The
toolkit on the GLSEN website that I thought was the most interesting was “Ready,
Set, Respect!” Written especially for elementary school students, it provides
tools to teach age appropriate lessons on respect and bullying. I love the idea
of anti-bullying campaigns starting in the early grades. As a future Elementary school teacher, I can definitely see myself incorporating lessons from this toolkit in my daily lesson plans. If children are taught
early on about bullying, it is less likely to happen as they get older. The
site was interesting and included many ideas to help bring schools together and
stop bullying. When I was in high school, we had a Day of Silence every year. I
always participated, and it made me realize how difficult it is for someone to
be unlike the “norm”, how alone many of them must feel. My high school was pretty strict about
anti-bullying and respect but of course it still went on behind teacher’s backs
and especially on Facebook.
External Link: Facebook Bullying
http://www.ajc.com/news/ap/crime/facebook-bullying-catches-attention-of-nm-police/nSPKb/
Share in Class: Having the Day of Silence in schools really help kids have a different perspective on bullying and respect.
I agree about having the day of silence in schools will show kids how it is wrong to bully other people for the sexual orientation. I also participated in the day of silence when they had it at my high school.
ReplyDeleteI read that page too. Did you get to see the video that was on there? It was cool to see the discussion that teachers were having with their students in class. It was also really interesting to see the input some students had. The video did a good job at showing how kids are accepting of LGSBT people and how others are intolerant.
ReplyDeleteI also got wicked distracted and spent two minutes feeding the fish at the top of your blog.....
ReplyDeletehahaha aren't they adorable?
Deletehey shannon!
ReplyDeletelove your post; i completely agree that younger students should be aware of these types of things!
great points too!