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DISCUSSION TIME. The Pains of Growing Up. A sense of identity Puberty Maturing Peer Pressure Coming of Age Crave Excitement Taking chances. Questions for Discussion. What was difficult about your life as a teenager? What kinds of bad things did you do with your friends?

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DISCUSSION TIME

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  1. DISCUSSION TIME

  2. The Pains of Growing Up • A sense of identity • Puberty • Maturing • Peer Pressure • Coming of Age • Crave Excitement • Taking chances

  3. Questions for Discussion • What was difficult about your life as a teenager? • What kinds of bad things did you do with your friends? • What kinds of things did you argue with your parents about when you were growing up? • What kind of things did you worry about when you were a teenager? • What kinds of things do you worry about now?

  4. High School Life • That is where the similarities end • Personal belongings • Religious schools • Coeducational schools • Socialize • Academic colleges • Commercial colleges • Wide range of sports • School Curriculum • Part-time jobs

  5. Questions for Discussions • 1. What was your high school life like? Do you look at it as a time of happiness? • 2. How has your personality changed from when you were in high school to now? • 3. What are the differences between American and Korean high schools? How about universities? • 4. Who was your favorite teacher in high school or middle school and why?

  6. Coeducation • Single-sex • Envy • Hugging and kissing • Distraction • School Districts • Radical Idea • Goes against tradition • Public/Private Schools

  7. Questions for Discussions • What arguments could you make for separating boys and girls in public schools? • What arguments could you make for making schools co-educational? • Which policy do you think is the best for Korean schools and why? • What kind of schools do you want to send your children too?

  8. Fashion • Hang out • Designer Goods • People in their 20s • Debt • Show off • Fakes / Imitations • Second Hand • Impress

  9. Questions for Discussion • What kind of brands do you like to purchase? • If you had a lot of money, what kind of brands would you like to buy? • How important is fashion to your life? • What are your key tips to being fashionable? • Why are many Koreans obsessed with designer goods?

  10. Dating • Having a crush • Instantly • Controversial • Curious • They are the exception • Don’t care

  11. Discussion Questions • Who was your biggest crush in middle school, high school, or university? How long did it last? • When is it the best time for people to start dating and why? • How do your parents feel about going out on dates? • Should the boy pay or should it be dutch? • Describe the perfect date with your crush.

  12. Sex Education • Embarrassed, ashamed, or shy • Taboo subject • Open society • The birds and the bees • Transition • Unwanted pregnancy • Abortion • Emotions • Romantic Love • Just a fact of life

  13. Discussion Questions • At what age should sex education be taught? Middle school or high school? • When did you first take sex education classes? • Do you think AIDS is a danger to Korean society? • How do most Korean teenagers learn about sex education? • What do you feel about abortion? Is it legal or illegal in Korea?

  14. Going to College • Competition is fierce • Graduate • Flunk out • Extracurricular activities • Tough job market • What you get out of it depends on what you put in... • In this respect...

  15. Questions for Discussion • Why did you choose your major? • How important were your parent’s opinion in choosing your university or major? • Do you think all high school students should go to college? • Did any of your friends not go to college? If so, what are they doing now? • What do you want to do after graduation? • So far, what have you learned the most from your university education?

  16. Family and Social Relationships • Turn into / changed into / morphed • Close relationships • Guanxi • Nepotism / Favoritism • Breaking away – I feel she is breaking away. • Center of entertainment, center of technology, center of finance • Pressures of life, Pressures of ….. • Just do what it takes……

  17. Discussion Questions • How many people are in your family? • Are you the only child, first child, middle child, or the last child? Whatever your position, do you think it has effected your personality? • What personal problems would you never talk to your parents about and why? • What do you think is the meaning of being a good parent?

  18. Friends • Influenced by…. • Inseparable • Childhood friends / University friends • Best Friends • Acquaintance / Friend • Comfort and support

  19. Discussion Questions • Who is our one best friend and how did you meet? • How many close friends do you have? • What is the greatest thing a friend has ever done for you? • Do you also consider some of your friends as rivals? • What kind of responsibilities come from being a true friend?

  20. Choosing a Career • Career • Swamped with…. • Talents and interests • Enjoying • Rest of your life….. • Job related to your major…..

  21. Discussion Questions • What is your dream job and why? • What are the most important factors for you in your career decision? Money, respect, pleasure? • How important will English be in your future and career? • What jobs do you think will have the brightest opportunities in the future? • What jobs do you think will have weak demand in the future?

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