Category: student voice

• 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

  April 26, 2022

  action, adult allies, assessment, civic engagement, coaching, CommonAction, community engagement, community service, democracy, empowerment, engagement, Freechild, personal development, personal engagement, social change, society, student engagement, student training facilitation, student voice, Students, systems change, technical assistance, Theory, tip sheet, workshop, workshops, youth, youth action, youth development, youth empowerment, youth engagement, Youth involvement, youth leadership, Youth Voice, Youth Work, youth-led

  knowledge, personal capacity, skills, social change

• Student Disengagement is Skyrocketing

  

  Student anxiety and burnout are at an all-time high in K-12 schools. Increased risk of social isolation, alcohol, tobacco use, and unhealthy eating habits are showing up in new behavioral health surveys. Other increased stressors are becoming apparent too, including academic underachievement, bullying, and general feelings of stress. Student disengagement appears to be skyrocketing. Instead […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 20, 2022

  Meaningful Student Involvement, SoundOut, student engagement, student voice

• Who Are Educators?

  Who are educators? It seems like a simple enough question, and looking at the Merriam-Webster Dictionary gives a simple enough answer: Educator (n) 1: one skilled in teaching; teacher. 2a: a student of the theory and practice of education; educationist.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 28, 2021

  Meaningful Student Involvement, student engagement, student training facilitation, student voice, Students