| Getting Ready for Benjamin: Preparing Teachers for Sexual Diversity in the Classroom Contributor(s): Kissen, Rita M. (Editor), Bedford, Tim (Contribution by), Berrill, Deborah P. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0742516776 ISBN-13: 9780742516779 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: Writing from a variety of perspectives, the contributors to this anthology share strategies for incorporating sexual diversity into multicultural teacher education. The 19 essays, written by teachers and teacher educators, include personal accounts, theoretical analyses, and hands-on approaches that will prepare future teachers to confront homophobia and help them welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, along with children of gay families, into their schools and classrooms. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Classroom Management - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Dewey: 371 |
| LCCN: 2002012975 |
| Series: Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)Sexualities |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.81 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Gay - Sex & Gender - Lesbian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book argues that issues of sexual diversity are inextricably interwoven into the basic concerns of pre-service teacher education. How do we make our students aware of assumptions regarding masculinity, femininity, and sexuality that arise from what is presented, represented, or omitted from curricula and classroom practice? What do we say about homophobia and heterosexism as we anticipate the administrative hierarchies, school cultures, parent and community politics they will encounter as teachers? What special challenges might face a teacher (straight or gay) who discusses sexual orientation in a high school classroom, or responds to a homophobic remark in the hallway or the cafeteria? How should we prepare a teacher for a parent conference with two moms or two dads? The essays in this volume range from an analysis of gay stereotypes in teacher education textbooks, to a discussion of queer multiculturalism, to personal accounts by lesbian and gay teacher educators and heterosexual allies who are challenging homophobia and heterosexism in their own classrooms and programs. All agree that education for sexual diversity is as important as education about all other forms of difference, and that future teachers need to know how to create safe spaces for lesbian and gay students, along with the children of gay families who are increasingly a part of the classroom landscape. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lipkin, Arthur: - Chair, MA Commission on GLBT Youth Author of Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools and Beyond Diversity Day |