Blog Post #6

While interviewing my Grandma for our "Historical Perspective on Adolescence" assignment, I was very surprised by the fact that she said she never had homework in high school. I can't even imagine my life without homework, since it pretty much takes over my life. I think life is easier now with all of the technological advances we have, but at the same time, we have so much more stuff to learn about these days, that the actual schooling is harder, in my opinion. I like being a teenager this day in age so I don't think I would go back. Adolescence will always be a hard time in your life no matter which era you live in.

I'd say I've lived up my "adolescent" period. There has always been drama, but when the going gets tough-you just have to be tougher. I think the video was good at pointing out that parents should be close with their kids, but not too close, they need to keep a distance. I agree with this concept, and this is how my own parents are, for the most part. I tell them what's going on in my life, and in return for my honesty, they trust me to go out and make responsible decisions. Because of this, I believe going into adulthood will be an easy transition for me. I have always been dependable and liable and I don't see that changing in the future.

I found it interesting in Chapter 4 of all different kinds of norms from all over the world. We even discussed some of these in class and I was just so confused as to why some countries would allow people to do such things! For instance, the example in the book shows that in Scotland you can leave your baby in its stroller outside a store if you go shopping. To me, that is absolutely outrageous!! I could never ever do this to a kid close to me, let alone my own! As for Chapter 5, I learned the basic levels of moral thinking. I did my Go! Animate video on this topic. Preconventional morality occurs in children, often before age nine. They only obey rules if they know they'd get punished otherwise, or if they'll be rewarded. Conventional morality is the next level, in early adolescence one focuses on caring for others and laws and rules, simply because it is a law or rule. The final level is postconventional morality, where people's decisions and actions are based on what they think is ethically right.