Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: LGBTQ Families in Elementary..... Equality for All? During the first week on school I led my students in an ice breaker activity. The name of the activity is simply titled Introductions. I gave each student a 3x5 index card and instructed each student to write 1 unique thing about themselves and 4 other things they wanted others to know about them on the card with their names on it. Students were to choose anything they wanted to share, free from judgment. I found that this activity opened the doors for students to open up about themselves. Once complete, the cards were dropped in a bin and one student I selected came up to pull a card. It was through this activity that I learned I had two students with LGBTQ parents. To date, both sets of same gender parents are active within the school and in my classroom. I have had social talks with my scholars regarding the uniqueness of families and with great success! I strongly believe that the best approach to confronting gender inequity is to treat everyone with respect regardless of their sexual orientation. However, I've noticed that other parents and some teachers have difficulty adopting this reality.It makes handling of their difference appear "weird" or "wrong" the eyes of young students. What more can be done to create an environment of "normalcy" for all students and their families? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) All parents should be made aware of all parent volunteers that will be working directly with students. This way parents are aware of everyone that will be involved with their child without the teacher blatantly stating that some parents are same sex couples. Then, if a parent has a problem with specific individuals being in contact with his or her child, it will the parent's responsibility to make the teacher aware of the problem.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: . Rated On: November 2, 2015 4:46 am Rated By: uSezaV                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AND I WOULD NOT OF HANDLED THE SITUATION THIS WAY. Rated On: March 2, 2016 4:54 am Rated By: uBybuz                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I wouldn't say anything. You don't need to warn some one that an LGBT+ person will be in the vicinity. Rated On: March 2, 2016 9:45 pm Rated By: daPaJa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not agree. Rated On: March 6, 2016 1:04 am Rated By:                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This would be the worse solution because some parents with strong Christian values might not want their kid near the kid that has gay parents. If the teacher tells this to the kids then she might create a classroom that doesn't foster euality and respect. Rated On: October 15, 2016 7:37 pm Rated By: Maritza                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't think it's necessary for every parent to come in with their spouse to show who they are with to make sure other parents aren't uncomfortable. Rated On: October 15, 2016 11:30 pm Rated By: ematen                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This solution promotes intolerance. How does singling out certain parents with certain sexual orientations helping? Rated On: October 16, 2016 4:02 pm Rated By: etyWys                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This does not promote diversity. Rated On: October 18, 2016 11:53 pm Rated By: Elisa Perez                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: being gay isnt a problem Rated On: March 2, 2017 11:23 pm Rated By: Travis Cannon                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I just don't see this as being necessary. Rated On: March 5, 2017 4:51 pm Rated By: QaHyWe                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I would never do this! This is wrong. Rated On: March 5, 2017 9:17 pm Rated By: GyNyzu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: People do not need to be labeled and making parents aware of same sex volunteers is putting a label on them Rated On: February 22, 2019 1:06 am Rated By: ePegej                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not like this solution because the sexual orientation of parents will not effect their classroom care. They will not preform worse because they are married to the same gender. This can also hurt the child of the same-sex couple because the other students may begin to talk like their parents at school. Rated On: March 7, 2021 6:38 pm Rated By: dazugu