WHAT’S BUGGING YOU?
J. SUMMERLEE
BINGHAMTON WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
[email protected]
DEALING WITH PEER PRESSURE
CAN IT HELP YOU OR HURT YOU?
DEFINITION OF PEER PRESSURE
• (noun) social pressure by members of one's
peer group to take a certain action, adopt
certain values, or otherwise conform in order
to be accepted.
www.dictionary.com
FACTS ON PEER PRESSURE:
• The Adolescent Substance Abuse Knowledge Base reports
that right around 30% if teens are offered drugs in middle
school and high school.
• According to the National Household Survey on Drug Use
and Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 74.3% of high school students have tried alcohol.
• 3.1 million teenagers smoke, according to the American
Lung Association.
• The Kaiser Foundation reports that about 50% of teenagers
feel pressured with regard to sex in relationships.
http://www.familyfirstaid.org/peer-pressure.html
IS ALL PEER PRESSURE BAD?
HOMEWORK?
STEALING?
STUDYING FOR TESTS?
SAVING MONEY?
BABYSITTING?
MANNERS/RESPECT?
SWEARING?
SKIPPING
SCHOOL/CLASSES?
HOW DOES NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURE
INFLUENCE OUR COMMUNITY?
DESTROYING PROPERTY
LOWER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LOWER SCORES ON STATE TESTS
HIGHER DROP OUT RATES
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
STEP 1 OF THE PPA
DEFINE THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
HOW CAN POSITIVE PEER PRESSURE
INFLUENCE OUR COMMUNITY?
HIGHER TEST SCORES?
HIGHER GRADUATION RATES?
HIGHER PAID JOB OPPORTUNITIES?
SAFER SCHOOL BUILDING?
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT
NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURE?
LET AN ADULT KNOW
BE ASSERTIVE
MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL
ASK FOR HELP FROM OTHER TYPES OF PEERS
MAKE A PLAN,
DESTROYING PROPERTY
POSITIVE PRESSURE POSTER
• YOUR JOB IS TO CREATE A POSTER THAT
ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MAKE CHOICES
THAT INFLUENCE OTHERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL
ACCORDING TO OUR SCHOOL RULES.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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LIFE 123: PARENTING, TWEENS, PEER PRESSURE
•
ARMSTRONG SCHOOL BBC SCHOOL REPORT – PEER PRESSURE
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ALMIGHTY DAD – THE ONLY CURE FOR PEER PRESSURE/CONFIDENCE