Week 11 Blog post 8

 A number of things resonated with me in the Meisel's reading. In this reading, I found quotes that I felt were important. Meisel mentions that "Adults can be advocates and partners for young people". It is a simple statement but I consider it to be important because some youth and adults engage with conflict and arguments. I have had my own shares of conflict with adults as a child because of how I would be talked to. As I became older, I learned how to compose myself so that I do not make the same mistakes as the adults did during my youth. Adults and children should work cooperatively to resolve issues. 

Meisel also mentions in the reading that "Social factors such as race and class affect communities". This also resonates with me because I have a witnessed a verbal dispute between a Spanish neighbor and a white neighbor and the Spanish person mentioned that they were lucky to be white and untouchable. I was young at the time and did not understand what that meant entirely. Now that I am older and learning about social factors, I can agree that it does affect communities. Children are also heavily impacted by the social factors. Some parents will not let their child play with someone else who has a different color of skin. It is unfortunate but it is also reality.

The last quote I will talk about states, "Youth-led movement for social change are not an invention of the modern era". The idea of having the youth being able to lead has been a topic for many years. This resonates with my own experience because while in elementary school, I rarely felt like I was in a position to be able to lead. We were usually told what to do and had to follow specific instructions. It is understandable because I also believe it is important to maintain order, however allowing a child to lead on certain occasions can most likely benefit the teachers as well. Children would be slightly less miserable, and teachers can also learn just as much from students and vice versa.