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THE BRITISH AND THEIR NANNY STATE
The British government has decided that government school teachers should no longer assume that their students have a "mom and dad." Therefore, teachers are to refer to "mom and dad" as "parents" because this would be more appropriate in tackling anti-gay bullying in schools. The government believes that students as young as four-years-old should be familiarized with the idea of same-sex couples, and teachers should never assume that students come from conventional families.
This new policy also states that children who call classmates "gay" should be treated just the same as racists. This is part of a zero-tolerance crackdown on derogatory language. Teachers must not tell boys to "be a man" or accuse them of behaving like "a bunch of women." This could lead to bullying of some students who do not conform to fixed ideas of gender. conf:
Also, in the classroom, teachers should use their curriculum and every opportunity to end discriminatory attitudes about gay people. The example given is that an English teacher could focus on the emotions of gay characters in literature. :shock:
Blimey!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1770
The British government has decided that government school teachers should no longer assume that their students have a "mom and dad." Therefore, teachers are to refer to "mom and dad" as "parents" because this would be more appropriate in tackling anti-gay bullying in schools. The government believes that students as young as four-years-old should be familiarized with the idea of same-sex couples, and teachers should never assume that students come from conventional families.
This new policy also states that children who call classmates "gay" should be treated just the same as racists. This is part of a zero-tolerance crackdown on derogatory language. Teachers must not tell boys to "be a man" or accuse them of behaving like "a bunch of women." This could lead to bullying of some students who do not conform to fixed ideas of gender. conf:
Also, in the classroom, teachers should use their curriculum and every opportunity to end discriminatory attitudes about gay people. The example given is that an English teacher could focus on the emotions of gay characters in literature. :shock:
Blimey!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1770