The Philosophy Of The Youth

The renowned Theoretical Physicist, Albert Einstein¸ once said, "Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64”. Curiosity is neither a good trait nor is it a bad one, but it is a characteristic that everyone possesses. While some choose to pander to their curiosity, others may choose to ignore it. Does one’s social class correlate with whether they ignore or explore their curiosity? A well-known philosopher by the name of Karl Marx created the idea of Marxism. Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis, analyzing the relationship between social classes. Marx believed that there are 3 classes in a capitalist society; the proletarian’s (working class), the Bourgeoisies (Business Owners) and the

One will examine the underlying philosophies, theories and principles that shape their professional beliefs about children’s learning (Brown, et al., 2012; Waniganayake et al., 2012; Duignan, 2006). For any obstacles they may encounter, through the contingency theory, an educational leader will work with the appropriate style of leadership most suitable in that circumstance (Rodd, 2006), and respond to various situations in times of change by critically reflecting on the purposes they see for their setting and the goals they are aiming to achieve with children and families. Understanding from the transformational theory, an educational leader will be inspiring others with visions that can enable the team to be directed and motivated toward creating ‘a culture of learning and professional growth’ (Duignan, 2006; Waniganayake et al., 2012; Sinclair, 2007; Rodd, 2006; Siraj-Blatchford and Manni, 2006; ACECQA, 2013). Moreover, distributed leadership approach, which falls under the transformational theory, is seen in the educational leader as they work collaboratively with others towards the same vision (Rodd, 2006). For instance, taken from ACEQA (2013), the educational leader would examine routines with each of the room leaders, and how to make them more effective for children’s learning experiences. Here, the educational leader is not only guiding staff along, but also problem-solving

The key values and principles of youth work are to educate, empower, encourage participation and promote equality of opportunity and social inclusion. The principles of youth work are about offering services in places where young people can choose to participate, they encourage young people to be critical in their responses to their own experiences and to the world around them. Youth work is also about making young people more independent and helping them to make informed choices about their personal responsibilities within their community. These values and principles provide youth work with a purpose as well as

In many aspects of life, it is essential that you work with other individuals as a team. You can work in a team whether it is school, work, or your personal life. This year I started working for Inner City Education Foundation public charter schools, specifically ICEF Inglewood Elementary Academy. The school has approximately 40 staff members that were all placed together by the director of the school. There are multiple classifications at my job such as instructional assistants, teachers, office staff, intervention specialists, operations, and janitors, but we all operate as one unit. Through the five stages of team development, our team developed and continues to develop into a successful team.

Within a few months of searching, my church found a pastor who was previously a youth pastor in Washington D.C. I, being the only female leader, went out of my way to try and induct him into our youth group. Early on we had a conversation where I shared what worked in the youth group as what didn’t. For the first few months we had a growing pastor-student relationship. However as he became more comfortable he began to change things to make the youth group more like his inner city youth group. I lead by example and embraced the changes until I realized those changes were hurting the youth group. It was then that me and the male leaders got together to come up with several things we could do ourselves to solve the emerging problems as well as come up with a list of things we would like to address with out new pastor. We sent a representative to our pastor to make compromises so that both parties were working together for the good of our youth group. The situation is beginning to slowly improve because the me and the other leaders were able to problem-solve, compromise, and share with our new

Lately, in church, I have been battling with leadership. I was appointed as the area leader in my church, and what has been very difficult

It all started in 2016. It was a summer day in June at a camp called Youth America. That Summer day started terribly. It was a burning day at Youth America and an exhausting day as well. We had to set a slide up on a grass hill, this slide used mattresses, a pool cover and pool floats, plus soap and water. We had to carry these items for a while. We walked carrying these items to where the coaches were going to set this up. The coaches and the volunteers put this slide together on the grass hill. They used this ramp from the storage room. They poured a lot of soap on it, then the water from the hose. After building this slide, if we wanted to, you had to go to your cabin and get your bathing suit on. I did not want to do it so I just watched

