Rites of Passage

9/26/2019

Most cultures have "rites of passage" which mark the transition from an adolescent to an adult. What are some "rites of passage" in our culture? Do you think these experiences help us "come of age"? How long do you think "growing up" takes?

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Eliza

9/26/2019 01:13:39 pm

Some rights of passage in our culture is like maybe getting your license or something. And I think that it depends on the person and their maturity level in life.

Dakota James

9/26/2019 01:15:35 pm

I said drivers license too because I think this is a huge responsibility that turns you into and adult rather than a kid.

Olivia

9/26/2019 01:18:15 pm

I agree that it depends on the person.

Carson

9/26/2019 01:22:16 pm

I agree getting your license is a rite of passage.

Dakota James

9/26/2019 01:14:20 pm

A rite of passage in our culture is like getting your drivers license, this allows you more freedom along with responsibility. Experiences help us come to age by letting us learn and mature accordingly. I think no matter how old you are you continue to grow up and learn. We are constantly discovering new things that change the way we think.

Eliza

9/26/2019 01:15:28 pm

Your smart

Olivia

9/26/2019 01:16:59 pm

I agree.

Hailey

9/26/2019 01:18:21 pm

I agree that we’re always learning and growing.

Nathan

9/26/2019 01:21:22 pm

We are never done learning and maturing

Jonah

9/26/2019 01:14:34 pm

Moving out of your parents house is typically an American rite of passage. Another is getting a job, or your first car, or a drivers license, and graduating or getting married. Yes I would say these help us age. Growing up takes years. It’s different for everyone but it shouldn’t take a lifetime. A lot will happen within a short time of each other.

Eliza

9/26/2019 01:14:59 pm

MOving out is a good one.

Janessa

9/26/2019 01:17:45 pm

I think moving out used to be seen as good, but nowadays, people are living with their parents longer and they don’t go off on their own.

Dakota James

9/26/2019 01:18:34 pm

I agree that certain people take more or less time to mature.

Hailey

9/26/2019 01:19:10 pm

I agree that it’s different for everybody.

Nathan

9/26/2019 01:21:58 pm

I agree with you Jonah

Tyler

9/26/2019 01:22:38 pm

I didn’t think of graduating as a right of passage

Carson

9/26/2019 01:22:56 pm

Yea moving out definitely makes you an adult.

Sienna

9/26/2019 01:14:54 pm

Rites of passage in our culture could be a sweet sixteen, getting a car or a license, even getting out of high school. We are taught to act mature but for the most part in America, we don’t. We don’t really come of age because we are always learning and growing in some way.

Olivia

9/26/2019 01:16:13 pm

Great minds think alike.

Lizzie

9/26/2019 01:17:17 pm

These are some really great examples.

Jonah

9/26/2019 01:17:40 pm

My sweet sixteen was 4 days ago and I feel the same. But I had a license and car when I was 15 so that’s probably why.

Olivia

9/26/2019 01:15:42 pm

We have “Sweet Sixteens,” but no certain experiences help us come of age. You can age based on experience, but a birthday party can’t do anything other than boost your ego. Growing up takes however long you take to grow up. Some people have a grown disposition from a very young age and I know elderly people that haven’t grown up.

Lizzie

9/26/2019 01:16:48 pm

I said the same thing about sweet sixteens.

Sienna

9/26/2019 01:17:10 pm

I agree m

Cade

9/26/2019 01:19:44 pm

I agree that growing up isn’t just something that happens.

Lizzie

9/26/2019 01:15:57 pm

A rite of passage would be like turning 16 or your sweet sixteen. I think they help us to grow up and become more independent. I think you’re always growing up because you’re always learning. You really never stop growing up.

Kendra

9/26/2019 01:17:35 pm

I agree

Trishelle

9/26/2019 01:18:27 pm

Wow that’s good

Ele

9/26/2019 01:19:33 pm

Yes this is a good one!

Janessa

9/26/2019 01:21:10 pm

I like your point of view. I like th idea of continuing to grow in my life. It would be boring to stay in the same spot for too long.

Myah

9/26/2019 01:49:17 pm

I like what you said about never growing up.

Jaylee

9/26/2019 01:16:02 pm

Entering high school is one rite of passage. I think it helps a little bit. I think you never really grow up you just mature.

Trishelle

9/26/2019 01:17:51 pm

Your right

Janessa

9/26/2019 01:16:03 pm

One of the rites of passage in our culture is graduation. After high school, and into college, we are seen as “adults”. Graduation helps us beacause we are finally have to take responsibility and learn how to live in the world. Another rite of passage could be going to a party and getting........drunk. Other things like that are seen as cool and grown up. DON’T DO DRUGS KIDS.

Cade

9/26/2019 01:17:57 pm

I agree that graduation is a rite of passage.

Kendra

9/26/2019 01:18:08 pm

Good one Janessa.

