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cSchools arwhincreds gly reduc gueverythi ghto technique and testo.ca knowledge. Thus, stude_es have lost ohx eools e ulear)_exuedat helpcehem resolve pro.cams batside ohx box. They no longer arwhoriented eoward ohx geod, ohx erue and thx beautiful, but rapher to a Stude_es have arnard oimerbecom g adults, says Sasse, because “wechave no defino.ca goalufor eaihiihildreo becomeuan adult.” Inse.ad, ohxre is a piecemeal suc==='-mattpt v0]roaihi“ohat produces passive rapher than aceive emerging adults.”)}pscEducapors like Sasse, have many ideas abbatufix_exued ipro.cam. Most involve r"==r)i ghto thx bds cs at an early age. Ophers arwhrefresh gly original since they address new pro.cams unknow_ in the pmst.)}psc
Sasse recommends,ufor example, an end to age segregappli, ohose “ghettos” whxre you]h only associate with you]h. Everyona g{ cs when you ghpeoplecrtterace with th irieldpts. The rllusion e ueternal you]h is morwhdifficulthwhen you]h izen=='s with th fragility and gentle dignity e uage.)}pscLikewise, adolescetts need eo know abbatusuffer g, dea]h and dy g. It helpscehem see ohat theirilives arwhnot perp"==al. TeaihingiihildSe_ hbw eo suffer early in
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For ohose batside ohis i)creds gly priv leged posFopli, a ==r)a;back wrll be very difficult. The next phase e uede debrie must address ede very redl pro.cam e ureaihingiedose baAt this poi_e, hbwever, ohxre is cause for celebrappli. At least ohx debrie has begui.)}pscAs see_ on The Stredm