Adolescent Emotional Tendencies
Karen Merino, Maria Jose Morocho, Kelli Francis, Ian Allison
Eleven Year Olds - Typical and Observed
-Competitive
- Moody
- Need adult empathy
- Need time to talk
- Self absorbed
- Tough time making decisions
- Well behaved away from home
- Worry a lot
Eleven Year Olds - Implications
- Asking for help too much where it takes away from learning time
- Can become frustrated- Don't think of consequences to their actions
- Exclude students from certain situations
- Talk too much during class
Twelve Year Olds - Typical and Observed
- Appreciate adult interaction
- Begin thinking about earning money from jobs
- Begin to take initiative
- Capable of self awareness
- Care about opinions from their peers
- Leadership qualities
Twelve Year Olds - Implications
- Begin attaining jobs
- Begin forming bonds with teachers
- Benefit from award ceremonies
- More apt to follow their peers opinions
- Willing to take on more responsibilityThirteen Year Olds - Typical and Observed
- Begin to quiet down
- Concerned about appearance- Insecure about physical changes
- Mean and sarcastic due to insecurity
- Realize that their bodies are changing and become more self aware
- Tend to not do as well in cooperative groups
- Willing to challenge/question their teachers
Thirteen Year Olds - Implications
- Students judge one another
- Students pay attention to the way that they dress and represent themselves
- Teachers may have trouble focusing on instruction while dealing with students
Fourteen Year Olds - Typical and Observed
- Adult personalities continue to develop
- Apt to giving into peer pressure- Develop distinct senses of humor
- Feel like they have a high amount of knowledge
- Highly involved in activities and clubs
- Spread themselves thin by joining multiple activities
Fourteen Year Olds - Implications
- Become tired from being involved in so many activities
- Cause problems in the classroom by acting smarter than the teacher
- Expect to be treated like adults- Get into trouble more often from listening to friends
- Interruptions in the classroom from students speaking out
- Stressed due to busy lifestyle