I hear one of them knocked down the Webster's mailbox last Saturday. I'm not surprised to hear she's in trouble. Backbone provides that central, internal support that makes positive growth possible for teenagers. It is composed largely of what youth will say no to as well as what they will say yes to. The remaining thirteen are all positive, a listing of things that caring adults hope young people develop during their secondary school years.
Students report caring about their school performance, wanting to do well.
Almost three-fourths say that achievement is important to them. Only about a quarter of students say they take their school work seriously enough to be spending six or more hours of work each week on homework. Somewhat surprisingly, the figure doesn't change much throughout the secondary school years. In all grades, 6th through 12th, the average of those with high hopes holds steady at around 85 percent. There are four measures indicating positive values.