Comments on: How Do I Deal With Teenage Rebellion? http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/how-do-i-deal-with-teenage-rebellion/1281/ Helping Parents Homeschool High School Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kimberly http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/how-do-i-deal-with-teenage-rebellion/1281/comment-page-1/#comment-6587 Kimberly Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:14:28 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-6587 We're going to skip the teenage years :) Our son is going to be a "young adult" instead - we're even going to have a "ceremony" on his 13th birthday in just a few months. In a lot of ways, he's very independent already and gets to make a lot of his own choices. He also pulls his weight around here - we all pitch in as a family and always have - I think that's going to help a lot. It also doesn't bother me when he sleeps in - the beauty of homeschooling :) We’re going to skip the teenage years :) Our son is going to be a “young adult” instead – we’re even going to have a “ceremony” on his 13th birthday in just a few months. In a lot of ways, he’s very independent already and gets to make a lot of his own choices. He also pulls his weight around here – we all pitch in as a family and always have – I think that’s going to help a lot. It also doesn’t bother me when he sleeps in – the beauty of homeschooling :)

]]> By: Jenny http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/how-do-i-deal-with-teenage-rebellion/1281/comment-page-1/#comment-6339 Jenny Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:17:41 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-6339 Thank you for this post, Lee. This does seem to answer many questions we face and is something I have been thinking, but could not articulate as beautifully as you have here. I have a teen daughter who wears the most awful eye liner, but I stopped mentioning it a few months ago, but my dh has not. I have pointed out to him that many of the women we know wear lots of make-up so it is "normal" to most women, just not to me. Anyway, thanks!! Thank you for this post, Lee. This does seem to answer many questions we face and is something I have been thinking, but could not articulate as beautifully as you have here. I have a teen daughter who wears the most awful eye liner, but I stopped mentioning it a few months ago, but my dh has not. I have pointed out to him that many of the women we know wear lots of make-up so it is “normal” to most women, just not to me. Anyway, thanks!!

]]> By: Christy http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/how-do-i-deal-with-teenage-rebellion/1281/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 Christy Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:40:11 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-2337 This is what I've been trying to tell my dh. This is what I’ve been trying to tell my dh.

]]> By: J W http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/how-do-i-deal-with-teenage-rebellion/1281/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 J W Sat, 16 May 2009 15:49:31 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-1305 "Fuzzy" (as my daughter described your son) is better than nose rings and tattoos... I've always thought teenage angst and rebellion was a result of... 1) The social context of public schools - enough said. 2) The gradual erosion of the joy of learning. 3) Not being taught critical thinking - how to form an opinion and make effective arguments in favor of it. 4) Being forced into a mold - in other words, not being able to make progress at one's own pace. 5) Not being taught how to self-teach. 6) Not being able to spend much time developing interests and cultivating passions. 7) Propaganda and pap. See the book _Lies My Teacher Told Me_ by James Loewen. The Bible shows human beings exactly as they were (the classic example is King David), and look at how much we learn from it! How can we expect teens to fully understand history, science, religion, or literature if we're not showing them that there are some things that just don't quite "jive," there are some things we really wish hadn't happened, and there are a lot of things we just plain don't know about? Teens resent bland, one-dimensional propaganda. "Booooooooooooring." Pap doesn't allow for lively, challenging discussions! Is it any wonder that these developing minds turn towards creating their own culture if not given a good, healthy, realistic context in which to develop their capacities? “Fuzzy” (as my daughter described your son) is better than nose rings and tattoos… I’ve always thought teenage angst and rebellion was a result of…

1) The social context of public schools – enough said.
2) The gradual erosion of the joy of learning.
3) Not being taught critical thinking – how to form an opinion and make effective arguments in favor of it.
4) Being forced into a mold – in other words, not being able to make progress at one’s own pace.
5) Not being taught how to self-teach.
6) Not being able to spend much time developing interests and cultivating passions.
7) Propaganda and pap. See the book _Lies My Teacher Told Me_ by James Loewen. The Bible shows human beings exactly as they were (the classic example is King David), and look at how much we learn from it! How can we expect teens to fully understand history, science, religion, or literature if we’re not showing them that there are some things that just don’t quite “jive,” there are some things we really wish hadn’t happened, and there are a lot of things we just plain don’t know about? Teens resent bland, one-dimensional propaganda. “Booooooooooooring.” Pap doesn’t allow for lively, challenging discussions!

Is it any wonder that these developing minds turn towards creating their own culture if not given a good, healthy, realistic context in which to develop their capacities?

]]> By: Becky http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/how-do-i-deal-with-teenage-rebellion/1281/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Becky Sat, 16 May 2009 03:02:20 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-1302 My son likes to work for an hour or two in the evenings, after swim team, from 8:30-10 or so enabling him to be "done" the next days work by 11 or 12...working at night..but really working ahead...my other children sometimes take from 9-4:30 to do their work...I like for everyone to be done by 2 or 3 at the latest..after that I am tooooo tired. My son likes to work for an hour or two in the evenings, after swim team, from 8:30-10 or so enabling him to be “done” the next days work by 11 or 12…working at night..but really working ahead…my other children sometimes take from 9-4:30 to do their work…I like for everyone to be done by 2 or 3 at the latest..after that I am tooooo tired.

]]> By: Janet http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/how-do-i-deal-with-teenage-rebellion/1281/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Janet Sat, 16 May 2009 00:24:33 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-1301 You know, I have been reading and hearing a lot about children becoming adults. The "teenage" stuff didn't exist in the older days. In the Bible days, a Jewish boy became capable of making decisions and transactions for his father after he turned 12/13. I hope I can remember the things I've read in about a year or so. I need to get a good understanding before the teenage stuff starts to happen! Thank you! www.homeward4.blogspot.com www.homeschoolercafe.blogspot.com You know, I have been reading and hearing a lot about children becoming adults. The “teenage” stuff didn’t exist in the older days. In the Bible days, a Jewish boy became capable of making decisions and transactions for his father after he turned 12/13.

I hope I can remember the things I’ve read in about a year or so. I need to get a good understanding before the teenage stuff starts to happen!

Thank you!

http://www.homeward4.blogspot.com
http://www.homeschoolercafe.blogspot.com

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