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Adam F.C. Fletcher

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Adam F.C. Fletcher has written 3 posts for Cooperative Catalyst

Trying To Make Adultism Okay?

Posted by Adam F.C. Fletcher ⋅ September 7, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

In the alternative education culture apparent throughout the Cooperative Catalyst blog, I have experienced a lot of attention towards racial, gender, and other forms of discrimination. However, little is made of a very real form of discrimination that is undermining a lot of well-meaning educators’ work with students today: adultism. In my new book, Ending Discrimination … Continue reading →

Adultism In Democratic Education

Posted by Adam F.C. Fletcher ⋅ July 8, 2013 ⋅ 5 Comments

My child has attended learning environments operating with democratic education principles for the last seven years, and as her dad I believe I’m a partner with her in her learning. As a line-level youth worker, I worked to infuse democratic education principles into my own practice for more than a decade, and as a … Continue reading →

Dangers Within The Student Voice Movement

Posted by Adam F.C. Fletcher ⋅ February 15, 2013 ⋅ 5 Comments

Disrupting status quo, challenging social norms, and radically transforming schooling forever are some of the wonderful dangers that excite students and adults who advocate for student voice today. However, threats to the education system withstanding, many of the dangers to the student voice movement are within the movement itself. This article explores five dangers within … Continue reading →