Discover a grim reality facing all children and youth today called adultism. Do you feel like society treats young people poorly? Does youth empowerment appeal to you? In Facing Adultism, renowned educator Adam Fletcher talks straight about discrimination against young people, and pulls no punches as he lays out the realities of adultism today. Originally published as Ending Discrimination Against Young people, in this book Fletcher lays out the details of adultism in all of its forms. Showing how adultism affects everyone, he shows the way for anyone who wants to defeat discrimination against young people. In these pages, you'll learn what adultism is; where adultism happens; and how YOU can make a difference. It can be rough out there for children and youth, and the ways we're young shape our whole lives. You don't have to be blind about adultism anymore, as this book shines the light like no other.
Teaching more than 1,000,000 people since 1997, Adam Fletcher is an advocate who writes and speaks about young people in society. With almost 50 publications in print, his work has been translated into 10 languages, he has appeared in eight countries and 46 states. Today he is president of CommonAction Consulting. Learn about him at adamfletcher.net
