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Generating Citizenship by Democratic Design
By Milo Gringlas, NYC Program Associate for Generation Citizen A cavernous entryway with stately, white marble flooring and columns greets you when you step into the landmark headquarters of the New York City Bar Association, just blocks away from the midtown bustle...
3 Ways To Engage Youth As Nation Builder
Photo by Mikhail Nilov Engaging youth as nation-builders can be a crucial strategy whether a nation is brand-new or thousands of years old. It is a given fact that the youth of any country is a great asset. They are indeed the country's future and represent it at any...
Teen Enfranchisement and Community Renaissance
A specter is haunting the American version of adultism. Adultism is characterized by the dominance of disabling language and municipal institutional governance which support habitual control over adolescents in lieu of including them in problem solving...
5 Skills Teens Need In Life>
Photo by Anna Nekrashevich Today's responsible teenager has the potential to blossom and grow into a successful citizen tomorrow. It takes no time for kids to grow into teens and then adults and have a life and personality. However, kids may have to fly the nest for a...
Teen Advocacy and Information on Empowerment
Teen Advocacy and Information on Empowerment Asian Student Advocacy Project (Coalition of Asian Children& Families) Ada Lin, Program Coordinator. [email protected] Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (C.I.R.C.L.E.) ...
Teen Enfranchisement and Community Renaissance
In the film Skyfall, a director of British intelligence named M informs James Bond that her agency’s best recruits are orphans – those separated at a young age from parental guidance and suffering from emotional wounds and social inflicted pain of separation. Those...
Must-Have Life Skills For Adolescents
Photo by Fox Youth, as they say, are the nation's future builders. As they mature to understand everything around them, they also need guidance for the betterment and continuity of their country. Adolescence is a stage of your life that will not last...
Young Blood: Youth Participation in Social and Political Movements
Photo by fauxels Alfred H. Kurland’s The Soul of Adolescence is a thoughtful book on perspectives on adolescents, reframing them not as problematic outsiders but as integral parts of a democratic society. Since generational gaps have existed (which is forever), the...
Future-Proofing the Youth to Become Agents of Change
Young people have a vital role to play in society. Their knowledge, energy, dedication, and passion should be fully developed and maximized if the people of today want a promising and brighter future. Greta Thunberg took the world by storm when she publicly criticized...
FALL OF THE HOUSE OF HUSHERS
In the 1950’s, a film called the Fall of the House of Usher had a theme that a peculiar mix of strange actors possessed a lot of power. Eventually, through abuse of their power, they saw their temple destroyed largely in response to their outdated and inappropriate habits of mind.
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