Gayness and Schools

I have thought a lot about our discussion on Wednesday and I continued to be impressed by the dialogue we started. It was just a start, but I hope you left with as many questions as answers.

If you are seeking other resources to consider, check out these links.

GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Educators Network)
GLBT Symbols and their meanings
GSANetwork (Gay Straight Alliance)
It's Elementary
Just Call Me Kade
Equity Action (RI project on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity)
Harvey Milk School for GLBT Students in NYC
Gay Themed Children's Books
Gay Marriage... gay divorce?
Gay Student Killed for Valentine

Silent Talking

Here is some of the work we did in class on Monday... such loud, silent voices!!

School Context Assignment

In order to make sense of all the data you collected about your school (both quantitatively and qualitatively), I want you to write an analysis of your school organized by the WHAT/HOW handout you used in class. The writing assignment should be posted to your blog by Thursday night at midnight. Please feel free to use a casual writing voice with lots of "I" references, but also make sure to proofread for basic writing conventions and flow.

Please include the following in your paper:

1) Introduction to your school/neighborhood (think of Kozol's introduction of coming into Mott Haven as a model)

2) A discussion of each of the four areas (Space, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Informal Interactions) with at least one example for each one.

3) Clear connection to how this school does or does not represent the demographics of the community (you can integrate this into the discussions above, or make a separate analysis section related to this issue)

4) At least one (but as many as possible) gestures to our course texts (this should be easy to do -- Johnson, Delpit, Kozol, Macintosh, Muwakkil, American Dream at Groton, Angry Eye).

Feel free to email me if you have any questions!

LB :)

Dispositions Paper

Your dispositions paper is due on Wednesday, June 11 in class. Remember to turn in the Dispositions Reference form (filled out by you) and the rubric handout with your paper.

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