The following post is adapted from Adam Fletcher’s book Facing Adultism and focuses on what adultism looks like in schools. Adultism Is The Reason Adultism is bias towards adults that can result in discrimination against young people. Adultism is the reason schools exist. When children and youth packed factories, farm fields, mines, and service jobsContinue reading “Adultism In Schools”
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All Adults Are Adultist
This post explores how all adults are adulist. It includes a definition, my perspectives, and some logic supporting the idea.
16 Capacities to Change the World
After more than a decade of teaching people around the world how to do it, I’ve decided to share this list of key skills, abilities, knowledge, and dispositions. They’re based off my life as I’ve worked for social justice, and they are what I’ve seen consistently in my mentors, heros, and students. These capacities make the difference between people who talk about changing the world and people who actually change the world.
Adam F.C. Fletcher 