Author |
: Robert Epstein |
Publisher |
: Linden Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 562 |
Release |
: 2010-02-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781610351010 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1610351010 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Teen 2.0 by : Robert Epstein
Download or read book Teen 2.0 written by Robert Epstein and published by Linden Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-24 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Indie Excellence Awards, first prize in the Parenting and Family category Arguing that adolescence is an unnecessary period of life that people are better off without, this groundbreaking study shows that teen confusion and hardships are caused by outmoded systems that were designed to destroy the continuum between childhood and adulthood. Documenting how teens are isolated from adults and are forced to look to their media-dominated peers for knowledge, this discussion contends that by infantilizing young people, society does irrevocable harm to their development and well-being. Instead, parents, teachers, employers, and others must rediscover the adults in young people by giving them authority and responsibility as soon as they exhibit readiness. Teens are highly capable--in some ways more than adults--and this landmark discussion offers paths for reaching and enhancing the competence in America's youth.