- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
It take many different people to make the world go round.
Near the end of the article they speak about ways in which the school community itself can deal with the problems of harassment primarily in respect to the homosexuality and homophobic sentiment was for the teacher that related to the same issues and to the BGLQT, to be able to speak out in the school and in the class with regards to his sexual orientation and ideology. Although for many teachers this would be a ver3y daunting task and, they may choose otherwise, some teacher may find that it is very helpful to both their students and themselves. Unfortunately, for some teacher in some school, mostly in high school, the student may not accept the new the same as that or a child in elementary school. The age and the maturity and behaviour of some of the kids in high school would make it very difficult for the teacher to continue in the school with his our harassment from his students. However, I would feel that a teacher would speak out, not in a way that would offend or cause discomfort for the kids, but rather to let them know there are all kinds of people that make the would go round. Unfortunatly, many of the schools have a silent “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which means that a teacher has the ability not to say anything.
Now this may seem that I am coming off saying that teacher have an obligation to talk to their students about it, but rather that there be a more open dialog with the teacher that can associate and help. It is very unfortunate the number of children a year that fall victim to bulling leading to anger, resentment, sadness, depression and even suicide. The University of Western Ontario Faculty of Education department has a class dedicated to bullying in the school, which is something that should be instituted into every faculty of education program across the country. The days of putting a policy blanket over the bullies but rather a time to take action and stop it before it begins. It only starts with ONE!