Teenagers do not always agree with adults. But in a program in New York, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults are invited to join the program. Everyone in the group works for seven hours a day. They not only keep busy, but also find meaning and happiness in work. Some teenagers work in the forest or on the farm. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs.
There are a few free hours each day, and weekends are free, too. During the free hours, some of the teenagers learn to take photos or paint pictures. Some sit around and talk, sing or dance. All in all, each teenager has his own way to spend his free time. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, they will talk about it and ask: "What should we do about it?"
One teenager talks about his experience. "You stop thinking only about yourself. "
A. You learn to think about the group.
B. They, at times, have their own opinions.
C. Teenagers and adults talk with each other.
D. The adults will teach them to make other things too.
E. Proper rules are necessary while people live together.
F. Some teenagers don't know how to spend their free time.
G. They live together for two months as members of a work group.
