ASSIGNMENT
After you post your initial response, choose the initial posts of at least one of your classmates, and respond. Your responses to your peers should include evaluative comments that help your classmates continue developing ideas. Your responses to your peers should include an evaluation of the argumentative statement:
Does the argumentative statement present a narrowed topic? What is the narrowed topic?
Does the argumentative statement present an opinion/position on the topic? What is the author’s position?
Is the position arguable? What would an opposing or contrasting thesis statement be?
What suggestions do you have for your peer to continue refining his or her argumentative statement?
Research topic
Should psychology courses be taught to junior high students?
Opinion/Position
Education in introductory psychology should start as soon as junior high school.
Three main points
Psychology classes could help adolescents cope with mental health issues.
Early psychology education could help families and teachers better deal with youth mental health issues.
Early education could create better mental health practices by minimizing mental health stigma.
Thesis statement
Early exposure to developmental psychology courses is essential in educating teenagers on mental health issues they may encounter, helping educators and families prepare for the challenges of teenage physical and social changes, and creating more effective mental health practices for everyone.
