Schools as Training Grounds for Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment
Written weekly reflections to the assigned readings (1 page, double- spaced and typed) The materials selected for required readings may be new for you and quite challenging. They were chosen to stimulate your thinking. Each week choose one of the readings that has an asterisk (*) and pick out an idea/quote/concept/sentence/argument that stands out for you and explain why it was interesting for you. You can put your reflection into a question (but this is not necessary) that can be presented to the class to provoke discussion. For example, What do you think about ______? I found it interesting or wrong or important…. because_______.
I am looking to see how engaged you were with the reading. So do NOT just pick a point or sentence and take it out of context. In your reflection you must
Demonstrate that you understood the main point of the reading
Show how the point you chose to discuss is connected to the reading as a whole.
Also, you demonstrate your engagement when your thinking goes above and beyond what the author is saying or when you connect what the author is saying to your own life or teaching experience. Your level of engagement will be assessed by the reasons you give for why the point/idea/sentence etc… was interesting to you.
Schools as Training Grounds
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Schools as Training Grounds
The idea that stands out for me in Nan Stein’s article is that “…schools may be training grounds for the insidious cycle of domestic violence.” I found this idea important because I think it explains the prevalence of gendered and domestic violence in society. Given that the sexual harassment cases in school are not addressed, young students grow up knowing such behaviors are okay. By not properly dealing with cases of sexual harassment, it is safe to say that schools perpetuate gendered violence in society.
The accounts of boys and girls about incidents of sexual harassment reveal that educators are not doing enough to curb the vice. As noted by the article, when girls report cases of sexual harassment, the events are trivialized and the girls are demeaned. I find this practice a...
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