http://abcnewspapers.com/2010/10/26/district-11-fine-tunes-bullying-policy/
Justin Anderson felt like he couldn’t go on living if the kids at school wouldn’t quit picking on him because of his sexual orientation. This is just one case of many thousands nationwide. The revised policies make it clear that students and staff can’t be persecuted, harassed, bullied or discriminated against due to their “race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status or veteran status.” “Students shouldn’t have to enter school every day in survivor mode,” Schuster said, describing GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) students’ state-of-mind as a result of past bullying episodes. I think its good that they revised the harrassment policy, but there is still such a long way to go. Just because it is in writing doesnt mean its going to be followed. Its a step in the right direction though.
Thursday
Bullied
Today I watched the movie Bullied, and as a future teacher this showed me that any type of abuse cannot go unnoticed. Teachers need to take these things very seriously and if a student comes to you with a concern or to report an incident that he went through, you need to be there for them and make sure that the situation is taken care. In the movie, the boy constantly went to the principal of the school he went to and got no help from her. She told him that "boys will be boys" and that he should expect that type of treatment for being so openly gay. As a future teacher, I will ensure that these matters be addressed and a plan will be implemented to ensure the safety of students. Just mentioning the problem to the principal is not enough, as was the case in the movie. Educators play a very important role in these issues and kids need to be able to trust them to help them whenever they are in need.
Tuesday
Atomic Learning
The other day we were introduced to a program called Atomic Learning. I think that Atomic Learning will be extremely beneficial to me as I continue my education here at State. There are so many valuable resources that we went through. There are many instructional videos that go step by step on how to do various things. Especially for someone like me, who is not very tech savy, this should be a big help to me.
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