Marching Group: Article Analysis

Psych 412
Penn State
Dr. Love
Article Reflections #5
During high school, I was a part of the marching band so i spent much of my leisure time practicing with the band. This was a structured activity because we all had to cooperate and respect the leaders and listen to the rules or else nothing would ever get done. I also had a parttime job at the local mall as a cashier. Much of my leisure time away from school was also spent here to have extra money to spend on going out with friends. This was also a structured activity because there were obviously rules that needed to be followed and I wasn’t free to just do whatever i wanted while at work. Most of the rest of my time was spent on the internet on
Facebook or Instagram. This is an unstructured
However, they would not approve of my internet surfing or hanging out with friends because there was no adult supervision there what so ever. I agree with the child and adolescent development theory more than any other because the youth needs free time to do as they please before they enter the college world. If the parents are always hovering around them they will learn to be dependent on the parents and when the adolescents come to college they’ll have no idea how to live without them. They also need to know what they like doing and what their pleasures come from in order to know what they want to do with the rest of their lives and be happy in life.
Around half of adolescent’s waking hours account for their free time. This does fit my personal experiences from high school because although i had a part-time job i wasn’t working every single day. it was probably only 3-4 days a week. 1 of them being a day on a weekend. I also didn’t do marching band the same season i was working so they didn’t clash. Therefore, I had plenty free time and i would say that around 40-50% of my day was free time. They
I definitely agree to this because i have seen it with my own two

eyes. I have seen people get into fights at parties and seen other people encourage them to fight and that only makes other people join in because they feel as if it’s acceptable and encouraged to fight.
Organized youth activities almost always have adult supervision but are also chosen by the youth and therefore they are better represented by the rational-instrumental point of view because there is adult supervision but the youth is still getting to choose and explore and gain experiences and have freedom. High school sports are similar to partying because the youth report feeling positive emotions and enjoying sports just like they do when they party. However, it’s different because they have to concentrated more and its much more challenging.
Some researchers speculate that participation in sports can impact the teen’s development in a positive manner because it helps them develop important social,