It's Not Fair [electronic resource] : : Why It's Time for a Grown-up Conversation about how adults treat children
Eloise Rickman2024
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‘Thought-provoking, thorough, and passionately argued. Be prepared to have
your mind changed — this may well be the most important book you read all year.’
Penny Wincer, author of Tender
Why do some adults think it’s fine to hit children? Why does the school system
fail so many pupils? And when their future is on the line, why can’t children
vote?
How we treat children isn’t fair. Despite the lip service paid to their rights,
children are still discriminated against in every aspect of their lives: rising
levels of child poverty, underfunded and outdated education and childcare
systems, controlling parenting practices, and political systems that exclude
their voices on issues which will affect them most — not least the climate
crisis.
Children are not passive victims of oppression, but their resistance and
struggle for equality has been largely ignored by the wider social justice
movement — until now. In this groundbreaking manifesto, Eloise Rickman argues
that it’s...
Main title:
Author:
Eloise Rickman, Author
Imprint:
Brunswick,Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (374 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781761385742
Language:
English
BRN:
523612
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |