Adam Fletcher Quotes & Sayings

Dropping out of school is the ultimately caused by discrimination against young people in schools. — Adam Fletcher

The work of meaningful student involvement is not easy or instantly rewarding. It demands that the system of schooling change, and that the attitudes of students, educators, parents and community members change. — Adam Fletcher

Young people and adults need equitable relationships-they do not need equal ones. — Adam Fletcher

Most of society's decision making for young people happens without young people, and that could not happen without adultcentrism. — Adam Fletcher

Everyday more educators are showing that they value students by involving them in meaningful ways in school. These teachers and administrators say that it is not about 'making students happy' or allowing students to run the school. Their experience shows that when educators partner with students to improve learning, teaching and leadership in schools, school change is positive and effective. — Adam Fletcher

Like a pet fish unaware of the fishbowl it lives in, each of us inherently discriminates against young people without knowing it. — Adam Fletcher

Adultism leads to a phenomenon of little adults, who are young people who are treated as adults-in-the-making. A non-discriminatory perspective would be to treat children and youth as whole and complete people right now. — Adam Fletcher

The pattern of discrimination that allows this discrimination was set in the founding of the United States. — Adam Fletcher

Any honest conversation about engaging young people must address discrimination against young people. — Adam Fletcher

The outcome of this culture of discrimination is that young people are routinely denied the roles in society they can, should, and need to be occupying. — Adam Fletcher

The single problem plaguing all students in all schools everywhere is the crisis of disconnection. Meaningful Student Involvement happens when the roles of students are actively re-aligned from being the passive recipients of schools to becoming active partners throughout the educational process. — Adam Fletcher

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

Adultism is not always harmful-but it is always real. — Adam Fletcher

Meaningful student involvement is the process of engaging students as partners in every facet of school change for the purpose strengthening their commitment to education, community & democracy. — Adam Fletcher

Young people often serve as scapegoats for the challenges communities face. 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

It is not enough to simply listen to student voice. Educators have an ethical imperative to do something with students, and that is why meaningful student involvement is vital to school improvement. — Adam Fletcher

For every young person living on the streets tonight, there are many at home zoning out inside their homes through video games, and even more who disengage from school. These are direct effects of internalized discrimination based on their age. — Adam Fletcher