The only thing that's different about them is that societal views of homo-sexuality are negative due to religious beliefs. By educating students on the scientific facts of homo-sexuality not being a choice, and that homosexuals aren't different from heterosexuals we can hope to tone down the negative stereotypes of gays and trans-genders. .
Relation to EDPS 322 Material: "During adolescence, about 8% of boys and 6% of girls report engaging in some same-sex activity or feeling strong attractions to individuals of their own sex. Males are more likely than females to experiment with same-sex partners as adolescents, but females are more likely to experiment later, often in college. Fewer adolescents actually have a homosexual or bisexual orientation-about 4% of adolescents identify themselves as gay, lesbian, or bisexual." This is a portion of information in chapter six that directly relates to my Strategy I'm trying to use in the school I would be teaching in. If 14% of adolescents are engaging in same sex relations during the 7-12 grades then why don't we have a nation wide recognition day for it promoting equality for homosexuality. .
Variable # 2 Race.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=EJ986885.
Summer of the article:.
I found an article called Teaching K-8 students about race. This article was very informative and well written. The article's introduction is what really caught my eye "In the United States, race-perhaps more than any other sociocultural factor is the most challenging and complex to understand (Omi & Winant, 1994). Much of this difficulty stems from the powerful yet often unacknowledged role that race has and continues to play in the U.S. context. Race is without a doubt a complicated, contentious, and highly charged topic. It is one not often addressed in schools and among teachers, yet one that concerns all students, particularly African Americans.
