| In working with young people over the course of ten | | | | a student does not have a mentor and is forced to |
| years I've come to realize that youth wants | | | | make their decisions, they often make mistakes or |
| somebody to help them make their dreams a reality. | | | | run into walls, so to speak. |
| Think about it for a second, you are a teenager and | | | | Adults are not the only answer but it helps when a |
| no money but want everything you see. | | | | teen has a person older than they are who has |
| Students don't have a realistic picture of what it | | | | walked a solid path and can motivate that student |
| takes to attain all that they want. Sure their parents | | | | toward success. Students are like arrows, they need |
| can buy them cell phones and mp3 players but at | | | | to be pointed at the right target. An adult can be the |
| what point do parents stop purchasing gadgets for | | | | stepping stone in a person's life so they can be |
| them and help them with their dreams. | | | | encouraged to live right. |
| If a student has a dream of becoming a doctor or a | | | | Students who get in trouble and drop out of school |
| policeman, then it's vital to that student for adults to | | | | are those that lack the support of parents and adults. |
| point them in the right directions. Most youth need | | | | If you are an adult, find a student that you can |
| one or two people in their lives to give them the | | | | invest in and help them live out their dreams. |
| counsel they need to make the right decisions. When | | | | |