Adolescence Teaching and Learning

Running head: ADOLESCENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
ADOLESCENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
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1ADOLESCENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
Question 1:
Some of the key development issues that are being faced by Dylan as a part of his
adolescence are physical development and social development. As has been mentioned in the
vignette, Dylan’s physical maturity is lesser compared to his peers. This has resulted in the
lesser growth in his height or lesser development in the limbs. This has resulted him to be a
little backward than his peers, who are maturing properly with the age. At a certain point of
time, when he was younger, Dylan could actively participate in school activities. However, as
he grew into adolescence, his slow maturity left him behind than his peers. Though his
physical development was slow, it can be seen that his brain development was proper, as his
participation in Drama was as active as before. However, the present conditions had a deep
impact on his social behaviour, and drew back from the social interactions. These aspects
have highly affected his social development and has forced him to engage in behaviours such
as smoking and drinking (Chadwick, Miller & Hurd, 2013).
Question 2:
It is very essential to understand a child’s behaviour while passing through the
adolescence phase in order to develop and strategize education plans to help them mature and
develop with the time. According to Knight (2014), in the Freudian psychosexual theory,
every child’s different stage is very important for the self-development. If a stage of
development is hampered, then the negative effects of that particular stage will affect the
entire life. Similarly, an education plan is to be developed which will focus on the key talents
of Dylan. A development of these talents can help Dylan to regain his self-confidence. For
example, despite all the negative impacts, Dylan shows an impressive performance in drama.
Dylan should be encouraged towards his talent, and this can help to develop his confidence,
which will further help him to perform well in other subjects and activities.