Video: What the World needs…
Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking -- fresh ideas and optimism -- and implores grownups to learn from children. Brilliant and inspiring
http://bit.ly/a6LCbX
News: Today's Youth Aren't 'Ego-Driven Slackers' After All
Today's youth are generally not the self-centered, antisocial slackers that previous research has made them out to be, according to a provocative new study co-authored by a Michigan State University psychologist.
http://bit.ly/dvWk6a
What we should know about Formspring
Formspring takes cyber cruelty to a new low by making it appear consensual. You sign up for your own account, literally inviting others to bash you with their “honest” opinions. Because it appears consensual, it no longer seems like cybercruelty at all. It just becomes another avenue for teens to communicate, and it desensitizes them to what they’re doing.
What we should know about Formspring
Formspring takes cyber cruelty to a new low by making it appear consensual. You sign up for your own account, literally inviting others to bash you with their “honest” opinions. Because it appears consensual, it no longer seems like cybercruelty at all. It just becomes another avenue for teens to communicate, and it desensitizes them to what they’re doing.
http://bit.ly/a9d6sA
Report: Charities are better than government services at helping troubled youth
A report released by New Philanthropy Capital, a UK think tank ‘dedicated to helping funders and charities achieve a greater impact’, has found that charities often develop more innovative ways of engaging with youth than do government agencies.
Report: Charities are better than government services at helping troubled youth
A report released by New Philanthropy Capital, a UK think tank ‘dedicated to helping funders and charities achieve a greater impact’, has found that charities often develop more innovative ways of engaging with youth than do government agencies.
http://bit.ly/ctcq3z
Report: Foundation creates blueprint to help homeless youth leave Calgary streets
As the number of teens turning to shelters continues to grow, the Calgary Homeless Foundation is working on the country's first plan dedicated to ending youth homelessness. http://bit.ly/9rfcgZ
Video: Sensational: Six year old plays Bach - http://bit.ly/d1ZXiguot
Report: Foundation creates blueprint to help homeless youth leave Calgary streets
As the number of teens turning to shelters continues to grow, the Calgary Homeless Foundation is working on the country's first plan dedicated to ending youth homelessness. http://bit.ly/9rfcgZ
Video: Sensational: Six year old plays Bach - http://bit.ly/d1ZXiguot
Action: Students Protest "Sickening" School Lunches
Who says high school kids only want pizza and fries for lunch? http://is.gd/bBSif
And while we are at it!…..What’s for school lunch? http://bit.ly/KT595
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Who says high school kids only want pizza and fries for lunch? http://is.gd/bBSif
And while we are at it!…..What’s for school lunch? http://bit.ly/KT595
‘Buzz’ is compiled by a couple of volunteers in Ottawa and distributed weekly to Canadians connected in some way to the wellbeing of children and youth. We invite you to distribute the newsletter and also to contribute to it. You can contact us at beyond2020@rogers.com to become a subscriber or to add an item.
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