Sunday, February 26, 2012

Chapter 6: Social Context of Schools

To celebrate the diversity of sexual orientation, educate those who are ignorant, and provide a safe environment to those who feel they may have no one to turn to, as a future teacher I will be the advisor to the school's  GSA and provide a Safe-Zone training to any and all teachers who are willing.
It is important to have a safe zone program in schools so those with differing sexual orientations who may be harassed will have a safe place to go and discuss their feelings and issues, in a place where they will not be judged.

This is me, in my dorm room (which is a safe zone), with duck tape over my mouth, symbolizing those who feel silenced by homophobic bullying:

And this is me, removing the duck tape, the safe zone freeing to speak those who may have felt silenced and alone:

And this is me, displaying the training manual which trains others to create their own safe zone:




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