Carlson
"Gayness, Multicultural Education, and Community" Megan
1.)"(1) The erasure of gayness in the curriculum, (2) the "closeting" and "witch hunting" of gay teachers, and (3) verbal and physical intimidation of gay teachers and students."
1. I chose this quote because honestly, it was upsetting. I never really saw any of this at my own high school, mostly because no one had been open about any gayness. But this quote was a real eyeopener because it gave specific examples of what discrimination happens to gay people.
2. This quote is giving clear examples of how gay people are discriminated in the workplace (in the case of teachers) and in their place of education (in the case of students).
3. This quote contributes to the whole article because it spells out the "guidelines" for excluding gay people.
2.)"At the level of state educational policy, it is noteworthy that no state recognizes gays and lesbians as a legitimate minority or cultural education"
1. I chose this quote because, once again, it's upsetting. If racial minorities are going to be recognized and included as part of the curriculum I think that gayness should be included also.
2. This quote is clearly showing how gayness is being excluded in schools and how it is being excluded from being taught to students.
3. This quote further shows how gayness is being hidden from school kids.
3.)"Major textbook publishers avoid gayness like the plague...this cleansing of gayness from the literary cannon is often defended as an effort to maintain the reputation of "good name" of authors by not "outing" them. Yet concern is, of course, another way of affirming that being gay is cause for loss of respect.
1. I chose this quote because I believe that it speaks volumes to the issues of gayness being an issue. The fact the gayness is a reason for disrespect is a HUGE problem.
2. This quote is saying that just because an author is gay, evidently we're not suposed to know about it because it will make us like them less, even though it doesn't change their work or how wonderful it is.
3. This quote further shows the wrongdoings to gays, even the famous "classic" ones.
Great quotes Megan! It is wrong that gay people are not treated as people and hidden from the younger generation. It just helps gay children to keep hidden and feel nasty about who they are inside. These people should not be hidden from the world because they are not going away and they have done nothing wrong. I hated when I read gay authors were kept under wraps then taken out of the schools after being outed.
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ReplyDeleteI really like your second quote because it reminded me of the lack of gay awareness when I was in school. You never know how much they truly impacted society and the world unless you stop and take a look back. Gays are a minority that have the liberty to obtain the same rights as everyone else.
Your first quote is very true. People get discriminated for being gay all the time. Your second quote is also true. I feel like it may not be brought up in school a lot because the teachers are older and when they were growing up it might have been a subject that no one talks about because they believed it was bad. Now though that gayness is being talked about more and more common, i think that it should be brought up in school because people need to understand that it is a way of life and there is nothing wrong with it.
ReplyDeleteAt my High School in the span of a year or two we suddenly had a bunch of students "come out of the closet." Yet what became apparent were that most of these students were intimidated by what fellow students and teachers would say. What I noticed was that, at least with students who I saw daily, there was this easy acceptance. If someone didn't accept it they were quiet and didn't voice their opinion deciding to allow the person to live their life the way they want to. There is a teacher at that High School who is openly gay. He is unafraid to mention that he is gay or even talk about his husband within the classroom,around students who accept him. Although I can't say that the teachers accept him. He tended to stay around the other teachers who taught his own subject. I wonder if their are teachers who don't accept him? I feel that in this generation their is more of an open acceptance. Yet I still see older adults who just can't accept that there are homosexuals out there
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