Sienna

9/26/2019 01:18:44 pm

Agreed but yeah some people see growing up as freedom to have more fun. Hugs not drugs though.

Ele

9/26/2019 01:18:54 pm

I agree!

Tyler

9/26/2019 01:23:42 pm

Well darn

Boaz

9/26/2019 01:25:41 pm

I think it is cool that you said we are “seen” as being grown up. Society sees us as grown up but it is not necessarily true

Hailey

9/26/2019 01:16:18 pm

In our culture, an eighteenth birthday or leaving for college are “rites of passage”. I think that with every birthday, more responsibility is handed to us as a gift from society. Expectations are raised and the lack to meet them creates more disappointment. I don’t think there is a specific age where we all “grow up”. I think growing up is dependent on life experiences, and nobody has the same exact childhood.

Jaylee

9/26/2019 01:16:53 pm

I think that is very true

Trishelle

9/26/2019 01:16:25 pm

One right of passage is graduating high school and going into a career. Yes these experiences help us. Growing up takes a long time, it just depends on how your going to live your life and succeed

Jaylee

9/26/2019 01:17:35 pm

I think that you ar correct

Cade

9/26/2019 01:16:42 pm

A few rites of passage we have are receiving your drivers license and getting your first job. I think these experiences help kind of grow up and become more mature. I think once you feel ready to go out into the world on your own, your grown up.

Ele

9/26/2019 01:17:05 pm

Some rites of passage in our culture are weddings, funerals and graduations. Also retirement could be one. These mark growing, and maturing. I believe that these do help us recognize us growing up and come of age and the process may take a long time and work. I think growing up takes us as long as it takes to grow and strengthen ourselves and our talents.

Jonah

9/26/2019 01:20:40 pm

Retirement is a good one

Micah

9/26/2019 01:22:44 pm

I like that you said weddings and funerals. It’s interesting.

Kendra

9/26/2019 01:17:11 pm

A rite of passage might be moving out of your house and going to college. Also for some people it could be getting your license or graduating. Yeah these could help us come of age.

Myah

9/26/2019 01:49:02 pm

Yeah I agree

Myah

9/26/2019 01:17:28 pm

A rite of passage in our culture may be starting high school or collage. These experiences help us “come of age” by teaching us how to be responsible and hard work. I think growing up is different for everyone. Some people feek grown up when they leave the house, while other people never really grow up and act immature all their life.

Jonah

9/26/2019 01:21:51 pm

Yeah I think some people in our grade fit the last sentence.

Erik

9/26/2019 01:19:02 pm

Some rights of passage in our culture are moving out, graduating, going to college, getting a job, and stating a family. I think that these “rights of passage” help you learn and mature which is part of growing up. Growing up takes different amounts of time for different people, most of the time people grow up around 20-30 years old.

Micah

9/26/2019 01:24:24 pm

Very well said Erik

Jonah

9/26/2019 01:25:58 pm

Starting a family is a big one.

Micah Tolman

9/26/2019 01:19:28 pm

Some rites of passage include baptisms, turning into a teenager, and graduating from high school. I do not think these rituals define when we come of age. We still come of age wether there’s a ritual or not. I think we all come of age at different times in our lives. The age I think, is 18 because that’s when we leave the house.

Tyler Hilton

9/26/2019 01:20:10 pm

Some of the things that I thought of were getting a phone and a car. I think these things help us feel more mature. I think growing up stops when you get to you later years of high school and have to start thinking about college and your future job.

Nathan deschaine

9/26/2019 01:20:16 pm

I think that once you turn 18 is your rite of passage. Once you turn18 you can vote and you start to have real responsibilities. It is usually when you leave the house and you are not supported by your parents.

Boaz

9/26/2019 01:21:44 pm

Leaving the house is a very good one that I forgot about

Jonah

9/26/2019 01:24:53 pm

I forgot about becoming able to vote. What a guy.

Boaz

9/26/2019 01:20:21 pm

I think in our culture we focus a lot on age. There aren’t really any experiences that aren’t gated by age. For example driving is an experience but you have to be a certain age to drive. Graduating from high school is one as well but you can only start school at a certain age. I think age is a good average for people growing up however there are people that grow up faster or slower.

Ady

9/26/2019 01:20:27 pm

Think growing up takes your whole lives since we are always growing and learning. I think a big passage to adult hood would be graduating highschool.

Beth

9/26/2019 01:25:51 pm

I think so too.

Carson

9/26/2019 01:20:45 pm

I think a big rite of passage is graduating high school. Another one is getting your drivers license or passport. These make you into an adult because they give you freedom.

Beth

9/26/2019 01:23:54 pm

I think that a “rite of passage” in our culture is a graduations. It kind of marks the end of an era. I think that this kind of makes you realize that you are on your own. I think that growing up takes a lifetime and for some people, it never happens all the way.

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