My scenario of reading the class a book could be part of the reading language arts curriculum. The students could compare and contrast the families in the book. They could make text to text and text to self connections. Those are all a part of Core curriculum. Then students could then use the book as inspiration to write about their own families. Many lessons could be taught as an off shoot of this read aloud.
Hahaha.... you think Timmy is going to be less of an asshole because Mr. Garrison reads a damn book and then he goes home listening to his mom and dad talk about "fags" all day?
How do you address bullying if you can't discuss the subject of the bullying?
You talk about the actions actually taking place and don't try to use a third party (gay parents who are not on site) to reason with a 6 year old.
I do think it might help Timmy and unlike you I actually have 34 years of experience working with lower elementary students. Even if Timmy doesn't get the message others will and they will all see themselves in the different kinds of families from single parents to kids being raised by grandparents to foster parents to those with two moms or two dads to those raised in traditional families.
Timmy is going to learn to shut his yapper at school about it. Whether Timmy's parents are bigots, or not.
Can you clarify what you mean? As for my point, it is clear. If a 6 year old is being bullied for having two dads, this bill prevents administrators from addressing the root issue of that bullying since it is a sexual topic. It would be like being bullied for being overweight, but your teacher is not able to tell the kids doing the bullying that it is not acceptable to make fun of someone for their weight.
The law seems to affect much more than just past 3rd grade. Teachers are not discussing sex changes or being gay to kids in K-3rd grade, which this outlaws.
I laughed pretty hard at Ms Doubtfire when I was a youngster. Since when is the Republican party wanting to insert more government control.
Lets just stick to worrying about issues in Iowa. I would much rather have New Yorks current law regarding this.
Nobody is claim the need to. The question is, this leaves teachers in a potential spot if per say a question comes up in class from something a kid saw on the bus, on TV, on their ipad. My daughter who is in first grade asked about kids who have 2 mommies. I had a quick conversation with her and it went well. I would have been fine if she had asked the same question to her teacher.
It’s not a sexual issue, it is a bullying issue. You always want everything to be identity politics.
what we are saying is we are not sure this bill distinguishes that difference.
How do you tell bullies to knock it off if you're not able to tell them what they need to knock off?
I would bring the kids in and talk to them about bullying. If the conversation goes in the direction of the two dads then you bring the parents into the office and handle with them involved in the conversation.
I'm not sure about 315, but whiskey seems to think the bullying could be stopped without addressing the reason for the bullying.
You tell them they can’t say xyz or there are consequences. That’s not teaching them about two dads and boys being girls or whatever. If jimmy is being bullied bc he can’t throw a ball does the principal teach the proper techniques to throw a ball?
Unfortunately, bullying has gone on forever, if there was a way to stop it, I'm sure it would have been stopped by now. My grandpa who was born in 1902 and went to country school through 8th grade and then started farming was bewildered when knives and guns started to become big and he talked about how they settled everything in the school yard with their metal lunch pails and that was that. Despite schools stressing it, there are stories about bullying almost daily if you look. And of course the kids that are very different will always get the brunt.
You give them a general directive to not bully. The bully says, I don't understand. How am I bullying? So where do you go from there if you can't actually talk about the reason? You now have to drag a parent from work because this silly law bars you from being able to say the actual reason?
I agree bullying has gone on forever, but society now recognizes the harm it can cause and the need to stop it. Schools can be held liable if bullying is not addressed.
When they think they are in the right to tell someone else that being gay is wrong.
Well, what if they are Muslim and they said their religion believes being gay is a sin? Does the principal have a right to tell them their religion is wrong?
Not that their religion is wrong, but the principal should reserve the right to tell the religious kid to keep these thoughts to themselves. And if the religious kids asks why, the Principal should be able to explain. Which is why this is such a stupid law.
Is the reason for the bullying the guy having gay dad's or the bigot parents?
The first thing the thief will say is what did I steal? The bully is going to ask what did I do wrong? What is the answer for the bully?
It is possible for children to learn the difference between what is okay to say at home and what is not okay at school. Even if Timmy's dad is an jerk, Timmy can learn that repeating what his dad says about gay people at school is not acceptable.
There is no tangible item stolen here, though. All it is is an accusation. You bring a kid in for bullying. The kid denies it. And at that point, you are hamstrung. Administrators can't discuss things related to sexuality. Law seems to imply that the administrator is powerless at this point.
Sure he could, just like the little **** that goes to school and starts calling everyone a "****er" gets in trouble. Kid learned the language from the parents.
