Understanding the Adolescent Learner

Abstract

Adolescence is regarded as the difficult and complex period of life where many do exhibit a sense of withdrawal from realities and responsibilities. It is also a period of identity crisis, poor maturity, role confusions, biological changes, but it still remain as the period of high potentiality with rich source of energy, an anxious mind with curiosity. It is a vital period of everyone’s life to be understood where everyone needs to have a trusted relationship on whom they can rely upon or somebody who can think in their tune to get along with them. As the reality seekers, adolescents generally avoid the people with parental attitude and directional philosophies. Hence it was believed that if there is somebody who can really understand and care for them by winning their trust and faith they can do wonders in this world. If a teacher can understand the adolescent students and their nature definitely they can bring tremendous desired changes in their life. Hence the present paper is an attempt to throw some light on few psychological aspects to understand the adolescent learners.