A teacher in one of the schools where I supervise student teachers brought this up to me today. I guess my post about bullying made it to a larger piece in NEA Today. Nice, I had no idea. But where did they get THAT picture? Interesting.
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Shaun. I teach third grade in LA and I LOVE my job. I was bullied terribly also from the time I was about 7 because I was very effeminate. Yes, I am gay and today I am very proud. Back then, I did not have the tools to help myself and I graduated a year later than I was supposed to because I ditched high school so much. I believe things have gotten better, but I still see kids (yes, even elementary aged kids) calling other kids “faggot” and “sissy.” The first time I heard it I was frozen in my skin from all my own experiences as a child. Thanks for your commentary on this VERY important issue.
Thanks for your kind words and I’m glad to see a male elementary school teacher. As a current student teaching supervisor, I too hear that word from time to time and it freezes me as well. It’s tough to inform new teachers how to deal with it and so many just ignore. I wonder how you deal with it?