Youth Work Ideologies

“Demetri, an alumnus of our program who is now a professional coach at this organization, engaged the YD students directly, facilitating the same sock tag game he had presented years ago in his own Introduction to Youth Development class.”	This quote spoke to me because it models Positive Youth Development in action. Demetri was able to utilize what he learned during his YD training to replicate it with another group of youth in a setting where he was the lead coach/youth worker.
“In using stories to convey a dimension of our complex program, we resist the discourse of quantified "outcome based" research on teaching and learning”	For me this quote speaks to one of the aspects that drew me to YDEV, which is how unique the program is. The acknowledgement of individual stories and how they mold the outcome of the learning experience, also explains that not all learning is conventional.
“As youth work leaders, they know who they are and what they believe.”	This line speaks empowerment to me. When I read it, I connected it to social justice youth development and the confidence one would need to possess when fighting alongside youth against inequitable systems.