Learning is more than rational examination of facts. A person whose mind is not fully developed, especially the rational emotional control portion, may still in

Learning is more than rational examination of facts. A person whose mind is not fully developed, especially the rational emotional control portion, may still internalize something about how to behave without realizing it. Many people grow and change by merely being immersed in culture and behaviors that are different from their current selves, rather than holding everything at arm's length and saying "what is this, how does it affect me." This is especially relevant for young people, who have little control over their environment and who and what they interact with. Think back to your early years at school. How much of what you thought of the nature of the world around you was because of your particular school environment? How the teachers interacted with students? The emotional messaging in the posters on the wall? Most of us have no idea how much of that stuff formed who we are and what we think as adults, because growing up is a long and complicated process, and no one is fully aware of how they're changing day-to-day as 12 year olds. Many of us don't know how we're changing as adults.