25. Youth Led Initiatives
• “In the current climate, adult‐led institutions
are looking to involve young people in areas
such as electoral politics, school reform,
solutions to climate change, and emerging
media and technology. Decision makers
enjoy a certain amount of ‘good press’ when
they engage young people.” ‐ Jessica Bynoe,
Youth Innovation Fund
Talk about goal of this presentation:\nShow the need for further study\nGet their ideas on subject\nFind out what problems they have with my project\n
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Ask what the similarities are.\n
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Looking at how the state assesses civic knowledge is equally revealing. In their 2006 Civics Assessment by the National Assessmeng Governing Board, they only examine the normative civic knowledge about how the political process ideally works. No student is asked about whether the HAVA bill effectively ended voting fraud. Secondly, there is no emphasis on empowerment in this assessment. Being a citizen is requires more than believing that something should be a certain way, but also acting on that belief. How are we preparing citizens for action? \nAlso talk of integration of civics into other classes making cross-disciplinary curriculum\n
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Attention to service learning is on the rise. It is not simply community service, but service tied to educational objectives and curricular concerns. It ties academic learning to community service in a linked program that makes use of a community. One example is a program in Miami Highschool in Oaklahoma that linked fixing one of the nation’s worst toxic-waste sites and student’s learning. Biology students conducted water testings, English classes wrote creative pieces after experiencing the site and journalism students practiced getting stories from local residents.\n
