Chante
Teens Are In No Rush To Drive
By Chante
Are you eager to get your driver’s licence? Turns out many teens don’t want to get them or just don’t have the time. Donna St. George states in her article that in 1988 only 44.7% of 16 year olds got their licenses. In 2008, only 6 years ago 30.7% of 16 year olds got their licence. That is a major decrease in numbers! Now the question is why? Why have the numbers gone down? Why are teens showing less interest in getting their licences? What has changed since all those years ago?
From a website called US Today they show this:
People who are too busy: People who prefer to ride a bike
18-19 years old= 56.6% or walk:
20-29 years old= 33.6% 18-19 years old= 24.2%
30-39 years old= 21.4% 20-29 years old= 19.6%
30-39 years old= 21.8%
People who think its too expensive:
18-19 years old= 30.3% People who prefer public
20-29 years old= 31.8% transportation:
30-39 years old= 34% 18-19 years old= 9.6%
20-29 years old= 20.1%
People who prefer a ride from others: 30-39 years old= 20.9%
18-19 years old= 40.4%
20-29 years old= 24.8%
30-39 years old= 28.2%
For 18-19 year olds the biggest problem seems to be that they are too busy to get a licence. That seems fair. Now and days the schools give more tests and assignments, plus, the work at home; chores, errands, and everyday things. Oddly, the same things go for 20-29 year olds. They also say that it is more expensive. Witch I can understand because usually around that time you go to college and that is really expensive for everybody. Maybe they have to spend all their money on college and have no money left for anything else. 30-39 year old’s biggest problem is that its too expensive too. Wow! Again? It seems like being too busy and it costing too much are the top biggest reasons why people aren’t getting their licence. Well I won’t speak for everybody but i think that’s my answer. Why are people not interested in getting their licence anymore? The answer is because people are either busy or it is too expensive. My response to that is: I think that if they think they don’t have time they have to make time. Put priorities first. Learn how to say “No”. If you think its too expensive their is almost always a solution for that. Just ask for jobs, look around and see what you can do to make some extra bucks. With saying all that I think I’ll just wait till my time comes and make my decision later.
By Chante
Are you eager to get your driver’s licence? Turns out many teens don’t want to get them or just don’t have the time. Donna St. George states in her article that in 1988 only 44.7% of 16 year olds got their licenses. In 2008, only 6 years ago 30.7% of 16 year olds got their licence. That is a major decrease in numbers! Now the question is why? Why have the numbers gone down? Why are teens showing less interest in getting their licences? What has changed since all those years ago?
From a website called US Today they show this:
People who are too busy: People who prefer to ride a bike
18-19 years old= 56.6% or walk:
20-29 years old= 33.6% 18-19 years old= 24.2%
30-39 years old= 21.4% 20-29 years old= 19.6%
30-39 years old= 21.8%
People who think its too expensive:
18-19 years old= 30.3% People who prefer public
20-29 years old= 31.8% transportation:
30-39 years old= 34% 18-19 years old= 9.6%
20-29 years old= 20.1%
People who prefer a ride from others: 30-39 years old= 20.9%
18-19 years old= 40.4%
20-29 years old= 24.8%
30-39 years old= 28.2%
For 18-19 year olds the biggest problem seems to be that they are too busy to get a licence. That seems fair. Now and days the schools give more tests and assignments, plus, the work at home; chores, errands, and everyday things. Oddly, the same things go for 20-29 year olds. They also say that it is more expensive. Witch I can understand because usually around that time you go to college and that is really expensive for everybody. Maybe they have to spend all their money on college and have no money left for anything else. 30-39 year old’s biggest problem is that its too expensive too. Wow! Again? It seems like being too busy and it costing too much are the top biggest reasons why people aren’t getting their licence. Well I won’t speak for everybody but i think that’s my answer. Why are people not interested in getting their licence anymore? The answer is because people are either busy or it is too expensive. My response to that is: I think that if they think they don’t have time they have to make time. Put priorities first. Learn how to say “No”. If you think its too expensive their is almost always a solution for that. Just ask for jobs, look around and see what you can do to make some extra bucks. With saying all that I think I’ll just wait till my time comes and make my decision later.
