Youth Voice is any expression of any young person anywhere, all the time, about anything. It doesn’t depend on adult approval, it doesn’t need specific spaces or energies, and is always present wherever young people are. The question generally is whether adults want to hear what’s being said. If a young person is talking in front ofContinue reading “Adult-Driven Youth Voice”
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3 Secrets of Adults Who Help Youth
As teachers, youth workers, parents, counselors, and other adults who work with young people every single day, we have our secrets. They’re not true for every adult, and being able to admit them takes courage, especially when we admit them to other adults we work with. In my new book, Ending Discrimination Against Young People, IContinue reading “3 Secrets of Adults Who Help Youth”
19 Questions About Personal Engagement
Below are some questions to clarify personal engagement in your own life. What you discover from these questions can help you decide on the kind of non-superficial action you can take in order to live engaged throughout your own life right now. These questions might seem a bit direct, but they’re for you alone. ManyContinue reading “19 Questions About Personal Engagement”
Questions About Youth Empowerment
Today I read a great article by a thought leader in New Hampshire’s democratic education community, Peter Berg. Peter does some cool work including coaching for young people themselves, and I really like his blog. Cool guy. His article, “Empowering Youth to Take Charge of Their Health“, got my brain running this afternoon, as hisContinue reading “Questions About Youth Empowerment”
