Why Rush Childhood?

In Leon Botstein's 'Let Teenagers Try Adulthood', the idea of teenagers growing up quickly is discussed.  He believes that since society forces teens to do "grown-up" things while we are still young, the school system should develop to meet these levels as well.  If children are getting pregnant before they become adults then shouldn't they as well be able to make responsible decisions like where to work and how to do it?


Absolutely not.  The immature teenager in me wants to agree with his comments on lowering the graduation age to sixteen.  However, I myself am a sixteen years old and have no clue what I want to do in the future.  I hate to admit it, but staying in school until I am eighteen is probably the only way for me to find out what my true passion is.


I enjoy mathematics.  I tend to do well in them and I like the idea that all problems have an exact answer; there is no room for interpretation.  As I take higher level math classes at my school, I am starting to realize that not all math comes easily to me.  I am often very confused and am starting to think that things like imaginary solutions and complex conjugates are not what I want to continue to do in my life.  By staying in high school and taking the assigned classes, I am able to be subjected to the basics which is, in turn, helping me further explore my interests.


"Stay young as long as you can, cause when you grow old you can't get it back."