Understanding American Teenagers: A Guide to Connecting with Today's Youth | Cultural Insights for Parents & Educators
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Alicia is so obsessed with being popular, she does things that would shock her parents, if they knew. Hector is aware the gang that wants him to join may be the death of him, but he will not decline. Sam was a baseball star, but can't play the sport he loves anymore because he is wracked from football injuries, a sport his father will not let him quit. They are just a few of the teenagers that readers will meet, in this candid book authored by a 34-year veteran high school teacher. Voted Teacher of the Year and Coach of the Year, Bruce Gevirtzman shares with us the results of his years spent talking with teenagers about topics from life and lust to depression and death. Revealing honest, poignant words shared in conversations, classroom talk, interviews, surveys, and journals, Gevirtzman takes us inside the minds of today's youths, and also contrasts them with teenagers of decades past. Topics include teen thinking and secrets on issues from sex, drinking, and drugs to peer pressure, self-imposed standards, and beliefs about what is important, and painful, in life.Including interviews with fellow teachers, Gevirtzman's book is threaded with one recurring truth: Sadly, instead of parents and teachers and lawmakers and the public looking out for our kids, today's kids are largely left to fend for themselves, he concludes. Not only will general readers and educators find great insight in this work, it will be of interest to students and scholars of adolescent psychology, clinical psychology, and social work.
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I am an ex-student of his. I was in his English class in the mid-1980s. I remember him as a WONDERFUL teacher! He was one, of about a handful, who really cared about us. You could tell that he actually wanted us to learn.I enjoyed the book. Some of it is just basic common sense stuff. Some of it may go a little too far; such as suggesting that a teenager shouldn't have a TV or computer in their room. That may be a little unrealistic nowadays. But overall it is worth reading. He really does have a unique understanding of teenagers. It is definitely worth reading if you have teenagers, or teenage nieces or nephews. He shows how to look at their problems from their point of view. He doesn't say that they should get a free pass on any bad behavior, but he does say that their behavior should be understood BEFORE being dealt with.
