Keywords

generation gap, teacher-student relationships

Abstract

When I was a kid, people blamed the misunderstandings and tensions between grown-ups and teenagers on the "generation gap." Adolescents and adults butted heads because they were born in different times, into different circumstances. As a teenager with limited experience and understanding, I accepted that explanation as the reason why I didn't think or act the way my parents and teachers did.

Original Publication Citation

“English Teachers are from Mars, Students are from Venus (But YA Books Can Help Interplanetary Understanding),” NCTE InBox Newsletter, 3.48 (August 17, 2004): http://www.ncte.org/pubs/journals/ej/articles/109944.htm

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1999

Publisher

NCTE InBox Newsletter

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

English

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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