Youth CultureYouth CultureAnna McGovernAnna McGovernDana KehoeDana Kehoe

Getting to Know You…Getting to Know You…

Interest inventories help teachers get to know their students. This information is critical in gaining students attention and building community in the classroom.

What is Youth CultureWhat is Youth Culture

Youth Culture – Young Youth Culture – Young adults (a generational adults (a generational unit) considered as a unit) considered as a cultural class or cultural class or subculture.subculture.

Young adulthood, Young adulthood, comprising more than comprising more than 30 million in the United 30 million in the United States, is typically States, is typically defined as ages 18 to defined as ages 18 to 22 or 18 to 25.22 or 18 to 25.

Why is youth culture Why is youth culture important to K-12 important to K-12 educators?educators?

Generation Y Generation Y

Generation Y – Born Generation Y – Born between 1978 and 1990.between 1978 and 1990.

This is a generation This is a generation defined by technology defined by technology and globalization.and globalization.

Tulgan (2009) refers to Tulgan (2009) refers to Gen. Y as Gen. Y as ““Generation X Generation X on fast forward with self-on fast forward with self-esteem on steroidsesteem on steroids””

Perhaps the most Perhaps the most tolerant generation in tolerant generation in historyhistory

Narcissistic Narcissistic

AKAAKA The Peter Pan The Peter Pan

GenerationGeneration The Boomerang The Boomerang

generationgeneration The Net GenerationThe Net Generation The Echo BoomersThe Echo Boomers

Generation ZGeneration Z

Generation Z – Born Generation Z – Born between 1991 and 2000.between 1991 and 2000.

This generation shares This generation shares technology with technology with Generation Z but has Generation Z but has grown up in a much grown up in a much more high tech world.more high tech world.

Have grown up with Have grown up with social media and are social media and are used to instant used to instant gratification.gratification.

Narcissistic.Narcissistic.

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Beloit College Mindset Beloit College Mindset ListList

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The Beloit College mindset list was created by The Beloit College mindset list was created by teachers at the college as a reminder to teachers at the college as a reminder to faculty to be aware of dated references, and faculty to be aware of dated references, and quickly became a catalog of the rapidly quickly became a catalog of the rapidly changing worldview of each new generation.changing worldview of each new generation.

Our Students Mindset Our Students Mindset ListList

Think of three things Think of three things that would be on our that would be on our elementary studentselementary students’’ mindset list. These mindset list. These would be students born would be students born from 2002 on.from 2002 on.

For example: The Twin For example: The Twin Towers have never Towers have never stood in Manhattan. stood in Manhattan.

(Crazy, Right?!)(Crazy, Right?!)

Implications for Implications for teaching:teaching:

• The common theme in The common theme in both generations is both generations is technology. As technology. As teachers, we must teachers, we must teach our students not teach our students not only how to use the new only how to use the new technology out there technology out there but how to use it safely.but how to use it safely.

• 93% of teens (12-17) go 93% of teens (12-17) go onlineonline

• 73% of teens have (12-73% of teens have (12-17) have profiles on 17) have profiles on social networking sitessocial networking sites

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AdolescenceAdolescence

Approximately ages 13 Approximately ages 13 through 18.through 18.

A very challenging time A very challenging time in the life of an in the life of an individual and the individual and the family.family.

Emancipation from the Emancipation from the primary family unit is primary family unit is the central task of the the central task of the adolescent.adolescent.

From Parents to PeersFrom Parents to Peers

During this time the individual shifts During this time the individual shifts emotional ties from parents to peers.emotional ties from parents to peers.

Parents become more concerned with their Parents become more concerned with their childchild’’s peers.s peers.

The attitude of the parents may contribute to The attitude of the parents may contribute to alienation.alienation.

Why?Why?

