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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Adultism is not always harmful-but it is always real.

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

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

But I thought, I've just got to check out Hollywood, so I sent out pictures and resumes.

Trenches, hospitals, the common grave--there are no other possibilities.

Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time.

Mac OS is just as vulnerable as Microsoft Windows

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

It's not the fish you catch, it's the peace of mind you take home at the end of the day.

A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.

All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more complex than one might have expected.

Indeed, I thought, slipping the silver into my purse, it is remarkable, remembering the bitterness of those days, what a change of temper a fixed income will bring about.