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Engaging Younger Children
in Service
Silvia Blitzer Golombek, Ph.D.
U.S. Presenting Sponsor
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A different lens
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Three reactions
Hmm Huh? Aha!
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Remember
When was the first timeyour opinion mattered?
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Question
From the mouths of babes
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Oh, stop acting like a baby!
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My 7 year old is much better
on the computer than me.
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What does she know?
Shes only a child.
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WeMay Be Born With an
Urge to Help(New York Times, Nov.30 2009)
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Elementary school childrenare not ready for service-
learning
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Where do they come up with
these ideas!
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98% of kindergarten childrenscored genius level in
Divergent Thinking(Sir Ken Robinson, NSLC, San Jose, March 2010)
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Bias # 1
Children are unfinished humans.They are in process of becoming
complete persons.
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Bias # 2
Children are often wrong anddo not understand.
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Children think DIFFERENTLY
Children are DIFFERENT
from adults
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Children in different roles
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Keep questioning
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Claudette Colvin
(See Phillip Hoose, We Were There Too)
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4th graders Theo and Niko Milonopoulos
fought Los Angeles City Council on gun
ammunition sales
9 year old Geneva Johnson (Bronx, NY)
takes control of her destiny when
attending National Foundation forTeaching
Entrepreneurship camp and
by 16 creates Bring It On
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Lil MDGs Little Red Wagon Foundation
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Free the Children RandomKid
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Barra Mansa (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil):
ChildrensMunicipal Council
18 boys and 18 girls, 9 to 15 years old
elected by their peers
Manage a portion of the citys $125,000
Children address inter-generational priorities,
It is possible to conduct urban management with,rather than only for, children
Eliana Guerra in Children, Youth, and Environments 15(2) 2005.
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Child-to-Child Trust (UK)
Plan Ceibal (Uruguay)
Common CentsPenny Harvest (US)
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Childrens Express
News agency reported and edited
by 8 to 18 year olds
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Rethink
Substantive service:
Its not an age thing
It is a Skill, Will, and Opportunity thing
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REASSESS tasks assigned to childrenLISTEN respectfully and without judgment
CONSULT with them, seek their input
QUESTION your own perceptionsALLOW full creativity
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Resources from YSA
Grants
Educational materials
Trainings
KIDS IN ACTION
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Resources from YSA
KIDS IN ACTION
Semester of Service StrategyGuide, (p. 23): www.gysd.org
Feature article in upcoming YSA
Quarterly: www.ysa.org
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What are you doing now toengage children in more
substantive ways?
What could you do differently?
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Contact:
Silvia Blitzer Golombek, Ph.D.
202-296-2992 ext. 116
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