(c)  by Laura Lee Lanning*Shipton aka The Pied Piper  21Nov98   http://members.xoom.com/ThePiedPiper/Intro2.htm

                           Peer Groups, Cliques, or Outright Gangs
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 Most peer groups are like "cliques," groups or gangs that hang around together.  Older Americans
will see this easier, expessally those of us that have been at the top of the social ladder, are fully aware
how hard it can be to stay there.  The Cliques that we grew up with were willow wispy at times, following the
current fad or tend that came out.  Many members of the Cliques or gang were followers simply because the
leader(s) seemed to have a "better idea on life" or "the confidence of their ideas."  How many people have
changed their social status simply because of changing grades, school systems, or growing up.  A good
example would be the "Nerds" in the school you went to, now days those "Nerds" are the current trend.

When this is the basis of the "Public" school system then you will see aditional violence in the school system.

For this type of philosophy to take root.
Myth 2 All Public Education is Helpful, we should live by the idea of peer group - socialization
       http://www.axon-family.net/kaleb/poison_drops/   (New 24 Oct 98)
 
 
 
 

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