Chap Clark > Quotes

“If you give the average teenager a choice to go to the Amazon to build a mud hut for the poor while fighting off hungry pythons or going to their school cafeteria and dropping the “J Bomb” on a group of their friends, most teenagers would pick the pythons. Why? Because the average teenager would rather risk getting choked by a giant snake than getting choked out of their social circle!”
― Chap Clark, Youth Ministry in the 21st Century (Youth, Family, and Culture): Five Views

“Twenty-five percent of the people polled in a recent national inquiry into American morality said that for $10 million they would abandon their entire family; a large number of people are evidently willing to do the same thing for free. Stephanie Coontz, The Way We Never Were”
― Chap Clark, Hurt 2.0 (): Inside the World of Today's Teenagers

“Innovative learners are primarily interested in personal meaning. They need to have reasons for learning—ideally reasons that connect new information with personal experience and establish that information’s usefulness in daily life. Some of the many learning methods effective with this type of learner are cooperative learning, brainstorming, and integration of content areas. Analytic learners are primarily interested in acquiring facts in order to deepen their understanding of concepts and processes. They are capable of learning effectively from lectures and enjoy independent research, analysis of data, and hearing what “the experts” have to say. Commonsense learners are primarily interested in how things work; they want to “get in and try it.” Concrete, experiential learning activities work best for them—using manipulatives, hands-on tasks, kinesthetic experience, and so on. Dynamic learners are primarily interested in self-directed discovery. They rely heavily on their own intuition and seek to teach both themselves and others. Any type of independent study is effective for these learners. They also enjoy simulations, role-play, and games.”
― Chap Clark, Adoptive Youth Ministry (Youth, Family, and Culture): Integrating Emerging Generations into the Family of Faith