Although critics urge that working part-time can interfere with a teenagers education some students should hold part-time jobs while going to school, but only if they work 20 hours or less because it helps build independence, responsibility, and some work skills. ... Also some might argue saying that students drop out of school for these low dead end jobs. ... When teens start there first job they show and acquire more independence and responsibility. ... These types of jobs are good for teenagers to start and have when they are young because it prepares them for high and better qualified ...

• Word Count: 722
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It wasn't until high school that Janice's cultural identity changed. During her elementary and junior high years, Janice saw drugs and gangs infesting the streets of her neighborhood. ... She recalls her African American studies in 10th grade, a private school, opening her eyes to the oppression and guilt that her grandfather had gone through. ... Janice states that the most important values in her culture are family, spirituality, independence, service and respect. ...

• Word Count: 3109
• Approx Pages: 12

At each plane of development, a particular level of independence is attained. In the first plane, the child strives for functional independence. ... " (Montessori, "Four Planes of Education," p.4, reprinted in 2004) At the second plane, this changes to, "Help me to think for myself," as the child works towards intellectual independence. At the third plane, the adolescent moves toward social/emotional independence "Help me find myself." At the fourth plane, early adulthood, the young adult strives for economic independence; "Help me to support myself....

• Word Count: 5198
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

The middle child/children is/are speculated to develop these following personality traits: low self-esteem, peacekeeping abilities, independence, as the parents cannot afford to spend a lot of time with the middle child. ... Thus, I became a perfectionist in my schoolwork and highly competitive towards my peers in order to gain high grades and my parents approval. ... The fourth stage, industry vs inferiority, is when one starts attending school. ... Parents and teachers constantly put pressure on the child to do better in school, and I believe that this contributes to these two personality tr...

• Word Count: 944
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During this stage a child needs to develop a sense of independence. ... This stage happens during the middle to late childhood, which is considered the elementary school years (6 years to puberty.) ... When she was attending high school, she was raped by a boy from a different school while attending a house party. ... She never wanted to hang out with any of her friends and the thought of attending school functions scared her. ...

• Word Count: 1574
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

At temple school they used to make fun of his appearance, and at grammar school they teased him for being Jewish (Sharkey, 1999). ... So right out of high school, Erikson decided to spend time wandering around Europe, all the while keeping a diary of his experiences. ... When he was 25, his friend Peter Blos, a fellow artist and Later, psychoanalyst, suggested he apply for a teaching position at an experimental school for American students run by Dorothy Burlingham, a friend of Anna Freud (Beoree, 1997). ... He also taught at a private school while educating himself as a Montesorri teacher. ...

• Word Count: 3384
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During his first week of preschool, Dylan would come to school with large, red bags under his eyes, but over the course of the month, that has gone away. ... Dylan's parents noted that school was the first time Dylan had been exposed to playdough. ... Dylan has shown imagination in the kitchen area at school. ... Dylan shows a working memory by knowing that he has to hang up his book bag and wash his hands right when he gets to school in the morning. ...

• Word Count: 3022
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During his first week of preschool, Dylan would come to school with large, red bags under his eyes, but over the course of the month, that has gone away. ... Dylan's parents noted that school was the first time Dylan had been exposed to play dough. ... Dylan has shown imagination in the kitchen area at school. ... Dylan shows a working memory by knowing that he has to hang up his book bag and wash his hands right when he gets to school in the morning. ...

• Word Count: 3047
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School