Category: CRC

• Stop Beating Kids: Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools

  Spanking Slapping Smacking Pulling ears Pinching Shaking Hitting with rulers, belts, wooden spoons, extension cords, slippers, hairbrushes, pins, sticks, whips, rubber hoses, flyswatters, wire hangers, stones, bats, canes, or paddles Forcing a child to stand for a long time Forcing a child to stay in an uncomfortable position Forcing a child to stand motionless Forcing […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 1, 2011

  action, adultism, CRC, government, policy, political office, popular culture, school, school health, school improvement, Schools, social change, society, violence, Youth Rights

• A Moral and Ethical Responsibility (for Jackie)

  Today I received another spectacular question from Jackie, an executive director of a nonprofit focused on youth involvement in the Northeast. Reflecting on the Freechild Project Measure of Social Change Led By and With Young People, Jackie made an important point about this work: …[I]f our goal is “all community members equally make decisions, take […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 30, 2008

  Adam Fletcher, adult allies, adultism, CRC, Reflection, youth engagement, Youth involvement, Youth Rights

• Not Adultism – Corporal Punishment

  Spanking, slapping, smacking, pulling ears, pinching, shaking…Hitting with rulers, belts, wooden spoons, extension cords, slippers, hairbrushes, pins, sticks, whips, rubber hoses, flyswatters, wire hangers, stones, bats, canes, or paddles… Being forced to stand for a long period; hold an uncomfortable position; stand motionless; kneel on rice, corn, floor grates, pencils or stones; retain body wastes; […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 1, 2008

  adultism, Books, CRC, Freechild, parenting, Theory, Youth Work