Assignment #6 - Taylor Galavotti - The TEeNs

Something that really grinds my gears is the dichotomy of opinions on teenagers from adults.

On the one hand, they claim that everything teens say is a product of the generational divide, that they can't focus for more than 30 seconds, and their opinions carry zero weight in terms of political discussion. "You're just a kid," they'll say, using that as their piece-de-resistance when you capsize their entire argument with legitimate statistics. It's frustrating to me because we are meant to be making what I would consider to be the most important decision of our entire lives: what we want to be when we grow up.

The emphasis on college is important, don't get me wrong. Getting good grades, joining clubs, gaining leadership positions are all important facets of building your future. Understanding why these things are helpful may not be clear to us as impudent freshmen, but we'll be glad come senior year and we are filling out college apps. And in filling out those applications, we are taking the first steps towards our future as real-live adults.

But how are we supposed to be making these life-changing decisions if we are "just kids?" It doesn't make sense to me at all.