Friday, November 23, 2018

Ideology Quiz

This is the third time I have taken the ideology quiz, and I have scored almost exactly the same each time I have taken it, tying for Positive and Critical. The past few times I have taken the quiz, whenever I have tied I was told to then choose the one I feel I align with most. I tended to then choose critical. I feel as though based on the work we have done in YDev over the years, my agreements tend to align most with a Critical Ideology. I have tended to agree passionately about interacting with youth in order to both share power with and empower youth and create change in their communities. However I feel as though the reason that I tend to tie with Positive is that Critical youth development in description comes off as always doing something to take action and make change. While I agree with this, I also feel as though sometimes youth spaces should just be places for youth to exist as themselves. I think that everyone needs a space where they can just do something for fun, regardless of age. With the Positive Ideology being more focused on fostering strengths and positive growth, there is more of an opportunity for spaces rooted in a Positive ideology to be more of an existing as oneself for oneself space than would typically come across in a Critical Space. So ultimately, I feel as though I have a stronger lean towards the critical Ideology, but I still feel aligned in ways to Positive as well. I am also curious how I would score if the distinction between a Civic and Social Justice youth development ideology was an aspect of this quiz as well, and which aspects of each I would closer align to.

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