Young People as Competent Citizens

I found the article "Young People as Competent Citizens" to be very interesting. Many youth today are alienated and disengaged from society, and are considered to be 'victims of poverty' and 'problems of society'. In addition, they are over-represented as perpetrators of crime. However, in reality, the rate of juvenile crime is actually falling; this finding is attributed to the media bias. 

Also, the article mentions an organization called Lifting New Voices, which is based on the idea that youth are competent citizens and have a right to serve their community. I think that this is a great way to get young people involved, and feel like they can create community change. It enables them to organize themselves and become more central to planning and decision making in their community. 

In conclusion, from their observations, they discovered that young people actually are creating community chance. They are solving problems, organizing action groups, and planning local problems, which is wonderful. 

I hope that people realize that the youth are a vital component of society today, and are going to be leading the future of our country.