These are direct effects of internalized discrimination based on their age. ADAM FLETCHER BasedDirectDiscriminationInternalized
A non-discriminatory perspective would be to treat children and youth as whole and complete people right now. ADAM FLETCHER DiscriminatoryNonWhole
Dropping out of school is the ultimately caused by discrimination against young people in schools. ADAM FLETCHER DiscriminationDroppingOutUltimately
Most of society’s decision making for young people happens without young people, and that could not happen without adultcentrism. ADAM FLETCHER AdultcentrismDiscriminationMost
The pattern of discrimination that allows this discrimination was set in the founding of the United States. ADAM FLETCHER DiscriminationExaminationPatternSet
Young people often serve as scapegoats for the challenges communities face. ADAM FLETCHER CommunityScapegoatServe
At the same time, they are routinely pushed away from connecting to their communities as serious problem-solvers capable of changing the world. ADAM FLETCHER ChangingConnectingPushedRoutinely
Any honest conversation about engaging young people must address discrimination against young people. ADAM FLETCHER AddressAddressesConversationDiscriminationEngaging
It’s really seeing student involvement … as a variety of opportunities that are appropriate for each given student and responsive to their individual needs and their desires for their educational experience. ADAM FLETCHER AppropriateCandidateDesirableEachEducationalInvolvementResponsiveVariety
Young people and adults need equitable relationships-they do not need equal ones. ADAM FLETCHER EqualEquitableOne