High risk behaviors often High risk behaviors often initiated during initiated during adolescence:adolescence:

Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse

Sexual BehaviorsSexual Behaviors

SuicideSuicide

Self-InjurySelf-Injury

BullyingBullying

ViolenceViolence

GangsGangs

Sex, Drugs, and Rock Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Rolland Roll

According to the Youth Risk According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey Behavior Surveillance Survey conducted in 2011:conducted in 2011: Nationwide, 47.4% of Nationwide, 47.4% of

students had ever had students had ever had sexual intercourse.sexual intercourse.

49.2% of males and 49.2% of males and females 45.6% students in females 45.6% students in high school have had high school have had sexual intercourse.sexual intercourse.

66.9% Black Males and 66.9% Black Males and 53.0% Hispanic Males in 53.0% Hispanic Males in high school are sexually high school are sexually active as well as 53.6% of active as well as 53.6% of Black females and 43.9% Black females and 43.9% Hispanic females.Hispanic females.

According to the Youth According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey conducted in Survey conducted in 2011:2011: Nationwide, 39.9% of Nationwide, 39.9% of

students had used students had used marijuana one or more marijuana one or more times during their life.times during their life.

Overall, the prevalence of Overall, the prevalence of having ever used having ever used marijuana was higher marijuana was higher among male (42.5%) than among male (42.5%) than female (37.2%) students; female (37.2%) students; higher among white male higher among white male (40.3%), black male (40.3%), black male (48.5%), and Hispanic (48.5%), and Hispanic male (45.0%) than all male (45.0%) than all females.females.

Drug use in Drug use in adolescenceadolescence

Adults who first used Adults who first used drugs at a younger age drugs at a younger age were more likely to be were more likely to be classified with illicit drug classified with illicit drug dependence or abuse than dependence or abuse than adults who initiated use at adults who initiated use at an older age.an older age.

For example, among For example, among adults aged 18 or older adults aged 18 or older who first tried marijuana who first tried marijuana at age 14 or younger, 13.0 at age 14 or younger, 13.0 percent were classified percent were classified with illicit drug with illicit drug dependence or abuse dependence or abuse compared with only 2.8 compared with only 2.8 percent of adults who had percent of adults who had first used marijuana at age first used marijuana at age 18 or18 or

Teens who first used Teens who first used marijuana before age 17 marijuana before age 17 were shown to have were shown to have smaller brains and to be smaller brains and to be physically smaller in physically smaller in height and weight than height and weight than teens who first used teens who first used marijuana after age 17. marijuana after age 17. Exposure to marijuana Exposure to marijuana and other drugs at and other drugs at certain critical periods, certain critical periods, such as early such as early adolescence, may alter adolescence, may alter normal patterns of normal patterns of development.development.

D.A.R.E.D.A.R.E.(Drug Abuse Resistance (Drug Abuse Resistance

Education)Education) This year millions of school This year millions of school

children around the world will children around the world will benefit from D.A.R.E.), the benefit from D.A.R.E.), the highly acclaimed program that highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.gangs, and violence.

D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now so successful that it is now being implemented in 75 being implemented in 75 percent of our nation's school percent of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 districts and in more than 43 countries around the countries around the world.D.A.R.E. is a police world.D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.drug and violence-free lives.

BullyingBullying

Bullying may involve Bullying may involve teasing, taunting, verbal teasing, taunting, verbal abuse, shoving, hitting, abuse, shoving, hitting, spreading rumors, or spreading rumors, or deliberately excluding deliberately excluding someone.someone.

Bullying by peers can Bullying by peers can have serious long-term have serious long-term consequences for young consequences for young children. It takes a toll children. It takes a toll on both physical and on both physical and mental health. mental health.

An estimated 20% of high school students reported being bullied on school property in 2009, with a higher prevalence among females than males. (CDC, 2010g).

Bullying and Social Bullying and Social MediaMedia

Phoebe Prince and her Phoebe Prince and her suicide: drew suicide: drew international media international media attention and put the attention and put the focus on bullying in focus on bullying in American schools. American schools.

