Deck 14: Working With Older School-Age Children and Teens

Question 1

A survey in 2012 stated that youngsters 12-17 years old who were left home 3 or more days a week were

A) Less likely to use illegal drugs
B) Three times as likely to be working an outside job
C) Going to join a gang
D) Three times as likely to engage in criminal behavior

Answer 1

Three times as likely to engage in criminal behavior

Question 2

For public funding of middle school programs there are generally two components required everyday which are:

A) Athletic and mathematic
B) Active and enrichment
C) Academic and enrichment
D) Academic and athletic

Answer 2

Academic and enrichment

Question 3

What kind of supervision may be used for older children who may what their own space?

A) Guardian
B) Line-of-site
C) Nominated
D) Older

Answer 3

Line-of-site

Question 4

When working with older youngsters, homework becomes integral as does the need for

A) Breaks that involve social hours
B) Nourishment
C) Copies of text books for reference
D) More supervision because of hormones

Question 5

When working with older youth, ___________________ is a critical component to program success.

A) youth voice and choice
B) activities are meaningful and engaging
C) the environment is appealing, comfortable and engaging
D) all the above

Question 6

Service learning has three components:

A) learning objectives, meaningful service, and structured reflection
B) research, community service, celebration
C) community interaction, research, writing a paper
D) guest speakers, skills building, service