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Many students leave their community to venture into the "real" world ill-prepared to face obstacles that others have planned for. This lack of awareness causes misunderstandings in society, social and political issues, and how the world works. As recent films, documentaries, and books have shown, there has been a boom of interest regarding the concept of our planet's preservation and sustaining its environment. However, research has shown that the current generation of students are of the least aware of our planet's problems. This poses the problem of our next generation of leaders being ignorant with this issue when they're the ones who are on high demand for action in dealing with it. "The paradox is that we are fostering a generation that is likely to face the toughest environmental challenges yet to be experienced by mankind, climate change and the ever increasing pressure on natural resources. Yet our research suggests that children are losing their connection with the natural environment," said the researchers. Being sheltered from this subject not only affects the single person it affects millions of people and their posterity. Shouldn't we give more attention to this? Our planet is in these children's hands, do you like what you see?

source: http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=8415

Sex is a subject that some parents are apprehensive about in discussing with their teenagers. However, this conversation could be the difference in a pregnant daughter or a son soon to be a father. Sheltering children from open discussions about sex are only harmful to their knowledge of the concept. "According to an ABC News poll, about 90 percent of parents nationwide say they've spoken to their teens about sex. Only half of their teens agree. So whatever parents think is "the sex talk," it doesn't seem to register with their kids." Parents must keep in mind that the teenager's understanding of sex in communication comes from previous knowledge that the parent has experienced but the teen has not. The parents could easily leave out a bit of important insight that can cause the discussion to become distorted for their teen. This poll reveals that 10 percent of American households do not openly discuss sex. This only hurts the teen and may cause future misunderstandings which may lead to pregnancy or fathering a child. By not allowing sex to be a subject to talk about at home they are sheltering the kids and causing setbacks in their lives.

source: http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Health/story?id=1968984&page=1

Nowadays people are getting married, going to war, and touring the world in a band at young ages. Yet they are not responsible enough to drink alcohol says the US government. They can vote for the next leader of the free world and die for their country but they aren't allowed to enjoy a glass champagne on New Year's Eve. "What we currently have is age-specific prohibition and young people are forced to create their own "speakeasies" in dorm rooms and other secret locations where they, too, must gulp their alcohol in the absence of moderating social control." Sheltering the young American public has created the message that they are not mature enough to attain the responsibility. However, I can walk down to a bar and see many irresponsible adults getting in their car to go home blatantly hammered. This leads to proof that "drinking is, in itself, not evidence of maturity...... that responsible consumption for those who choose to drink is evidence of maturity." The drinking age of twenty-one has been counter-productive just as Prohibition was. Sheltering these young Americans is ridiculous given the sacrifices we yield to our government.

source: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YouthIssues/references/1053520190.html