Karen's presentation will be very helpful this fall when I begin teaching tolerance.
I gave a very tongue-in-cheek reply when Karen asked what I did about the girls' tennis team being drug tested and not the boys. I could be considered a bystander by not jumping in and complaining about the omission but I have been on this planet long enough to know the battles with which I need to be involved. I do think parents of these girls need to ask why the female team was specifically targeted and not the boys. Maybe the newspaper made a reporting error? I feel testing is an infringement on someone's rights. I believe random drug testing is a violation of our basic civil liberties: innocent until proven guilty. Why test unless there is just cause? But I seem to find myself in the minority opinion on drug testing.
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I am impressed with your willingness to be inquisitive and to see how even our schools are biased... Go you!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate Karen for presenting this topic. Too often we just go on with life and don't pay attention to world happenings. (Heck, as far as I drive to work, it's hard to keep up with what's taking place in my small town let alone the world. But, that's no excuse.) We need to make our students aware about these topics. They have to choose what to do with the information. It was an awesome demo! Way to go Karen:)
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