#StuVoice Archive
"In May 2012, students around the world formed Student Voice with the creation of the #StuVoice Twitter chats. Soon, presidential candidates, the Secretary of Education, Fortune 100 companies, education corporations, reporters, teachers, parents and community members joined the conversation to discuss ways to make the the education system beneficial for all involved." --www.stuvoice.org/
Monday February 29, 2016
8:30 PM EST
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In preparation for Super Tuesday tomorrow, it's time for tonight's chat with on lowering the voting age .
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Looking forward to tonight's chat with !
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Hey : should it be ? Come share at
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Q1: In what ways are students left out of the decision making process in their schools?
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Q4 How can we create/foster partnership schools where families and students are consistently engaged in meaningful ways?
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Q4 How can we create/foster partnership schools where families and students are consistently engaged in meaningful ways?
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A4. Provide ample opportunity for stakeholders to get involved in planning. Those that plan together, do together.
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A1: They aren't informed, notified, encouraged, or invited. If they take initiative, their contributions aren't often embraced.
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Most of the time they aren't even informed. Knowing what is happening is merely the first step.
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Q2: What can we do to give stus a more meaningful voice & platform to influence decisions about their ed & school?
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is every way an acceptable answer? the opportunities i've come into are far and few between.
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That our systems don't embrace honest, actual disclosure and transparency is itself problematic
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Why do you think students should be able to vote for school board? And don't forget the hashtag!
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A2: Carve out real space for their voice to matter in real ways for real things. Until adults release some power, it'll be tough
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students have a major stake in the game, and research shows they are more than ready to vote responsibly
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exactly. and most of the time students just want to know what school leaders are actually thinking.
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students are not included as partners at school policy decision making table.
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make sure that every conversation had about students includes students.
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simply listen give Ss the opportunity to sit down and share their thoughts, ask questions and act
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Right, and/or "what do I need to do to navigate this system as effectively as possible"
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Q5 In your classroom, what channels exist to give STUDENTS a voice in decisions that impact them? cc
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promote and implement programs like the Student Bill of Rights :)
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agree students MUST have place at table, space to voice opinions, be involved in decisions
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A2 We must ask students and then we must listen, finally we must act
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A5 Am interested in hearing from practitioners on what channels exist 2 give Ss voice in decisions that impact them?
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A4 Here is where invitational learning comes. Create culture of trust where voice is honored.All stakeholders involved.
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Q3: Should students be allowed to vote in school board elections? Why or why not?
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I think this would be a great opportunity, students have the best knowledge of the affairs or school.
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make decisions transparent & create multiple, recurring systems to make those decisions and get feedback
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absolutely! I'd love to see a student on the board but voting for members for sure.
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indeed they should. Voting for representation and change encourages discussion and participation.
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A3 What a great question - what role do our students play in giving all that serve them, including me, feedback?
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at very least, they should vote for own student representatives. Those Ss should have full voting rights.
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Yes! SB elections directly affect them, voting reinforces civics classes, & it establishes a lifelong habit of voting
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absolutely. the school board impacts students more than anything, why shouldn't we have a stay in it?
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Q4: What about your school would be different if students had more representation?
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Love seeing , so evident in your choice of apps/resources with your students.
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policies would not just be assumptions.
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A4: Ss would likely be more engaged and empowered, as we all tend to be when we own more of our circumstances and possibilities.
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yes, tho perhaps only HSers, & there should be efforts to educate & engaged Ss in local affairs too
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A4 All of our schools/districts would better serve students if we listened to them more around providing a better learning exp
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Students would know they are valued and feel more invested in their education.
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better communication & understanding between Ss, teachers, and admin
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Cut out the middleman, so to speak? Interesting. Don't forget the hashtag so others can see your thoughts!
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Tonight's Call to Action: Share an example of how your students can directly impact classroom or school-level decisions.
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Ss would also feel more involved in school community & invested in their own learning
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Has there been an attempt at NHS and/or NMS to encourage Ss or to participate in this chat?
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students would feel a greater ownership over their education and be more active members of the school.
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Q5: What would be the repercussions of lowering the voting age to 16 on the local level? On a national level?
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Take leaders of student organizations seriously! Invite them to speak at staff meetings!
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A5: More youth would likely be politically active and engaged in their communities and lives.
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A5: Legislation would be conceived, crafted, and implemented with a more refined representation of the total population.
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A5: Politicians would need to spend (more) time dedicated to speaking to the issues that matter to younger voters.
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Sounds great! It may be a good way to help decrease voter apathy among young people nationwide
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it would be controversial... Many people around my age don't really care. .
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so it's systematically skewed against the students? Don't forget the hashtag so everyone can see your tweets :)
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How do you explain their apathy? If circumstances and context changed, might their cares?
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Thx to all who joined tonight to talk abt lowering the voting age w . Tune in next week as we tweet live from !
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First of all, there would be much better organization of the scheduling of school-wide events.
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Absolutely - I also think important to find a way to do it on their time - perhaps a school day slow roll chat?
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more control on how it's worked
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Thanks to and for a great chat about lowering the voting age. See you next week at !
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. LOVE it! Hey : thoughts on a chat during the school day, enabling Ss to participate from school?
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Undocumented students that come from oppressed backgrounds be in environments that encourage speaking up
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Of course. 1 that's part of the problem is seemingly attacking, and 2 schools that do could participate.
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Offering a chat during the day puts more pressure on adults to put their tweets where their mouths are
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brainstorming a few new ways to engage students virtually. Like this! May see it soon.
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Missed tonight’s chat? That’s ok, there’s always another one. Next week, we're headed to .
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Hey : how would this fly in your district (i.e., a during-school-day chat)?
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Recruit to help. That dude is a BEAST.
