What Do We Say When We Hear 'Faggot'?

Mayree Ibrahim

FNED 150 Teaching And Learning In A Democratic Society

Dr. Gerri August

March 29, 2012


                The questions I need to ask after reading this article is “why do kids of this age even know this word?” Because looking back on my childhood, I had no clue what the word 'faggot' meant and as a matter of fact I didn't even know that word existed, so where are these children learning these words from? Another question that boggled my mind after reading this article is “why the teachers didn't just call each and every one of the kids that were being a bully's parents?” calling a child's parent at that age makes the child understand that what he/she did was wrong and that that behavior will be no longer tolerated in the classroom or anywhere else for that matter.

Playing With Gender Roles

Mayree Ibrahim

FNED 150 Teaching And Learning In A Democratic Society

Dr. Gerri August

March 29, 2012


          After reading this article, the questions that still bother my mind are “Why don't these teachers explain to their students, the way the world sees a female and a male is what's corrupting their minds and they  should be open minded to different types of roles in the world.” because in my honest opinion, all this research that they're doing and all this information that they're gathering is a waste of time and money.........figuring out what a child is thinking isn't that difficult, their minds aren't as complex as a doctor, lawyer, or a nineteen year old for that matter. They don't really have that much to think about but school, homework, playing and television, I guarantee anyone that if you simply sit a child down and explain to him/her that he/she don't have to be what their friends or family tell them too just so they don't get teased, if you tell that child that that can be what they want to be regardless of what people say and play the games that they want to play, then this child will have a simpler and more enjoyable life. And of course there's always going to be teasing in schools, you have to explain all this to the child as well.......you have to explain that even though you know that teasing is a bad thing and adults are doing everything they can to stop it, IT WILL HAPPEN! So this child will just have to stand up for him/her self and explain to the other kids that he/she doesn't care about their opinion about him/her. That he/she is content with their self and don't care what they say......That will definitely shut the bullies up.