Don’t Say Gay legislation. Limiting classroom discussions of “controversial” topics, including many that we simply call “history.” Removing books from school libraries. Requiring online posting of lesson plans and instructional materials. Installing classroom cameras. Banning diversity training. Questioning social/emotional learning activities. Creating new avenues for parents to sue teachers and school districts. State legislatures nationwide […]
LGBT Students
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More Transgender Students are coming forward than ever before, are teachers prepared?
When I first started teaching it was 2004. The term “transgender” was rarely used. It was a term I may have heard in passing, but I never used it to describe any of the students in my school. As far as I knew, there were no students in my classes who identified as being transgender. […]
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The Bathroom Issue– Me, Oh, My, What Shall We Do?
I have been an educator for over 20 years, but, first and foremost, I am a mother of two daughters. While they are grown now, heaven knows I still think of them as my little girls. As they were growing up, I always had a fear that someone would hurt them while my back was turned. […]