The Angel in Water
He was a hero who gave his young life to save another. His name was Xander Vento. He was only four years old when he saved a life. On Monday August 6th, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas Xander Vento went to Woodland Springs, a public swimming pool to take a dip in the shallow end. Quickly Xander noticed something odd. He spotted a 3-year old girl struggling to stay above water in the 4ft 6in deep end of the pool. Xander made a brave decision to dive in and save her. The boy supports her all the way to safety. Xander becomes too exhausted at the end and slips under the water. He was found in the bottom of the pool still alive. He wasn’t breathing and he was unconscious but he had a pulse. They brought him to the surface and he fell into a coma. They immediately took him to Cook Children’s Medical Center where the child was put on life support. His parents Chris and Misty Vento reported on thursday of that week, only three days after the incident that they would end poor Xander’s misery and take him off life support. Both parents were very upset. They told the media: “We have made the extremely difficult decision to remove our precious son Xander from life support,” the parents said in a statement. “We in some way hope our son’s life serves as an inspiration. He was the angel in the pool who sacrificed himself to save another.
He was a hero who gave his young life to save another. His name was Xander Vento. He was only four years old when he saved a life. On Monday August 6th, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas Xander Vento went to Woodland Springs, a public swimming pool to take a dip in the shallow end. Quickly Xander noticed something odd. He spotted a 3-year old girl struggling to stay above water in the 4ft 6in deep end of the pool. Xander made a brave decision to dive in and save her. The boy supports her all the way to safety. Xander becomes too exhausted at the end and slips under the water. He was found in the bottom of the pool still alive. He wasn’t breathing and he was unconscious but he had a pulse. They brought him to the surface and he fell into a coma. They immediately took him to Cook Children’s Medical Center where the child was put on life support. His parents Chris and Misty Vento reported on thursday of that week, only three days after the incident that they would end poor Xander’s misery and take him off life support. Both parents were very upset. They told the media: “We have made the extremely difficult decision to remove our precious son Xander from life support,” the parents said in a statement. “We in some way hope our son’s life serves as an inspiration. He was the angel in the pool who sacrificed himself to save another.
Why do Children Lie, Cheat, Or Steal?
By Chante
Chances are by the time you’re 20 you have either lied, cheated, or stolen. As a human we have natural instincts to do something or to not do something, Conscious. Children these days are learning how to agnor their conscious. As children become careless the rate of teen crimes grow. Luckily, most teens grow out of these behaviors as they grow into an adult, but it’s better sooner than later.
Many parents have found it very difficult to manage their child when they have sort of an addiction to theft, or stealing, or even lying. Until the age about 3 children don’t understand the concept of lying, cheating, or stealing. The might take something thats not theirs or say they’re doing something that they’re not really, but they don’t know why it might be wrong. All you can do is tell them no and apologize to who ever the victim is. From the ages of 3-5 or 6 children can now understand what is wrong or right. They now know that those things are wrong, but they usually only lie about small things and as far as cheating and stealing goes it really just depends on the child. Some don’t and some do. The ages 6 and up children have a full understanding of things and that is when you should get a bit strict of that stuff but don’t over react.
Some children might lie because their scared or to satisfy their parents. Often children steal out of jealousy and cheat out of greed and to get revenge. The best thing to do when you hear that your child has either lied, cheated, or stolen is to first stay calm and don’t over react. Ask your child what their story is. It is always good to get both point of views. Then get an understanding of why they did it or what lead them to do it. Give them consequences and make them understand what was wrong that happened.
Over all just set a good example for your child. They learn best from their parents. No matter what your little girl or boy does they don’t hate you! <3
By Chante
Chances are by the time you’re 20 you have either lied, cheated, or stolen. As a human we have natural instincts to do something or to not do something, Conscious. Children these days are learning how to agnor their conscious. As children become careless the rate of teen crimes grow. Luckily, most teens grow out of these behaviors as they grow into an adult, but it’s better sooner than later.
Many parents have found it very difficult to manage their child when they have sort of an addiction to theft, or stealing, or even lying. Until the age about 3 children don’t understand the concept of lying, cheating, or stealing. The might take something thats not theirs or say they’re doing something that they’re not really, but they don’t know why it might be wrong. All you can do is tell them no and apologize to who ever the victim is. From the ages of 3-5 or 6 children can now understand what is wrong or right. They now know that those things are wrong, but they usually only lie about small things and as far as cheating and stealing goes it really just depends on the child. Some don’t and some do. The ages 6 and up children have a full understanding of things and that is when you should get a bit strict of that stuff but don’t over react.
Some children might lie because their scared or to satisfy their parents. Often children steal out of jealousy and cheat out of greed and to get revenge. The best thing to do when you hear that your child has either lied, cheated, or stolen is to first stay calm and don’t over react. Ask your child what their story is. It is always good to get both point of views. Then get an understanding of why they did it or what lead them to do it. Give them consequences and make them understand what was wrong that happened.
Over all just set a good example for your child. They learn best from their parents. No matter what your little girl or boy does they don’t hate you! <3