Should students be encouraged to participate in social activism from a young age, and why?

I believe that children should get involve when they’re old enough to understand what is going on. This will help them get a clearer idea of what the problems are.

I believe that depending on their age they should be allowed. I think this because everyone’s voice matters. They should be able to speak their truth, but at a young age it’s harder for you to be taken seriously.

It's important for children to know that their voice matters, but for their own safety it would be best to avoid public speaking and protests.

Yes, because it makes them feel like they are part of social issues that affect them - even if they are not of voting age - because it does affect them.

Social Activism is great, but that should be up to the kid to decide and not the school

I believe that depending on their age they should be allowed. I think this because everyone’s voice matters. They should be able to speak their truth, but at a young age it’s harder for you to be taken seriously.

Social activism is good, but schools must avoid instilling their own beliefs.

No, kids should be acting like children, not just thrown into real world problems.

Yes, we need to teach the children of the future all of the things we think is important if we are to have promising future.

Student should be encouraged to learn about social activism and active issues, but wait until they are at the right age to make their own choices and have opinions on social issues.

Yes for sure. Having students participate in social activism would be really good for their mental and physical health, and that's how you can meet new and more people and become friends with them.

Absolutely not, children should be focusing on their current studies, not being introduced to the world problems.

Yes, they should be encouraged to enhance their personal growth. As they learn about ongoing issues and also develop critical thinking skills.

To an extent. Kids these days are dense and don't understand how the world around them really works.

Yes but it depends how young they are I would say age 8 plus is best for reasonable decision making. I agree people from a young age should be educated and have the right to share their own views and opinions to grow.

Yes, young students have a voice and it should be respected

No because they do not have a full grasp on what they are doing and could possibly get harmed or hurt doing this.

No because I feel that they are not responsible enough to be knowable.

I believe that students and children should be told that they are able to participate, but not encouraged. Young peoples opinions can be easily influenced by other people, and so I wouldn't want them to participate in something because someone else told them that it would be a good idea.

no children need to be trained up by their parents

No, because a childs life should not be made political at such a young age because having the expirienceof an actual childhood is different than having a social political life.

Yes because they bring new ideas and they know the needs of the Yung people I think is a good aidea they can participate

No, their Too young to even make a decision for themselves

No because its their choice and should not be pressured into it

It's important for children to know that their voice matters, but for their own safety it would be best to avoid public speaking and protests.

Yes, helps provide students with different view points.

Yes, I think they should because it's important to know how the world is and who you are going to meet.

No, children should be free to choose if they want to participate in activism without influence

I believe that depending on their age they should be allowed. I think this because everyone’s voice matters. They should be able to speak their truth, but at a young age it’s harder for you to be taken seriously.

Yes because they need to understand what is going on around them.

no students in highschool don’t know everything they should know to be able to participate in social activism and most parents try to force their beliefs on their children

NO, They should only focus on studies and should not be forced or something to do anything.

I think it is important for students to get educated on politics from a non biased stand point but they should not be involved in political activism because we don’t have all the information.

That should up to them and if the parents let them.

students from a young age, specifically elementary students should not be concerned about politics in the first place. They should participate when they are older and have a better understanding of the world around them.

Yes, because the longer you stay in a system without challenging it the more complacent you become

Yeah they should, this is because this will help them develop social skills at a young age

Social activism is good, but schools must avoid instilling their own beliefs.

Yes, students should be encouraged to stand up for what they believe in but too many educators use this power to instill their personal beliefs in their students.

I'm not sure, I'm too stupid to know what that means lmao.

To a point. Kids are naive and believe a lot of stupid things. So just letting them blindly participate in something like this is a slippery slope. All It takes is one lobbying group to convince kids they are right. And the kids will blindly believe them. But they should also be encouraged to speak there opinions, but also be taught that their opinion can be wrong and no one will ever care about their opinion as much as they do themselves.

Absolutely not. Let’s them be kids and when they’re legal voting age they can engage in political social activism

I wouldn’t say “ young “ is a good thing. Highschool is when most students start really forming their opinions, and they should express those opinions in ways their comfortable with

Yes, to help enhance their social life and social construct around them.

Encouraging students to participate in social activism from a young age has numerous benefits for example
Develops critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Fosters empathy, compassion, and understanding of social issues

I think that students should be taught about activism and participate in it if they want to. I don't think they should be introduced to the problems of the world until they reach an older age, let kids be kids.

Students should have time to learn who they are, and what their beliefs are before they are pressured to participate in activism. <-- i agree with whoever said this

Yes they should be encouraged to generalize the Idea that everyone has a voice no matter age or race

I think that students should learn about all these topics at a young age, rather than immediately be encouraged to participate in social activism while they’re unprepared and still learning and developing their own ideas and opinions.