After reading the article and thinking about your own brain and how it works, what do you think are the most common misconceptions that adults have about teens? What would be good for adults to know about teenagers? How, do you think, are teens and adults different (think about the brain and brain functioning when you do this)?
Teen Brain Article
I think most adults don't know that teens brains really work differently from adults. They think all teens are rude and disrespectful for no reason. It would be good for adults to understand how teens think. Teens seem to act more on impulse than adults do. Also, the article said teens don't have as much ability to think ahead and realize the consequences of their actions.
ReplyDeleteI also think that most most adults are unaware of how differently our brains work from them. It would be good for adults to know that teenagers tend to not think ahead as often as adults do and understand that it is just part of being a teenager. Another thing that is different between the teenage brain and the adult brain is the ammount of sleep they need. Teenagers need about an hour more sleep than adults do. Also teens brains are programed to stay up late and sleep in.
ReplyDeleteI think that the overall teen brain does not have these abilities as so to speak the adult has. However this is all in general or how most of this race is. There are very few that understand every being for who they are. Whether we hate a person or no matter what we think of a person there's a reason why that person is the way they is. Whether it be genetic or their environment. Another odd point to bring up is that maybe there is something about the brain that makes each of our unique personalities see things in a certain way. These topics could be; attractiveness/enjoyment/ to like something or someone for some reason. Or maybe there's something part of our souls that draws us to certain people. I believe that certain things are meant to happen to shape us. Haha I'm nerding to hard on this. I have to much to say. See you next meeting!!! ;)
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DeleteThe teen brain is probably very much different from the adult brain. As teenagers, our brains are still develpoing and we are still learning the rights and wrongs. We tend to focus on the little things about 'freedom', having fun, or going out. Despite the fact that we still have to listen to our parents, teenagers and parents usually have a hard time understanding each other. for example: You wan to go to the mall and chat with your friends but your parents will want you to joina sport or do something 'useful' with your spare time. I'm guessing that it's just based on who you are. Aslo, adults tend to think differently than us. They are more matur and have fully develpoed into thinking that they know everything (in general. not saying anything bad.) Adults are mature and just don't understand the minds of teenagers yet they were one at one point but have grown out of that stage. we are growing and developing people and we just have minds of our own. We still have spare time to grow and learn alot, having alot more time for us to become mature like adults, but we just like being who we are.
ReplyDeleteI believe that our brains do work different from adult brains. Some to most adults want to make their child life how they want it to be and dont give them the opportunity to make their own decisions. Also some adults think that children are the worst when going through their teenage years because, thats when they typically begin to figure out who they are. Some adults should know that us children do grow up. We wont stay the babies forever and they should learn how to let us find ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI believe one of the most common misconceptions adults have is how we flip out so easily. This happens to me a lot because I can get mad at my parents for the littlest thing sometimes: such as if my parents tell me to clean my room. My parents always ask me why I get so upset and I don't answer them because they won't understand. Sometimes when I get upset, I don't even know why I'm mad. I think that this topic can tie into the question, "Where does the truth come from", because if the truth comes from our parents how can they not understand us.
ReplyDeleteI think it's just the fact of adults being unsure and not understanding the function of the teen brain.
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ReplyDeleteThe teen brain is still developing because it's a huge stage of growth and when you're being targeted at high school for tons of strands of new information, information that adds on to others, the expectations, the responsibilities, and the critical thinking; it's a lot to handle for most teens just as their brains are going through this development. Some, if not most, aren't able to handle everything.
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