Adolescent and youthful years are a difficult period for both the children themselves and adults (both parents and teachers). From obedient and accommodating guys suddenly become bold and uncontrollable. This is a natural age stage.
The unstable political and economic situation in the country sometimes has a negative impact on teenagers and young men. In the process of adaptation and getting used to society, many children face the problems of migration and poverty. As a result, there is an increase in early alcoholization, a denial of the need to study or work, up to manifestations of cruelty and aggression.
Can puberty even go smoothly? Or does it have to “take off” somewhere?
Lyudmila Petranovskaya:
The essence of the teenage crisis is that the child ceases to be a child. Those dependency relationships that he had with his parents, when, on the one hand, he counted on their protection and care, and on the other, he recklessly trusted and obeyed them, must someday end. We cannot grow up until we are separated from our parents.
In archaicsocieties did not have adolescence…
The task of adults is to help correctly assess the environment and find their position. We need educated, independent and responsible people. Capable of making decisions and being responsible for their consequences.
Main problems adults have with teenagers and young men
Problems arise both in the family and in the educational institution. We list the main ones:
- the child "doesn't want anything" (as a rule, curiosity remains, it just no longer fits into the adult value system),
- bad habits,
- "sticks on the Internet",
- starts to lie,
- doesn't get along with peers and adults.
Features of the psychology of adolescents and young men
This age in psychology is called a crisis. At the physiological level, this is the age of intensive development of the body (including sexual), hormonal "storms". On the social side, the child enters a qualitatively new role - a conscious member of society, from using adult assessments to self-esteem, through self-knowledge (by comparing oneself with others). There is a contradiction. The child tries to be the same as everyone else, but feels the need to stand out from the masses by any available means. The inner world, the inner life of a person at this age are intensively developing. Feelings (friendship, love) become more mature.
The role of the team
Unification of adolescents into groups occurs formally (classes - in schools, groups - in special and higher institutions) and not formally (arise spontaneously as a result of rejection of generally accepted norms, values, exacerbation of their own problems).
Group is a powerful tool for education, a solid foundation for the accumulation of social and psychological experience. Properly established group work will ease the difficulties of communication at the stage of getting to know new members. The group has many more options for solving problems or achieving a goal.
Two people can save each other where one dies.
Group Forms
The main purpose of group work is to form:
- logical thinking;
- the skill to "put in order" your thoughts;
- oral speech;
- mercy and charity;
- positive self-esteem;
- teamwork;
- cooperative skills;
- defining the essence;
- Public speaking skills.
There are many forms and methods. As practice and experience show, the most preferred by both children and organizers is a game form. Advantages - do not require large material costs, ease of implementation and organization.
Jeff's exercise as a playful form of dialogue interaction
In modern research on the organization of the educational process, much attention is paid to interactive technologies that haveactive influence on the development of higher mental functions (primarily thinking), communicative qualities of the individual. The ability to argue one's point of view, to clearly formulate a thought, the ability to listen and hear the interlocutor develops.
Jeff's exercise is to a certain extent close to discourse - collective discussion, reflection on a topic, problem. But it has several substantive and organizational differences.
Game Features
This method has a number of substantive and organizational differences. Let's denote them:
- At the same time, a number of issues are considered and analyzed, which are grouped by a single topic and sorted by the level of complexity and generalization. According to the principle - from the simplest to the complex and from the specific to the general.
- Geoff's method forces each participant to argue their point of view on each issue.
- Discussion or argument that changes the topic covered is expressly excluded in the rules of Jeff's exercise, so most participants do not have the opportunity to divert from the topic with inappropriate statements.
- The playing area is conditionally divided into three zones: the answer space "Yes", the answer space "No", the answer space "I don't know".
- During the reflection on the problem, participants have the right to change their mind, while taking the appropriate spatial position.
- Jeff does not imply active participation in the MC's thinking.
- Poat the end of the game, the host does not sum up the results, since his point of view can contrast sharply with the opinion of the participants, which goes against the idea of training, when everyone has the right to their own personal position.
Rules
During Jeff's exercise, the playing area is conventionally divided into three spaces:
- zone for those who choose the answer "Yes";
- zone for those who choose the answer "No";
- area for those who choose "Don't know" (may use "abstain").
As a variant of Jeff's completion, we suggest using the following technique. In conclusion, each participant is invited to briefly express their attitude to the key concept.
Any room suitable for holding and free movement of all participants in the game is suitable. The facilitator speaks or reads pre-prepared statements. After listening, the players within one or two minutes occupy the space of one or another position corresponding to the player's opinion on this or that statement.
As statements, you can pick up well-known aphorisms, proverbs and sayings, popular expressions. You can formulate them yourself.
The collections of statements we offer are not unambiguous and do not claim to be true. Subject, content, specific statements can be changed in accordance with the solution of the necessary tasks, the relevance of certain problems, age characteristicsparticipants.
Time spent from one to two hours, depending on the number of statements and the intensity of the discussion.
Guidelines
The number of players should be large, 20-30 people. Participants' statements are free within the topic. Thanks to this, they learn the freedom to express their own opinions, the ability to give answers to questions, to justify their own rightness. Collective activity helps in the study of the world around and teaches to respect the opinions of other participants.
Jeff's teen exercise is done in two steps:
- first ask questions and get answers;
- on the second, analysis is underway.
Prepared inscriptions "Yes", "No", "I don't know" are placed in three zones remote from each other. For carrying out the leader and his assistant are necessary. The leader himself must be located so that from anywhere in the room he is visible and well heard by everyone.
They use a ball, a flag and so on as a talisman tool.
After the question has been asked, the participants are determined with the answer, and occupy the corresponding zone. The facilitator addresses each zone in order, with the question: "Why did you answer that way?". The one who raises his hand is thrown a ball or other object, and he answers.
It is forbidden to discuss, criticize. They listen to the opinion and that's it.
The principle of selecting questions for the game
The teen questions in Jeff's exercise break down intothematic blocks:
- substantive issues;
- social;
- psychological;
- organizational.
At least 30 questions are recommended for each block and about 10 for analysis.
Jeff's exercise: questions for students, recommended topics:
- acquaintance for freshmen;
- communication with seniors;
- social problems of society;
- politics;
- leadership;
- religion.
Up to 25 questions for each block and 7-10 for analysis.
In each block they come up with questions in three target directions:
- know thyself;
- get to know others;
- get new questions you never knew existed.
