While reading this chapter of At Our Best, written by Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Jessica Tseming Fei, and Deepa Sriya Vasudevan, I came across this quote that I really liked. The quote is:
"Young people today are inheriting and extending these legacies of youth leadership, building upon the foundations of their predecessors as they work toward equity, inclusion, and justice in a changing world" (p.2)
I really like this quote because it shows just how much youth learn from people that have been doing this kind of work to make a difference in this changing world. Youth use the foundations that have been given to them and they build upon those foundations to work towards the end goal of equity, inclusion, and justice. This really resonates with me because I believe that it is important to build on what you are given and to make it the best that it could be. In this case, youth are trying to work toward this goal, but without the help of people prior to them, it just wouldn't be possible.
"It is not our youth that are inadequate, rather it is structural imbalances of power that limit their opportunities" (p.142)
I really like this quote because this is honestly how I feel but never knew how to put it to words. This perfectly expresses how I feel when it comes to youth and how they are seen in society. The thought that people think youth are just lacking something really bothers me because that's not the case at all. It is 100% true that structural imbalances limit their opportunities and something needs to be done about this. People need to give youth more credit for the work that they do and provide them with different opportunities to help them succeed.
Lilly your blog is super cute!!! I love the quote that you picked from Pegahs reading, I 100% agree with you, i dislike how people say the youth are the problem like really. The socail imbalance and society is what affects young people.
ReplyDeleteLily, the quote is everything! I actually talk about how the youth and adults have to be "on the same level" which basically means one should not overpower the other. This also goes the same for the power surrounding us in different systems. Great pictures as well :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog. I agree with the quote that you like from Pegah: "It is not out our youth that are inadequate, rather it is structural imbalances of power that limit their opportunities" because youth are here not only to become better students, but to also become great leaders. In some areas such as schools or any educational setting, adults tell youth what to do or youth are given choices, but the adults pick for them. Youth should express their own ideas to others and let us know how important their ideas are as it can help create change in our society.
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