Immaturity in adolescence
During their emotional and cognitive development, adolescences suffer different changes. One of them is the manifestation of immaturity. According to David Elkind (1984) teens experience new ways of thinking which produce an enormous impact on the perception that they have of themselves, and the things they can do.
Some of the manifestations of immaturity are the following:
Idealism and critic attitude: Teens create an ideal world different from the real one. They think they know very well how to do all things. As a result, they do not need any piece of advice!
Polemic attitude: Adolescences tend to discuss with their parents especially for everything!
Apparent hypocrisy: Disconnection between ideas and actions.
Apparent hypocrisy: Disconnection between ideas and actions.
Self-conscience: They think that everyone is looking at them. Teens start feeling over-observed.
Singularity and invulnerability: “Personal fable”, adolescents think each of them is special. They also believe that their experiences are unique. Besides, Egocentrism arises. Teens also think they can do things which can be highly dangerous for them because they believe they do not have to respect social laws as most of citizens.
My dearest colleagues, now it is your turn!
As you could have seen, our adolescences suffer many changes during their teens, and we as teachers must be totally conscious of them if we really want to help our pupils to achieve the necessary maturity to live in society. In order you could start developing knowledge about this, you will do the following activity.
Activity!
Now we will give you some common problems that teachers have to face working with teens. The main idea is that you could post what you could do if you had to face these situations in your classroom.
Situation 1
You as teacher choose one of your students to come to the whiteboard to do an exercise. The rest of the class starts laughing at the student you chose saying that she does not know how to do the activity. Your students do not stop discussing with you.
Having in mind the process in which adolescences are involved what would you do to solve this situation?
Situation 2
Being in classes, some of your students are not paying attention to the lesson. Out of the blue, you realize that some of them are having drugs inside the classroom.
What would you do to face this situation?
Please write your answers in the post-space. We will be happily waiting for your comments!
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