Angela YDEV501

Angela C. Stanley Week 12 videos: The school-to-prison pipeline, explained (3:15-minute video), Restorative Circles (3:44-minute video), Restorative Justice (9:31-minute video), Restorative Welcome and Re-entry Circle (14-minute video). Quote/Point in video Question/Reflection What can you control? “I don’t want to change your behavior.   I want you to think about it before you do it.” Restorative Circles I love the emphasis on “what can you control” because it is something that I not only use daily with the youth I work with but also to my own self.   Many times, we get angry and we don’t know the appropriate way to channel those emotions.   Sometimes, we end up creating misdirected aggression through our frustration and create a new problem that needs to be fixed.   I know I am guilty of this.   If we get ourselves into the habit of thinking before we act about what we can control, how we c...

Angela C. Stanley Week 11 Readings: Urban Youth Building Community and Making Space, Making Change: Models for Youth-Led Social Change Organizations             The readings for this week caused me to reflect on one of the classes I attend for my job.   Currently, in the ninth grade English class that I assist my kiddos in at Bellingham High School, the teacher is focusing on teaching “isms.”   For example: racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, etc.   While these topics made my eyes light up, barely any student felt like these issues are still relevant in today’s society.   This made me question what the is between those who are fervently passionate about activism and social change versus those who are ignorant to its very existence?             When reading these articles about the youth not only participating but taking on managerial roles, I wond...