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For marginalized teens, activism may lead to better jobs (i-Gen community) - C C - Oct 6, 2017
http://www.futurity.org/teen-activism-jobs-1566892/
EXCERPT: [...] The research shows that activism during adolescence, from civic engagement to protest, often positively impacts academic achievement and leads to securing a higher-status occupation in adulthood.
“We have strong evidence that directly addressing and challenging—instead of avoiding—inequality is good for historically marginalized youth,” says Matthew Diemer, an associate professor in the University of Michigan School of Education. “This implies that when educators provide a space for students to reflect, discuss, and challenge inequalities, those students engage and learn more.”
Diemer says such an approach allows schools to achieve their mission to prepare all students to succeed, and helps students attain jobs that are more prestigious and higher paying as adults....
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