Formulate the central problem of the text. By what arguments does the au thor support It? Do you agree with them?
Debate the major points of the text either in pairs or in teams. Use the arguments and counter-arguments below.
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1. A happy childhood is a myth.
2. Children have no right to opinions of their own; adults choose their clothes, books, even friends.
3. The children are manipulated by the grown-ups so as not to interfere with them.
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4. The difference between manhood and childhood is the difference between independence and subjection.
5. The years of school are hard: homework to prepare every day, examinations to take, lack of understanding on the part of the teachers.
6. The grown-ups are tyrants : the everlasting "don't-do-that's" and "do-as-I-tell-you's" are hard to bear.
7. Children are vulnerable ; they suffer from the ignorance of the world around them, from unreasonable fears, nightmares faced alone.
8. Adolescence подростковый возраст is the most painful time: lack of self-confidence; over-consciousness понимание of one's appearance; shyness and diffidence робость, неуверенность в себе.
9. Adolescence is the time of intense, sometimes violent feelings which may lead to unpredictable actions.
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