Hello, everyone! My name is Tina Celani and I am studying Communication at the University of San Francisco (USF). I completed around forty hours of service work with eighth grade students at Creative Arts Charter School for Generation Citizen, and my experience at this school was life-changing not only for me, but for my students… Continue reading Shifting Perspective at Creative Arts Charter School
Month: December 2013
Our Mandela Moment
Last week, Generation Citizen hosted Civics Days in our four program sites: NYC, Boston, Rhode Island and the Bay Area. Staff, judges, and elected officials were incredibly impressed by the passion, research and action exhibited by Generation Citizen students across the country as they presented on issues ranging from standardized testing to cleaing up parks… Continue reading Our Mandela Moment
A Local Perspective on Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s death has provoked a myriad of analysis in publications throughout the western world. What does his death mean? Was Mandela a radical or a pragmatist? Was he too admired or not admired enough? Was he the greatest hero of this generation or a deeply flawed family member? Some of these are necessary, and… Continue reading A Local Perspective on Mandela
Stop Analyzing Millenials
On the front page of Sunday’s Weekend Review section, the New York Times ran an op-ed arguing that millenials (loosely defined as the generation of young people born after 1980) are actually not narcissistic, as the prevailing wisdom indicates, but rather, are more worried about happiness and meaning than chasing money. To make their point,… Continue reading Stop Analyzing Millenials