Saturday, September 19, 2015

What's Your Sign? YDEV Ideology Horoscope


After taking the Ideology Inventory Quiz I realized that my score was most best matched to Positive Youth Development. After reading what each of the three categories were I was glad that I scored within this category. I think this was the best fitting for me because I truly believe that youth workers should build on the strengths of youth and help them become healthy adults. When I think of youth workers I think of people who are supporters of youth that help guide them to reach their goals as apposed to teaching them what they should do. However when taking the quiz, my scores also evenly matched critical youth development. In critical youth development adults and youth work together to make a better place. Just as positive development I believe that youth and adults both play important roles and even if youth workers are there to help guide it is the youth that are ultimately in control of what they get out of it.

6 comments:

  1. I have to say I agree with what you had to say. I did not match up with Positive Youth Development as my first choice, but it was my second one. I like how you said the youth and adults need to work together. I agree with this statement as adults can be good role models for the youth.

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  3. Hey!
    You seem very strong about working with the youth in ways that'll lead them towards a better adulthood. That's great! I did not score very high in positive youth development but critical youth development matched with me the highest. I agree that youth and adults work together and and create a better environment and as youth workers it is our job to make sure this happens.

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  4. I like what you said about youth workers guiding the children rather than teaching them. I completely agree with you on that statement. I think it is crucial that the youth feel like they have someone they can look up to and confide in. These children may not get this type of attention or guidance at home and it's important that they have a positive adult figure in their life as it shapes who they become as adults.

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  5. I scored the highest in Critical Youth Development but felt as though I could relate more to Positive Youth Development. I completely agree with what you said about how "youth workers should build on the strengths of youth and help them become healthy adults." I think that too often we focus on the negative aspects of youth, which doesn't help achieve anything besides a negative self-image (which youth don't need any more of!)

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  6. I love your positive outlook and obvious passion that you have for youth work. Obviously we all want to have an impact on youth and help them create their stories and I love how happy you were to have scored in this category! You are going to impact so many lives!

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