When considering youth as allies to educators, adults may be tempted to act as translators for youth voice. Concerned that youth are not capable of speaking “adult-ese”, well-meaning program staff, nonprofit administrators, researchers, government staff, youth advocates and teachers reword the ideas of youth, interpret them, or otherwise differentiate between what youth actually said and what adults believe they meant.Continue reading “Bastardizing Youth Voice”
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Youth Engagement Equalizer
Want to identify what skills you have that are good for engaging young people? Ready to learn where you can improve? Here’s a snapshot of my Youth Engagement Equalizer, a tool that I developed to challenge youth workers and others on how successful they can be at their jobs. I want to share it withContinue reading “Youth Engagement Equalizer”
Introduction to Youth Councils
Researching for a presentation in 2013, I identified fewer than 40 youth councils connected with city governments across Washington State. This state has over 280 municipal governments. There were also fewer than 10 counties that had youth councils, and only one state agency reported a youth council, in addition to the Washington Legislative Youth Advisory Council. HereContinue reading “Introduction to Youth Councils”
Adam F.C. Fletcher 