15-year old girl who 15-year old girl who emigrated from Ireland emigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts to Massachusetts brutally bullied in brutally bullied in person and by means person and by means of social media in of social media in 2009. 2009.

Emotional LiteracyEmotional Literacy

EMOTIONAL LITERACY EMOTIONAL LITERACY is the ability to is the ability to recognize, understand recognize, understand and appropriately and appropriately express our emotions. express our emotions. Just as verbal literacy Just as verbal literacy is the basic building-is the basic building-block for reading and block for reading and writing, emotional writing, emotional literacy is the basis for literacy is the basis for perceiving and perceiving and communicating communicating emotions. Becoming emotions. Becoming emotionally literate is emotionally literate is learning the alphabet, learning the alphabet, grammar and grammar and vocabulary of our vocabulary of our emotional lives.emotional lives.

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ChildhoodChildhood

Childhood is the time when an individual Childhood is the time when an individual begins school, when he or she is socialized begins school, when he or she is socialized and exposed to cultures other than that of and exposed to cultures other than that of the home, family, and neighborhood.the home, family, and neighborhood.

Faced with factors such as:Faced with factors such as: Social class and povertySocial class and poverty Children, Ethnic Awareness, and PrejudiceChildren, Ethnic Awareness, and Prejudice Child AbuseChild Abuse Childhood ObesityChildhood Obesity

ChildhoodChildhood

• Childhood obesity has Childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 tripled in the past 30 years.years.

• Obese youth are more Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. or high blood pressure.

• 1 in 7 low- income, 1 in 7 low- income, PRESCHOOL age children PRESCHOOL age children is obese.is obese.

• Children are not getting Children are not getting adequate exercise.adequate exercise.

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Respect for All WeekRespect for All Week

For the 2011-2012 school For the 2011-2012 school year, the NYC Department year, the NYC Department of Education has of Education has designated February 13-designated February 13-17, 2012 as RFA Week in 17, 2012 as RFA Week in all NYC public schools. all NYC public schools.

During this week, schools During this week, schools will have opportunities to will have opportunities to highlight and build upon highlight and build upon ongoing diversity ongoing diversity programs and curriculum-programs and curriculum-based instruction. based instruction. 

Schools will also have Schools will also have opportunities to embark opportunities to embark upon new initiatives upon new initiatives that promote respect that promote respect for diversity and engage for diversity and engage students in meaningful students in meaningful lessons and/or other lessons and/or other activities that focus on activities that focus on preventing bias-based preventing bias-based harassment, harassment, intimidation and/or intimidation and/or bullying. bullying.

Respect for all Week Respect for all Week ActivitiesActivities

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Child AbuseChild Abuse

Defined as: Defined as: Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a

parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation; orexploitation; or

An act or failure to act, which presents as imminent An act or failure to act, which presents as imminent risk of serious harm. risk of serious harm.

There are four types of Child Abuse: There are four types of Child Abuse: Physical AbusePhysical Abuse NeglectNeglect Sexual AbuseSexual Abuse Emotional AbuseEmotional Abuse

Recognizing Child Recognizing Child AbuseAbuse

The following signs in your student may be The following signs in your student may be indicative of child abuse or neglect: indicative of child abuse or neglect: Shows sudden changes in behavior or school Shows sudden changes in behavior or school

performance.performance. Has not received help for physical or medical Has not received help for physical or medical

problems brought to the parentproblems brought to the parent’’s attention.s attention. Has learning problems (or difficulty concentration) Has learning problems (or difficulty concentration)

that cannot be attributed to specific physical or that cannot be attributed to specific physical or psychological causes. psychological causes.

Is always watchful, as though preparing for Is always watchful, as though preparing for something bad to happen. something bad to happen.

Lacks adult supervision.Lacks adult supervision. Is overly compliant, passive, or withdrawn.Is overly compliant, passive, or withdrawn. Comes to school or other activities early, stays late, Comes to school or other activities early, stays late,

and does not want to go home. and does not want to go home.

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