Multicultural Initiatives: You Can't Be What You Can't See

What's this blog about?

I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

You Can't Be What You Can't See

Well, at least it's a lot more difficult to envision being something that you can't see. This video is about sexism, and offers great conversations starter with kids:

Do you understand why these comments are sexist?
What if this was said about a man?
Do men have to follow these same standards?
How many men are in the roles that these women are in?
How might this be represented if we made a video of (fill in the blank: African Americans, Native Americans, etc.)?