Is it right for people to assume I don't understand the world simply because I'm thirteen years old?

Answer 1

yes you don't go and play

Answer 2

I don't think it's that simple. It is one thing to understand what actions are going on in the world and another thing so see the levels of complexity that connect them. The latter is something that comes from life experience and maturation. I think that at 13 you, or any 13 year old, understand what is going on around them. However, many of the consequences and related events don't have the same meaning or carry the same weight.

Here is an example from my classroom, high school students, is voting. Many students see it as something that sucks away a hour of their life. In reality, voting is the responsibility of people in a democratic system. When a person doesn't vote, they are abdicating power to those who do vote. The end result is often tyranny of the minority.

On a more personal level, it might go like this. In a family of 5 one doesn't vote on a family vacation. 2 each vote for different destinations. That means the other two who choosing the same thing control where the vacation it. 2 decide for all five.

Parents, teachers, and other adults who don't answer the question you ask and don't listen to your ideas aren't helping. Discussion and exchange is the way to gain experience and deepen understanding. Discounting input solely on the basis of someones age is a disservice to everyone.

Answer 3

No. I'm seventeen and when I was thirteen I knew a lot more than people realised. You may find it harder to understand certain situations at your age, because you haven't had many life experiances yet. Just make sure you keep your opinions and views up to date as you learn more, otherwise you will become ignorant. Adults find it hard understanding teenagers, so don't worry about what they think. Remember you are the future, so the world may be different when you are older.

Answer 4

Enjoy these years, by the time you are truly old enough to understand the world you will wish you saw the world through the eyes of a 13 year old. Don't try to grow up too fast!

Answer 5

Im 13 also and you have to understand that there are a lot more things to learn about life than what you know now but people should still treat you the same no matter how mature or smart or old you are

Answer 6

You see the world with the eyes of a 13 year old. No one can deny you that. However, once we grow up, we forget that we once were 13 and expect 13 years olds to comprehend our wisdom rooted from our years of experience.

Keep a journal and see if you see the world as you did at 13 when you turn 14...or 15 and beyond.

Answer 7

No, I just finished a college essay on this topic. Adults tend to overcomplicate things, and when a younger person comes up with a simple solution to a complex problem the adult will condemn their opinion, simply because our modern "intellectuals" condemn simplicity. All opinions should be respected, no matter what the source. Your age should not be an issue, and anyone who tries to make it one is initiating an ad hominem attack, which is a logical fallacy...

Answer 8

I think a 13 year old understands it and gets it better than most adults.
By the time you are an adult you will belong to the group of people who truly do not understand.



But this does not go for all 13 year olds....just some......some just go from childhood to stupdity with no stops in between

Answer 9

I thought the same as you when I was 13, but I now realize that we think we know everything when we are that young. I am constantly learning new things, and i'm 21. It's not that adults think teenagers are dumb, it's just that we have been down the same road, and have learned a lot more since.

Answer 10

No. I understood the world better at 13 (many years ago) than many adults seem to today.

Answer 11

Yes