At my age, I don't think I would be able to take on the world. I have VERY little experience being out and doing things on my own. Because of that, I would probably flounder a bit in the real world. Also, maturity is a factor to consider. I can be mature and make good decisions most of the time, but there's always those times when I need help with what I should do. Decision making and owning up to mistakes are probably the two things I need to learn the most before I head out into the world.
I think the reason we have such a long adolescence period in today's day and age is because a lot of kids don't learn to do things themselves. They get an adult (parent, teacher, etc.) to either give them the answer, do the work for them, or help out so much that the kid does nothing that it becomes the parent's project more than the kid's. I think if today were a bit more like when settlers were still moving west, when boys had to start work at the age of 15 or 16, and girls were expected to know how to take care of the house by that time, the time of the adolescence period would decrease significantly. I'm not saying we should go back to what it was like during Laura Ingalls Wilder's time, but maybe if kids had a bit more responsibility put on them, and they were held responsible for it, then things might change a bit.
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