or twenty eight years old and not be an adult. Being an adult means that you are responsible, mature, and independent.