I see them all in town after school, behaving well and the different tribes from different schools mixing or passing each other without incident. Over the last year been on lots of school visits (year 7 entry) and all the young people seem well behaved, considerate and well, more grown up. My neighbours young teens are concerned about the environment and gay rights and always bravely standing up for someone.
Compare and contrast to my own experiences in the 80s. There were vicious playground fights and hideous bullying was rife. Some kids were destroyed. Really uncool to get good grades. Lots of snogging, sex and smoking in school at a young age. The teachers did nothing about any of it. When different schools met on the bus or high road there would be name calling and fighting. A couple of schools merged and I heard it was awful and took years to settle.
Now I have moved back to the same town so it's not a socioeconomic thing. But the contrast in behaviour and general I dunno, "niceness" is immense.
Are the teachers more on top of it / behaviour expectations discussed early on, or just an innate niceness has evolved?
It makes me feel so much happier about my daughter starting year 7 I can't begin to tell you.
Anyone else experienced similar?
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Is it me or do teens seem so much more grown up and nice these days?
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BobsKnobs · 19/03/2016 07:59
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