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Reality Check Nation From a Tragic Statistic to a Triumphant Success
It is said that the most crucial decisions you will ever make is between the ages of 18-24
(College, career, & mariage)
It is so important for a teen to have structure and stability and the need to take life seriously; to understand the process of making good choices while they are young.
The informative years should be the testing & truing ground not when they are 18-24
We need to train teens for success...
The voices of bad choices are getting louder & louder that when we were teens.
While there are lots of kids making good choices, teenage behavior indicates far too many are traveling through adolescence and into adulthood without making good decisions.
There are the "will I or won't I" decisions all kids face.
Usually related to moral and ethical dilemmas, the negative fruit of their decisions can be seen in some of the current statistics on teen behavior. By the time they reach their senior year in high school, over 65% will have had sexual intercourse. Almost 55% will have used some illicit drug. Over 70% of high school students and 54% of middle school students admit to cheating during the prior 12 months.
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It is said that the most crucial decisions you will ever make is between the ages of 18-24
(College, career, & mariage)
It is so important for a teen to have structure and stability and the need to take life seriously; to understand the process of making good choices while they are young.
The informative years should be the testing & truing ground not when they are 18-24
We need to train teens for success...
The voices of bad choices are getting louder & louder that when we were teens.
While there are lots of kids making good choices, teenage behavior indicates far too many are traveling through adolescence and into adulthood without making good decisions.
There are the "will I or won't I" decisions all kids face.
Usually related to moral and ethical dilemmas, the negative fruit of their decisions can be seen in some of the current statistics on teen behavior. By the time they reach their senior year in high school, over 65% will have had sexual intercourse. Almost 55% will have used some illicit drug. Over 70% of high school students and 54% of middle school students admit to cheating during the prior 12 months.