(Wilson & Musick, 2000) Volunteering at City Youth gave me the opportunity to invest in children’s lives, and hopefully, have a positive impact. This semester, we played games, laughed, ate, and shared about our days. My experience at City Youth Ministries was not “ a short-term artifact” (Astin, Sax, & Avalos, 1999). Hopefully, this service participation will enhance my opportunities for graduate schools (Astin, Sax, & Avalos, 1999). By volunteering at City Youth, I accepted the social responsibility that I have to the children of

Collin Blair's short film Skip The Youth provides a realistic and emotional portrayal of the relationship between a mother and her son. This relationship is complicated by the presence of the mother's ailing health. The two main characters have different approaches in dealing with this issue and what is shown through unfiltered language and joking remarks is the gripping inevitability of having to say goodbye. It's a film about coming to terms with letting go of a loved one. Sometimes that means actually resisting having to say goodbye while also trying to fulfill the obligation of putting their wishes before your own concerns.

In America’s daily consumption of media a strange trend has developed in the last couple years. It seems that whenever a real life tragedy occurs many news outlets and politicians tend to place the blame, not in the instigator of these violent acts, but instead in the media they consume which they believed made them this way. "I think there's a question as to whether he would have driven in his mother's car in the first place if he didn't have access to a weapon that he saw in video games that gave him a false sense of courage about what he could do that day." (Murphy) This quote taken from an 2013 debate on a bill to ban assault weapons gives us all the information we need. Violence in media and how it affects violence in real life is misrepresented

Authors see that teenagers are going to be the one who help change the world and it is in every decade that a teenager will do that. Writing about teenagers helps other teenagers see that they are not the only ones going through a problem. Authors captures the coming of age for teenagers and tell the readers their journey. Influences are a major part of teenagers growing up. If they do not have the correct influence then they end up going down a wrong path but that does not mean they are stuck on that path. Every teenager in literature has a choose to make decisions if they want the path that will lead to greatness or not. Authors try to capture the true stories of what teenagers are going through. Even when they were writing them in the earlier

It seems that many have the idea that leadership is all about authority and power. This is seen both inside the church and outside as well, at least that has been this writer’s personal experience. The statement reiterated by Sampson (2011) drove home a major point and that is that leadership is more than simply demanding, commanding, or directing individuals under one’s control or authority, it has to do with one’s ability to influence others even when no apparent authority is present.

Leadership in early years settings has traditionally been associated with the individual skills and personal qualities of the leader and nothing more. Recently, however, leadership is being viewed as not only the isolated activity of a single person, but instead the communal activities a variety of people who all contribute to a successful leadership outcome.

Leadership breaks down into three categories. Picture of the future, strategy, and intent. With the picture of the future, a good leader will get everyone on the same page about it with specific details. Strategy will be the plan of the organization. It comes with four key questions. What are we going to be in the future as an organization? What are we going to deploy our resources into or against in order to get there? How are we actually going to do this? When and how are we going to exit and get out with some style and finesse? Answering these questions can make a huge difference. Lastly, your intensions. Everyone needs to know your intentions are about your strategy. Make sure everyone understands what is going on and why. Otherwise, miscommunication falls into place and things can go wrong.

The intricate nature of youth means that while some argue it is a universal stage of life, it is seen by many as a formation of sociocultural elements. Social construction can be defined as something that has been shaped by the values, interests or practices of a culture or society and this is evident in the youth demographic through its revolution in recent years. The markings of youth are social in formulation; highlighting the way in which young people have been influenced by differing trends and movements. Youth is a transitional phase, its age bracket extending and blurring; transcending global divides and traditions. Thus, it is the social context that surrounds youth which suggests that it is not a universal stage of life. Ultimately, the idea of youth when viewed in a historical and cultural context as well as in relation to other socially influenced concepts such as adulthood, can be observed as a social construction.