Teen Happiness Survey

I recently had an eye-opening experience, after watching a movie that teens from Neenah High School in Neenah, Wisconsin created regarding cliches, racism, and bullying in their school. The climate the movie showed was strangely foreign to that I experienced when I was in school in the Middle Ages (It feels that long ago). Following up on the discussion on my last post about the importance of respect, I am anxious to find out just what does deter today's teens from experiencing happiness in their school lives.

Do you have teens in middle and/or high school? Or are you close to a family teen? If so, please participate in the survey below. Have the teens themselves answer, if at all possible. It's not official, of course, but maybe it would give us all a bit more insight into what school is like for today's youths.

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Question: What is the greatest deterrent to happiness for today's teens?

A. Drug use and/or alcohol addiction

B. Divorce

C. A me-centered culture

D. Pressure to succeed

E. Because it's a big school, easy to get lost in

F. Bullying

G. Other (please specify)_____________________________________

You may indicate more than one factor, but if you do, please number your answers according to importance.

Sign off with: A (for adult), T (teen), and M (for male) and F (female).


Post your answers in the Comments section below, or
E-mail them to me at marghouk@juno.com or
Post them on my Facebook page: Facebook/Margaret Houk (use link on right)

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I will publish the results on this blog next Friday, February 4th. My daughter says you'll need more time, so if she's right and it is needed, I will follow up with a later tally on Feb. 11th.

You may copy this survey and share it at school, work, church, or wherever. The bigger the response, the more accurate the survey will be. If you do, be sure to include my blog address: http://walkingreligiously.blogspot.com so all contributors can learn the results.

Anxious to know, along with you,
Margaret