![]() Told in reverse the novel tracks back through events and documents how their lives, and those around them, literally fall apart.Įverything is Changed is suitable for use with students in the middle years of secondary school. The novel tells the story of Jake and Alex, best mates who, in a moment of spontaneity, make a mistake that will change the course of their lives forever. Impulsivity is characteristic of many teenage boys and the impact of such an episode is the core focus of Nova Weetman’s latest YA offering Everything is Changed. Nothing is probably the best description of what was going through the adolescent brain the moment the chair (or fist or rock) was thrown through the window. “What were you thinking?” We probe a little further. The subject, a year 10 boy shrugs his shoulders. Of course, as educators we know this too well, seeing this played out on a daily basis with the boys that we work with. It never ceases to amaze students that in males the part of the brain which predicts unfavourable outcomes is less developed in teenage boys than their female counterparts. As part of this program we explore the gender and the general differences in brain function between the sexes. Every year as an educator I inevitably teach at least once a unit in Human Sexuality to a group of year 8 or 9 students. ![]()
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