Delinquency in gymnasium

• Author: Dorina Szatmari
• Position: Secondary School 'Dimitrie Cantemir' , Oradea
• Pages: 229-237

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DELINQUENCY IN GYMNASIUM

Dorina Szatmari

Secondary School “Dimitrie Cantemir” , Oradea

Abstract:

The gymnasium years can be the most innocent ones, but they can remain

marked for ever by sad memories because of the fragility of this age. Whether the

delinquent acts that happened to you personally or you only witnessed them, you

may never forget them.

In my writing I included fragments about sanctions from the Regulation of

Rules and Management for Secondary Schools, because many times parents or

other persons who don’t know the rules, propose unacceptable solutions.

Using real facts, accumulated from a long teaching experience, I presented

some causes of delinquency.

The final of writing presents a possible solution for diminution of juvenile

delinquency: the emphasis of Education for Responsibility, as a logical

acceptance of consequences which follow a decision, a behavior, an attitude,

without obstructing free choice.

Key words: gymnasium, solutions, free choice

Gymnasium age sometimes remains as a confused period of life.

This age lacks of substance and do not fit our further fulfillment.

When we recall our primary school mates we remember them all as being

cute, friendly etc. But the secondary school time is not one’s pride, not even in

photos.…The one who used to be plump runs a Top Modeling Company, the

floppy ears kid leads a successful business in electronics, that popular boy killed

himself while in army, the girl next to him was broadcasted while being charged as

a peculator etc.

Rarely a picture from gymnasium shows the real potential of future adults.

Contrary, many times ex-mates surprise us with their achievements and their

changed looks. But the saddest moment is when we remembered about the

disappearance of one of us, or about the troubles we got involved in.

The age of gymnasium - 10/11 till 14/15 years coincides with puberty.

The latest generation just demonstrates an earlier debut in puberty: the children are

taller and more physically developed. They are still very sensitive, even if they are

hiding behind a rough attitude. This is the reason why this period is full of

conflicts. The teen-ager is not a child, nor an adult, and makes him feel uncertain.

He is dependent on his parents, who consider it is too early to give him freedom for

own decisions, but mature enough to talk about responsibilities which are awaiting

him. The teen-ager feels it should be the other way round From his point of view

everything is up side down and nobody understands him!