If a student came out to me, I would discuss with them their options for support as well as whom else they had made aware. If they did not feel their family or friends would be comfortable with his/her sexuality then I would suggest to them a support group that could prepare them with the skills to handle such a situation.
Before I even accept a job placement at a school I will ask in the interview their views on LGBT students and the efforts they put forth to make them feel more comfortable in the school environment. My ideal school would have a well established GSA that students were accepting and well aware of.
In order to make my art room a safe space for all students I would make sure to have a safe zone sticker up, enforce the rules about derogatory comments including ‘that’s gay’, as well as include LGBT artist’s work of all ethnicity so that students can see that not all artists are straight painters from France. I want all my students, gay, straight, bi, mixed, white, Hispanic, Black, and Asian to feel that their interests are represented in my lessons.
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I would agree and I think it is useful to have the knowlegde and understanding about people and their general beliefs. The hardest part is not to stereotype and expect students to respond to issues and beliefs not of their own.
ReplyDeleteLeonard and larry is not an appropriate thing to include in lesson plans-trust me!:)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a GSA good thinking
keep up the good work!