Chermaine/ parents:relax

The author's first main point is that young people these days are becoming smarter and even more able to make their own right decisions. They are able to think rationally and able to make decision for themselves

The second main point would be that according to statistics, teens have been having less criminal records, are less involved in illigal things. This shows that teens now abide to the law more than that of those in the previous years.

The last main point would be that whether teens will be allowed to do whatever things that adults are entitled to do. Also whether teens should be given more rights in deciding their own life. There has been an argument between two different parties about this. It is to determine whether teens are suppose to be entitled these rights and whether will they use it to their advantage or will it result in problems.


I do agree with the author that for teens to be entitled to the rights of the adults, it shall depend on the various individuals. Not everyone given the same rights and make the same and right decision. Some teens might misuse this priviledge and results in future problems. That is why i think that only teens whom are capable of making rationale decisions should be entitled this priviledge. An example would be to give the choice of a teen's education to themselves. This might result in a variation of response from different teens. From teens who realise the importance of education, who are mature enough to know that education is a very essential tool for them to succeed in life in the future will therefore choose to go to school and study hard even if given the choice to not to go to school. However on the other hand, for those teens who do not so the vitality in education and who deem education as a waste of time and being so innocent, thinking that without an education they still are able to make a mark in the society. Therefore with this thinking, they will hence choose not to attend school as they do not see any use of education. Hence, we can see that if given a choice, these teens who might be of the same age might have totally different choices and who knows when they might make the wrong choice for themselves.That is why i think that the ability to make every decisions for themselves should not be given to all teens but only those who are capable to make the rationale decisions.