before<\/a>. However, I need to make it clear that the student representatives from Manual Arts set AERA on fire on Tuesday! The kids owned their presentation \u2013 again reporting their findings, providing a theoretical framework, and discussing how their work continues and the impact they are having on campus. Though there were two other presenters during this panel, the audience pretty much swarmed on these youth to hear about their learning process, their growth, and to glean insight from the critical lenses these students have polished throughout their research training.<\/p>\nA personal highlight: at one point an adult asked one of the students, \u201cCan you talk about how you changed as a result of the work you did as a part of this project?\u201d<\/p>\n
Pausing for a moment, the student explained that one of the theoretical articles that really spoke to him was Solorzano\u2019s work on \u201cTransformative Resistance.\u201d He explained that Solorzano defines four types of resistance: Self-Defeating, Reactionary, Conformist, and Transformative. Prior to being a part of the group, this student felt he conformed to the status quo. However, he\u2019s now seeing his role as an agent of change through Transformative Resistance. The student framed his experiences within this theoretical frame and used it to posit his own personal transformation while also neatly laying out a graduate level text in a way that everyone<\/em> in the room could clearly understand.<\/p>\nHis response was followed by wowed applause.<\/p>\n
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\nStudents were schmoozed by adults after the session – handshakes and business cards (along with catcalls of “full ride scholarships!”) were given.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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