Chapter 10: Adult Advisors
"It is absurd and anti-life to be part of a system that compels you to sit in confinement with people of exactly the same age and social class. That system effectively cuts you off from the immense diversity of life and the synergy of variety. It cuts you off from your own past and future, sealing you in a continuous present much the same way television does."—John Gatto New York City's 1990 Teacher of the Year
This chapter offers guidance for effective collaboration between youth and adults in conference planning and leadership. The quotation above shows the need to hold a larger cultural context in our hearts and minds as we attempt to bridge the enormous gulfs that exist between teenagers and adults. YRUU (Young Religious Unitarian Universalists) has been, from its conception, a collaborative movement between adults and youth. At best, youth feel supported and affirmed by a steady adult presence, and adults feel inspired and challenged by the liveliness of youth.
Youth-Adult Ratios
Desirable Quantities for Advisor
Recruitment of Adult Advisors
At the Conference
Coordination and Support of Adult Advisors
Sample Advisor Job Description
Code of Ethics for Adults Working With Youth
For more information contact youth @ uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
