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During the talk, Shankar told the audience he had created his plan in response to a general observation of an increased level of violence and aggression in today's children. This phenomenon, he said, was made even more apparent by the recent tragedy in Littleton, Colo...
...Today, aggression seems to be the way of living," said Shankar, pointing to the example of the classroom, where the most outspoken students tend to receive the most attention. According to Shankar, this encouragement of aggression in turn leads young people to take pride instead of shame in crime...
...However, Shankar took an optimistic approach to the trend of violence among youths. "Project 2000" involves realizing various sources of and offering ways of dealing with this aggression, he said...
Teenagers' emotions are often not properly expressed, leading to the violent behavior so commonly visible in today's youth, Shankar said. He further attributed this aggression to a generally low self-esteem and the inability to criticize and endure the criticisms of others...
...Shankar offered a number of remedies to these afflictions. First, he called on parents and other members of society to encourage physical activity as a medium of expression for the emotions of adolescence. He cited evidence from studies that show a correlation of less aggression in children who are highly involved in athletics and other physical activities...