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Peer pressure. Our teachers think about it, our parents worry about it, and we have to deal with it every day. In fact, the words "peer pressure" are thrown about as if it is always a bad thing. I believe, however, that there is a good side as well as a bad side to it.
We all know what peer pressure is. It is the influence your friends have over you that changes the choices you make. A good example of negative peer pressure is drinking. Many teens drink. Our teachers know it, our parents know it, and we see it first-hand. If peer pressure results in someone becoming seriously impaired, especially if that person then feels he or she has to drive somewhere, then obviously the peer pressure in this case was negative. A classic example of this would be sorority and fraternity hazing. Every year we hear in the news about some college student who died of acute alcohol poisoning after being pressured by the other members in the fraternity he recently pledged to join. However, it doesn't take that much pressure to coax most teens into drinking. If their friends drink, they will encourage him or her to participate.
But does this place all the responsibility on peer pressure? Probably not. Teens want to explore new things, including, unfortunately, alcohol. It could be argued that teens are prone...
Teens are trapped between childhood and adulthood. It is a time for us to learn to make our own decisions, and we will be influenced by our friends. But that is just in the nature of human beings. If we all restricted our activities to things our friends don't participate in, far fewer adults would golf. Adult golfers often get interested in taking up the sport because they have friends who golf. Common activities help form and cement social bonds, and human beings are social animals.
Of course, sometimes teens will make unfortunate choices, such as drinking too much. They can feel the pressure to join in, and the consequences can be serious. But the nature of adolescence as a time to explore and try new things is, I think at least partly the result of being a teenager.
Cigarette smoking is another experience where teens may feel peer pressure. Those who smoke may look "cool," and teens who have friends who smoke are more likely to smoke themselves. But once again, the very nature of being a teenager may have as much influence as peer pressure. Teens try new things.
Peer pressure, however, can also be a positive force. If a teen's friends work hard in school, then school success becomes a positive part of that…
Although the teen's parents may be the pillars of good and upright community and society, generally the teen is looking outward for role models. Many good role models can be found within the community in the form of sports coaches, teachers, community leaders and so forth. When a parent sees that a teen admires an individual that is of good character and lives a lifestyle that is upright and
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Each level influences and is influenced by those around it." (Costa, Kahaneo, Lipton, et al., 2001, p. 2). Once the teacher understands how their performance and their teaching ability relate to the outcomes of the school as a whole, they will be able to understand the need for peer observation and coaching. They desire better outcomes for the school, but they are not accustomed to the openness of the peer
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