Teaching Kids About Planning

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  • Gurley, Steve
    • Other Affiliation: Director, Lincolnton Planning Department
Abstract
  • Every planner has probably given some thought to teaching kids about planning, and some have had the opportunity to do this from time to time during their professional careers. Many of us have been asked by a classroom teacher in our community to tell students about what we do on the job. Some of us may have been given opportunities to go further and teach about specific elements of our profession. Hopefully, this report will instill an added desire to get into the classroom and teach the future generation about planning. In this article. I hope to: 1) Encourage planners to teach kids about our profession and how it impacts society, 2) Provide a brief overview of the American Planning Association's efforts to teach kids about planning, 3) Explain recent and past efforts by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (NCAPA) to teach kids about planning, including efforts of NCAPA to establish a planning exhibit at Discovery Place in Charlotte, 4) Provide a partial listing of resources available for teaching kids about planning, and 5) Suggest ideas on how to get the most out of a classroom visit, for you the planner as well as the students.
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  • Article
Rights statement
  • In Copyright
Journal title
  • Carolina Planning Journal
Journal volume
  • 21
Journal issue
  • 2
Page start
  • 60
Page end
  • 63
Language
  • English
Digital collection
  • Carolina Planning Journal

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