Clémentine Beauvais - Professor of Education
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Clémentine Beauvais is a Professor of Education at the University of York (UK).
She is an academic, children’s rights advocate and the author of books for both young people and adults.
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Have a go at Clémentine’s challenge.
See what Clémentine has to say about children’s rights and young people’s voices in democracy.
If you could meet Clémentine, what would you ask her about young people having a say in decisions that affect them?
Let us know in the comments below.
Comments (4)
Hi I’m from England if I could meet clementine I would ask her to tell me more about elections for 16 year olds improves
How do you help young children to be in courage to vote in places? How do you show what to do if you are not sure if it is true or not? How can we vote as children and adults in global activities?
Great questions!
Great questions!
please if ,I could meet miss clementine, my question for her be that, the voting that she is talking about is for all the children( 1-adulthood) or children at a certain age like16 or 18 and above.
I strongly disagree as children only gain consciousness when they are about 5, and plus it would take about 16 years of maturing to understand anyway. As childrens’ brains aren’t fully developed, they 100% shouldn’t have the right to vote from birth. I find it disappointing to even see someone suggest this, especially considering that this woman is a teacher (I think).
Bad things-
1. Children don’t understand a lot and wouldn’t even be able to read the voting options.
2. Their brains aren’t developed and don’t have the capacity or knowledge for such a deep thing.
Good things (if I have to)-
1. The news and the prime ministers/presidents affect children just as much as they affect older people.
2. They get a say in what happens around them.
I still VERY strongly disagree, but thank you for listening.