Withitness
January 7, 2010 at 12:07 pm 1 comment
I learned about the term “withitness” today while studying for the Sunday School lesson. Apparently “withitness” is being used in education circles to describe a teacher’s awareness of everything that is going on in the classroom at all times.
So, naturally I thought about how else I could use the term…scrabble, boggle, confusing my daughter…or maybe as a term to describe a parent’s awareness of everything that is going on in the world of their teenager.
I am a student of youth culture and I’ll be the first to admit that it is next to impossible to keep up with everything going on in the world of the teenager because as soon as you think you have it figured out, everything changes. However there are some great tools to help old folks like us. And the best tool I’ve found is the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. Take a look at their website. They have some great articles and resources for parents, but pay particular attention to the research and trends section. This is one of the best ways to keep up with teen pop culture on a weekly basis. I hope this will help you with your withitness!
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1. Shannon Rodriguez | January 8, 2010 at 8:38 am
Thanks for sharing….I will check out the site, but I am not admitting to being old. You are on your own with that one!
Let me know what I can do to help with Wednesday nights.