Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 4/4.7.2

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I found this article full of information. I know that this issue has become larger in recent decades and as a k-6 educator I will probably not come across this issue frequently but I should still be knowledgable of it. I would think that LGBT students have the same right to an education as any other student. They should have access to a safe environment and when that safety is violated proper disciplinary action would happen. My only question is would this be automatically considered a hate crime just because of the students sexual orientation?Jnemo001 (talk) 03:07, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Ldomm002 (talk) 03:06, 11 July 2009 (UTC) Interesting article! I think LGBT issues are certainly an issue in schools and I think the most important part of the discussion is how to protect these students when it comes to bullying or feeling singled out, BUT how do we protect any student when it comes to bullying or feeling singled out??? I also think this article could have been written in a more neutral view in regards to how much preferential treatment we give to LGBT students compared to students of any other minority or issue.

As a teacher, I believe your only responsibility when it comes to LGBT students is to provide a safe enviornment. That is a responsibility no matter what the student's sexual preference. I believe it is a parents responsibility to teach tolerance. The teacher can help reinforce those teachings, but it should NOT be their primary responsibility. I don't believe the article was written in a neutral point of view. The sources that were used seemed to be tilted to the LGBT point of view. I would be interested to some information from more credible sources. Jtmitchem (talk) 01:47, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

As an educator, I have seen various students who are openly homosexual in the school where I work. The situation surrounding sexual orientations and the factors that influence people (including students) to adopt this orientation are more complex than this artilce makes out. Sometimes, it appears that sexual orientation is not the cause of social mistreatment but is somewhat the opposite:  the means by which one is trying to gain attention and interest of peers and of the social community. Even with this, I appreciate some of the facts presented by the article, and I can see the importance of teachers focusing more on how to protect against social mistreament against LGBT students or anything that might hinder their path to social and educational progress. Mbrowder (talk) 00:33, 19 July 2009 (UTC)