part of the turn

I am making a presentation to parents of teenagers next week. Part of my talk is going to be talking to them about their kids and the culture that they live in. One of the things that I’ve been trying to figure out how to get across to them the effect that living in a culture that pushes teenagers to be criminals because of the way they interact with media.

Today, I watched a TED Talk by Larry Lessig that I think should help to get the point across nicely. The video itself is rather lengthy  (19:08) but I think the last two minutes sums it up nicely. These are difficult issues to grasp and my hope is that both myself and the parents will grow from the experience.