Tag: Youth voice
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Youth Voice on the Internet
This article shares information about youth voice on the internet, including types, expressions, and a continuum of youth voice online. It was written by Adam Fletcher for the Freechild Institute.
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The Voices We Don’t Hear
Who talks that we don’t listen to? What’s said that isn’t heard? Why do we say that all youth voice matters, but then only listen to the voices that sound like our own? With the visible outpouring of support for youth voice across the US in the last month, it can be easy to feel […]
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Youth Engagement in Gun Control
Here is some information the Freechild Institute has collected regarding youth and gun control.
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The End of Grades and Grading
The practice of teachers assigning students letter or number grades to illustrate how students are performing is an outmoded method, left over the times when schools were regarded as factories, teachers were supervisors, and students were workers. Not only is grading just outdated, research has shown that grading students is damaging as well. Research has […]
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Stories of Youth Changing the World
The following stories are about young people who decided there was a need in their community, and then took action to meet that need. Some projects were one-time, and some are on going. These stories can inspire, infuriate, and empower youth to change the world, and adults to be partners.
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Youth Engagement in Youth Summits
Youth Summits are opportunities for young people to become engaged in positive, powerful and passionate action to change the world.
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Youth + Social Change through Youth Forums
Placing youth voice at the center of social change, Youth Forums can provide an engaging, empowering way to develop consensus, discuss issues and build community among youth in a community. As a structured, purposeful event, Youth Forums are meant to give youth an opportunity to express their ideas, opinions, and needs to adults or other youth. Youth […]
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Youth Engagement in Youth Action Councils
A Youth Action Council is a group of young people who develop a group approach using their individual abilities in order to solve serious social issues.
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Youth Action Library
Young people, community workers, classroom teachers, organizers, and others are often left lurching around the Internet looking for tools to promote youth taking action. Following is a whole library of free and cost publications, including books, articles, monographs, and more! Involving young people in decisions is a way of showing respect, of saying their opinions and […]
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Youth Political Action Institute
The Freechild Project is excited to announce the availability of our Youth Political Action Institute. Designed to inspire, inform and empower young people ages 12 to 18, Freechild facilitates online workshops with powerful, positive and practical lessons that will change the lives of youth in your community! Our institute covers five areas: Motivation — Why is […]