Exhibit 2.7
Alienated or Too Busy?
Base: Parent working full-time
Spend Too Much Time
Agree
Disagree
Base: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .825 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357
%
%
High Alienation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Low Alienation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Where Are Teens Going for Advice -- Home vs. School?
On a positive note, most teens in need of advice about what classes to take at school
feel that they could get this advice at home, at school or from friends (Exhibit 2.8).
More to the point:
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77% of teens feel they could go to a family member,
·
70% feel they could go to someone at school, and
·
71% could go to a friend.
But where would they go for advice in this area? Here there's little agreement
between parents and teachers, with both overestimating the role they would play and
underestimating the role that the other party might play:
·
Almost all teachers (94%) think students would rely on the schools for advice;
few (44%) think students would seek this sort of guidance at home.
·
Most parents (87%), on the other hand, feel that their children would look for
advice at home, with only 53% thinking their children would look toward the
schools for help in this area.
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And both parents and teachers seem to underestimate the role friends might
play.
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