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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Solidarity with Black People
I am not exceptional to causing injustices towards people of color. It does not matter where I’ve lived, how I’ve lived, who I have lived with, or what I’ve done in my career or personally with Black people. Just like all white people, I have benefited directly and indirectly from the white privilege bestowed on me by racist systems of oppression that I have consciously and unconsciously upheld.
The Gradual Release of Authority
The third step in my Cycle of Engagement is to give the person who you’re trying to engage authority. Whether you’re a teacher, social worker, politician or parent, you have authority you can grant another person. Anyone who has any position of responsibility for other people can grant authority to those people. More responsibility We live inContinue reading “The Gradual Release of Authority”
Adam F.C. Fletcher 