Challenge Day: A Transitory Charismatic Movement in the Milieu of Modern High School

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

9 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

06/16/2008

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Humanities/philosophy

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Summary :

Therefore, teen problems are being faced creatively, from many angles. Schools are imposing mandatory classroom sessions focusing on character and compassion.
The Challenge Day Program was founded in 1987 by Yvonne and Rich Putra St. John.
The program suggests that ?to assist with the overall flow [?] it is important that the room be used solely for the purpose of the Challenge Day without any outside interruption.
Additionally, the intensity is facilitated by Challenge Day's high concentration.
The ultimate purpose of Challenge Day, says Sela Gaglia, a leader for seven years, ?is to create a world where children feel safe, loved, and celebrated.?
Then, to loosen up the uneasy crowd, everyone takes part in games. ?We play together,? says Gaglia.
The other side of the line is a visual representation of the new group, the collective.
However, despite these restrictions, the charismatic nature of Challenge Day could be exactly what high school students need.
This social fluidity may be a contributor to adolescent isolation, however.

Abstract

Starting in the 1970s, activists, counselors, and state school boards across the country have taken measurements to quell violence in middle and high schools. The violence stems from the adolescent tendency for concentrated peer groups, which leads to gangs and inter-gang violence, especially in inner-city public schools. Schools also attribute adolescent drug use to gangs. City governments have thought it necessary to impose campus police, metal detectors at school entrances, and escort services to and from school to keep the violence at least physically outside of the school. Schools have also received more funding for extracurricular activities, like sports teams, to keep students in a safe, adult-monitored environment outside of school hours. Other aspects of teen culture besides violence and drug use a threat to students' education. Alienation, low self-esteem, sexual promiscuity, highly divided cliques, teasing, and oppression have all become targets of modern public school regulation. The problem facing most schools is how to influence the personal aspects of a student's life while acting from the helm of a public institution. Even though these burdens on students do negatively affect their schoolwork, they must be dealt with personally and dynamically; a government cannot simply put up an installation (i.e. metal detectors) to cut down on teen loneliness.