None of my friends don't have Facebook accounts. Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook 'til the cows come home, but it doesn't change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.

The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.

Make sure that your kids or the kids in your life have an opportunity to share their ideas, and to teach you something about what we know.

The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make 'big miracles' happen.

None of my friends don't have Facebook accounts. Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook 'til the cows come home, but it doesn't change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.

Since the age of four, I've been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.