As a new grandmother, I'm now even more conscious of that wonderful saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." Perhaps intentional grandparenting and the normalization of intergenerational living could be seen as solutions to the alienation and subordination of children within the educational system and wider society?
Indeed, I think that's part of the solution. I hope that some day our society can truly value children and therefore prioritize many ways to empower families.
Hi Diana. There are some proposed solutions in the second-to-last paragraph. And, as I wrote in the last paragraph, we need to start by listening to the kids. I've also been writing on this topic for the past 45 or so years and have embedded links to some of those articles.
As a new grandmother, I'm now even more conscious of that wonderful saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." Perhaps intentional grandparenting and the normalization of intergenerational living could be seen as solutions to the alienation and subordination of children within the educational system and wider society?
Indeed, I think that's part of the solution. I hope that some day our society can truly value children and therefore prioritize many ways to empower families.
So true -- set up a system of us and against them and then wonder why the 'othered' aren't 'behaving' :(
So sad, isn't it?
What solutions do you propose, Wendy?
Hi Diana. There are some proposed solutions in the second-to-last paragraph. And, as I wrote in the last paragraph, we need to start by listening to the kids. I've also been writing on this topic for the past 45 or so years and have embedded links to some of those articles.
Thanks, Wendy. Good suggestions.