Reply #13: My observation in a building with young adults attending Adult Ed. [View All]

[CTyankee]

This is in New Haven, CT. I worked for 2 years in the office of Literacy Volunteers which was located in New Haven's Adult Education building. The young adults whowere attending classes to complete their high school diplomas or to get their GEDs were culturally and economically disadvantaged. One of their most prevalent problems was learning how to interact with each other without resorting to anger and even violence. I saw this phenomenon on countless occasions, from brief but quite loud flareups to Code Red lockdowns with armed police in the building. We had a metal detector at the entrance with a large cop standing by. The parking lot was patrolled by another cop.

I now wonder if learning problem solving and anger management might serve young people in these situations well in the preparation for their lives. It is IMO a very serious problem facing these young people...