"African American adolescents tend to have more success in school if their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride, reducing their vulnerability to the effects of racial discrimination from teachers and peers."
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Can Instilling Racial Pride In Black Teens Lead To Better Educational Outcomes? (via biyuti)
Imagine that: people do better when they feel good enough about themselves to counteract the bullshit that attacks them. Across the board.
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I think “ace” is too casual for an LGBTQ Studies class. Just stick with “asexual people.” Also, I liked the film because I’m in it.
I probably would have stuck with “asexual people” for presentation to students (especially since so few of them even identify as any part of LGBTQ, so there’s a lot of emphasis on “you may hear other people use these words but that doesn’t mean it’s okay for you to use them, or for that matter that there is universal agreement on whether or not it is okay for you to use them”), but thank you for the reminder! And the endorsement. :-)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1811293/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4
I’m working on updating our Intro to LGBTQ Studies syllabus again, and looking for more material on asexuality. Films are always nice since you can show them in class and have a REASONABLE expectation that people will have paid SOME attention.
But I don’t want to show them a film that sucks, obvs.
It’s on Netflix so I can watch it myself, too, but I wanted some insider opinions before doing so. Please reblog to get the word further!
(Also, an unrelated question—I tend to default to person-first language and my perception is that “ace” is a self-descriptor that is okay to apply by outsiders, but I’ve mainly heard it as a noun, I think. As a non-ace person, is it okay to refer to ace people as “aces,” or should I stick with person-first language as in the post title, or should I not be saying “ace” at all?)
Two of my students wrote me thank you cards this semester, and another one emailed to say that she felt comfortable talking to me about sex and health issues in a way that she has not with many other TAs. So that was really nice.
Plus, a number of my students who did take the final mentioned feeling empowered to be more active patients, which was pretty much my #1 goal for them, and one student even argued that the optional assignment I gave them to boost their participation scores should be required in the course. I feel competent.
This is why you are the most awesome teacher.
Haha, I DID once get an evaluation in which the student stated that they looked forward every week to seeing what I might wear next.
This reminds me… I need some new fashion glasses.
ironfries:
:v
ALL
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Me, too. Also, I showed this comic to a lecture hall of ~175 students, so probably at least one of them does now, too.
republicoflabia:
You say Vagina.
You really mean Vulva.
Learn to use the correct terms. Ergh.
You don’t pierce your vagina.
You don’t shave your vagina.
If your vagina has a urethra and clitoris inside it, something’s up.
VULVA.
VulvaVulvaVulvaVulvaVulva.
Let us all say this word 100 times every night before we sleep, until we are quite sure that we know what it means.
And if you don’t know what the difference between a vulva and a vagina is, educate yourself! I’m done trying to educate people.
Given the state of sex education in this country, I’m not super thrilled about yelling at people for not knowing the difference. I’ve taught human sexuality to 18-22-year-olds and this is the LEAST of their problems, though it’s certainly not helping people to not even have language to talk about their own bodies in many cases.
(Just read Alison Bechdel’s follow-up memoir, Are You My Mother?, which briefly touches on this. I know she was a kid in the 1960s, but 50 years later a lot of FAAB children STILL aren’t getting any age-appropriate education about how to talk about their own bodies.)
(Source: femmeandfierce, via aragingquiet)
“Moar Iron Man pics”
At least a few people enjoyed my slash lecture. :p
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True story! Cue seriously bad mental health week!
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UGH.
Even before really coping with my own stuff, I have always tried to be accommodating to students with mental health issues, although I think sometimes I’ve been more successful than others. But ffs, the bare minimum is just acknowledging that mental illness is a real thing that affects the student, even if there may be limits to the accommodations that can be made.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m74a78tv661r6upk5o1_400.jpg)
