In their recently released book entitle 'Do Hard Things - A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations', Alex and Brett Harris commenting on the origin of the word 'Teenager' and the negative impact that it has had upon our society, remark; 'Ours has been the century of the teenager... Isn't that exactly what has happened? Entire industries - movie, music, fashion, fast food- and countless online services revolve around the consumer habits of, you guessed it, teens.
With all this money and attention focused on teens, the teen years are viewed as some sort of vacation. Society doesn't expect much of anything from young people during their teen years - except trouble. And it certainly doesn't expect competence, maturity, or productivity. The saddest part is that, as the culture around them has come to expect less and less, young people have dropped to meet those lower expectations. Since most of us have grown up surrounded by these low expectations, meeting them is like breathing to us - we never give it a thought. And we never realize what we've lost.
As one education expert put it, 'Our current ceiling for students is really much closer to where the floor ought to be.' Think about that. The most that our society expects from our teens is really much closer to the least we should expect. Does that strike you as extreme? To us it seems extremely true. And not just in school but in every area of our lives.'
On today's 'Calling For Truth' Radio Program, we will speak with Alex and Brett Harris about their new book 'Do Hard Things' and about their 'Rebelution' ministry.
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Kevin Boling
Do Hard Things Teens & Low Expectations Knowing The Truth Radio