The concept of "adolescence" should be abolished

Hello, I accept your challenge and I think the current system for education is wrong in the OPPOSITE way you think it is. Believe it or not, I am a teenager too, and I, along with many friends, believe that we have to make decisions too early. I'm from the UK so this may be slightly different in America but, I think either it is similar to this: At around 14/15 you must narrow down your subjects to a certain amount. This means you MUST now have an idea on what you want to do in work. By 16/17 you move on to choose even less subjects, which means by now, you MUST know exactly what options are presented to you. By 18 you have to choose exactly what you want to do (or atleast narrow down to it). I appreciate that you have researched the history of teenage working and rights, but I don't think that applies in modern society. With millions of new professions and jobs and much more complex topics, subjects and systems, I think that we need all the time we can get to be ready for what we want to do. Now in modern society, if you want to you can go into work straight after High School, which is okay for lower-end jobs, but to make more money these days, you need to specialise more by going to university or any other education centres witch provide specialised learning areas. As for peoples views on teenage education back in the industrial revolution, it is clear that these are OLD views. They were appropriate for the time when the most people needed to know was how to use the tools of their trade to work in a variety of jobs. In this day and age, much more time is needed for us teenagers to definitely get the jobs we want and the qualifications we need. Another problem is maturity. Due to modern culture, TV and media, alot of children, especially during puberty, feel the need to be different, express. Some express through Art, Music or Science. But sadly, others (and alot of others), express it with immaturity and in small cases, violence. Now, if teenagers could be lawyers, there wouldn't be many. They wouldn't be as experienced as adult lawyers, and alot of children wouldn't be mature enough. Another factor is image. If a grown man went to the doctors, and a 13 year old was sat there, as his doctor, he wouldn't be happy. Growing up, in maturity and in physique, is a sign that they are more knowledgeable and trustworthy. I'm not saying its true, but its how society works. As for marrying and pregnancy, these link straight into school. If you want a 14 year old girl to work, or go to school, she shouldn't be allowed to conceive a child, because then she couldn't work or go to school! Marrying is a case of time, if marriage was allowed at 13 or 14, there would be alot more divorces. Rushed weddings because teenagers think "he/she is the one!". There are many examples of young marriages working in other cultures, but they usually include women who aren't allowed to work or sometime even leave the house (Ancient Athenian Women were only seen as baby-makers and money-makers). Also, Hormones, if sex was legal at the start of teen hood, all the horny teens would be going round, spreading STIs and Babies like wildfires! I see why you wish to be free of the school system and want to contribute to the world, but it simply can not happy in this modern era. It is possible in some countries, where life is simpler, but not here, sorry.