* Were you ever a victim of peer pressure? * Are/were your grades important to you? * Would you ever do something harmful if others did it? * What is one major goal in your life? * What factors do you think causes people to make bad decisions?
INTERVIEWS
IZZY S. / 13 1. Yes, but not for anything bad. Maybe like pulling a small prank on another friend. 2. Yes, and even more, when I get to high school. 3. Nope. 4. To live a successful and good life. 5. Peer pressure, and some people do it for popularity.
SUMMER C. / 20 1. Yes, most people have. Whether it's something small or major. 2. Kind of, I wasn't really an "over-achiever." 3. No. 4. Going on to have a successful career and being known for something good. 5. Hanging out with the wrong crowd, the need for popularity, and stress.
JAMES D. / 35 1. Yes. 2. Yes, I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for my education. 3. No, of course not. 4. Traveling to my home country with my family. 5. Bad friends and peer pressure. ALI S. / 64 1. Yes. 2. Of course. 3. No. 4. Being the best I can be. 5. Bad friends, peer pressure, stress.
EVALUATION
Based on the interviews, it seems like the main reasons for people making bad decisions are hanging out with the wrong people, the need for popularity, and stress! Today, teenagers are pressured into doing things they shouldn't do, by their own "friends!" Some teens usually accept into what they're being pressured to do, because of the need for popularity. Some teens have stress, and relieve them in bad ways, such as, drugs. All this, could result in a bad education, no job, more stress, and/or even