Edward Grimsley

In the following viewpoint, Edward Grimsley contends that adults put teens at risk by subjecting them to mixed messages about moral issues such as using illegal drugs and having sex. Grimsley asserts that adults are shirking their duty to be constructive role models for children, thereby causing confusion among teens about what is acceptable behavior. Grimsley is a nationally syndicated columnist.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How are adults hypocritical on the issue of illegal drugs, according to Grimsley"

2. In the author’s opinion, what mixed signals do adults send about sex"

3. According to the author, how do the media promote society’s hypocrisy about sexual values"

Upstanding adult citizens everywhere rail against the young who commit crimes against society, but society is committing one of the most heinous...