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How to Engage Anyone, Anywhere

I don’t sell secrets. Working with the people in the places where I do, I am often forced to adopt a label. These last few years, I’ve taken to alternatively calling myself a speaker, facilitator, speaker, author and other things. While none of those are inaccurate, none really captures what I do. What I reallyContinue reading “How to Engage Anyone, Anywhere”

Student Voice is Not Enough

Student voice is not enough. Hundreds of studies, thousands of projects and dozens of advocates are calling for more and more student voice without saying plainly what schools really need. The answer is not student voice. Meaningful Involvement Matters When I began my research and projects focused in schools 15 years ago, few people were talking aboutContinue reading “Student Voice is Not Enough”

Are You REALLY Committed to #StudentVoice?

Youth participating in a summer camp facilitated by Adam Fletcher

Are you really committed to engaging student voice? If you’re an educator, administrator, policymaker or adult ally to student voice anywhere throughout the education system, you need to check yourself. We all do. When working with students as an ally, its important to keep the focus on them instead of shifting it from them to us as adults. We should not,Continue reading “Are You REALLY Committed to #StudentVoice?”