Blog – Reading #4
The authors this
week are Allan et al, Speaking the unspeakable in forbidden places. I will blog using extended comments on Kevin’s
blog as the center of my own. The
reading was very interesting and I found Kevin’s blog interesting as well. I agree with him when he wrote that “everyone
needs to be treated as who they are” and his comment, “It is easier to hide compared to
something such as race”. Kevin
stated that, it must be very stressful for a person to hide their real
identity. That may be true or not, we
don’t have that answer only the person who is in that situation has that
answer. We can speculate and guess but
we don’t know unless they tell us. I
agree when he said people these days are now more open to their sexuality and I
have seen many “alliances” and “clubs” around, I have a good friend who was a
leader in one of these clubs in college. I disagree with Kevin when he said these types
of issues should be brought up more in elementary schools. Elementary school is not the place for adults
to push their beliefs on other people’s children, it’s a place where kids go to
learn the ABC’s. These kids are much too
young for these very serious issues. There
are reasons why parents may want to “shelter” their kids from what “you” may
think is the right hing to do or say.
It’s
much easier for someone to say these issues should be talked about in elementary
school when you’re not a parent of a child or should I say when you’re not a
parent of a “boy, girl, both, neither or purple
penguin”.
Confused? Do you think a 6 year old is confused when their public school teacher tells them they are no longer a "boy" or a "girl" instead they are now each known as a "him, her, both, neither or purple penguin"? Do you believe public schools have the right to teach its elementary students to avoid using the word "normal" to define any and all type of human behavior. Should our schools teach our kids the words "Ladies and Gentlemen" are bad words... well that's exactly what they do. All of this and much more is being taught to our kids today, click here for the news article. To read what the Nebraska public school district told its teachers to teach click on the handout.
YOU ARE NOT A "GIRL"
YOU ARE NOT A "BOY"REMEMBER KIDS "STUDENT"
REMEMBER
DO NOT USE THE WORDS
THE CORRECT WORDS TO USE ARE
"Both and Neither"
OR
"Campers and Purple Penguins"
i agree that this is a sensitive topic to talk about in elementary schools. I agree that adults are not there to push their views on small children. but i do think that there are ways to educate without pushing beliefs. We can educate in a way so children can begin to form their own opinions, rather than those pushed on them by the adults in their lives.
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