Directions for Writing:
Your school newspaper is featuring an issue about privacy for teenagers. Write an essay for the newspaper in which you argue whether or not parents should spy on their teenagers. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the “Teenagers’ Privacy” passage set.

Manage your time carefully so that you can:
read the passages;
plan your response;
write your response; and
revise and edit your response.

Be sure to:
include a claim;
address counterclaims;
use evidence from multiple sources; and
avoid overly relying on one source.
Your response should be in the form of a multi-paragraph essay. Write your response in the space provided.

Spying on teens is never okay, you need to respect their privacy as much as they respect yours. Snooping is okay to some limits such as; checking social media to make sure they are not involved with any people that can harm them and checking their history to make sure there is nothing out of the ordinary. Some parents go to far though, listening in on small conversations often leads them to assuming things that aren't true and going through their teens room. I have not known any teens that spy on their parents or go through their things, therefore a parent shouldn't either. If you need to know what your teenager is doing just talk to them and ask them what's going on in their life.

jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-12-11T14:54:52+01:00

An essay on whether parents should spy on their teenagers

Spying can be defined as making clandestine or secret monitoring of a person in order to obtain information.

With this definition in mind, it is not okay for a parent to spy on his teenage child, because it shows that there does not exist a good parent--child relationship to start with.

The best approach for parents if they want to monitor and make sure that their teenage child is not rolling with the wrong company is to get to know as much of their friends as possible and have open discussions frequently.

This would eliminate the need for spying as the child is open to discussing with his parents on issues which are considered sensitive.