Youth in Action 10 Words
10 Words to capture Youth In Action 1. Change 2. Strength 3. Leadership 4. Service 5. Activism 6. Fellowship 7. Stories 8. Passion 9. Individualism 10. The Future
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Song Assignment
This is my song https://youtu.be/F_EN8VLJEPY?t=40s I am 21 I am in my best friend's car I am free
Who Are Youth?
After reading Lesley's article titled, "Framing Youth: Writing Youth in Social Context", I started to think about how the world perceives Youth in a Leadership setting, whether it be on a sports team, in a student organization, or simply in life. From the age of 9, children are difficult and impossible to reason with because of their “changing bodies”, but if you honestly sat down with a young person that fits into this age bracket, you could be amazed at the conversations that you have. In the chapter from Dr. Bogad’s article, Thorne argues that, “to learn from children, adults have to challenge the deep assumption that they already know what children are ‘like’ both because, as former children, adults have been there, and because, as adults, they regard children as less complete versions of themselves”. I find this as something that fits in with my philosophy on how I work with youth. I try use my experiences that I have had as a child to try and assist the young p...
Hmmm... What makes me Lilli?
This is who I am! I belong to a sorority (bottom right corner). My family means a lot to me (lilo and stitch image). I will always have a disney tune going through my head (castle). I am a big doctor who fan and so is my best friend (upper left corner). I work at a YMCA summer camp and it is one of the best experiences I have had! (bottom left corner) Add caption