----- Original Message ----- From: "Marijane Meaker" <
mjmeaker@yahoo.com> To: <
rara-avis@icomm.ca> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003
1:55 PM Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Marijane Meaker's web
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> I don't think today's kids are more delicate - just
the opposite. Have
> you seen the movie Thirteen? Packer would be tame
reading for today's
> kids. Out-of-date and anachronistic.
Hi Ms. Meaker, it's a real pleasure having you posting to
this list. I teach thirteen year-olds, and I think it's
interesting that so many people are under the impression that
they're more worldly than thirteen year-olds of previous
generations. I'd agree up to a point.
However, it seems that a lot of their 'worldliness' comes
from exposure to the harsh realities of adult life via
magazines, television, and movies such as "Thirteen."
Granted, they know the world is out there, but how much of it
they have experienced as anything other than a voyeur remains
to be seen. In my experience, this is overwhelmingly the
case.
All the best, and again, welcome to this list!
Brian Thornton
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