Adulthood

The legal age of adulthood should be 21. This is a point that I learned after reading the articles in the section, “When do Kids Become Adults?” With the information that these articles gives on the maturity of teenagers is directly related to an underdeveloped brain that is not fully developed until someone is twenty to twenty-five. Some countries that have twenty-one as their legal age are showing signs of it impacting the life’s of its people for the better. Finally the third main reason is a question that you must ask yourself is, “Who is making the age and for what purpose?”

        The most important thing to realize is that a typical human’s brain is not fully developed until about the age of twenty to twenty-five. Neuroscientists have now proven this as fact for most teenagers.  People say that this is not a set-in-stone face but everyone knows at least one or two teenagers that are very immature. Yes teenagers can have moments of maturity but very rarely are you able to find a teenager that is able to always act like an adult. At only sixteen we trust teenagers to drive alone and the numbers show that over 60% of those drivers will be involved in some type of wreck before they turn seventeen. 

        In the United Kingdom they raised their legal adult age for foster children to twenty-one. This raise in the age from eighteen has allowed the foster kids to be able to attend college and life with their foster families while attending instead of being kicked out of the foster system. Some do not think that this is applicable for the U.S. because it will cost more money, but with more people going to college that creates more job opportunities for others to do what they want to in life. Better jobs for people with an education means that more money will be made by the nation. This is a good policy in the long run, because it allows more money to come back into the nation or the state. No one wants to think of what will happen if they were kicked out of their home but if they are able to stay longer and go to college it not only allows them a chance at a quality education but it is also keeping them out of trouble.