Tris has a really rude teacher who was really offensive when addressing LGBT issues in class. So, I wrote to my professor/counselor about it and asked what sort of education these teachers are given regarding the LGBT chapter in the book. He says none basically because the teachers have academic freedom and can choose to not even cover the topic. So blah. He suggests that I not do anything about it either. How can I not? I am supposed to be advocating for the students at MCC and he expects me to just let a teacher present information in an incorrect way and teach her students incorrect 'facts'. I think not. He suggests that we get together all sorts of information and hold an inservice at the beginning of fall semester. That is 2 semesters of classes that will have this woman and potentially other professors who dont know what they are talking about. So, I am deciding to take a stance against this and get the information together that I need and present it to ALL the teachers who teach this class. There is NO EXCUSE for ignorance, sorry. Just because you have a degree doesnt mean that you can make up information. Students expect their teachers to know what they are talking about and be able to discuss matters intelligently and using the proper terms. off of the soap box now..
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Tris has a really rude teacher who was really offensive when addressing LGBT issues in class. So, I wrote to my professor/counselor about it and asked what sort of education these teachers are given regarding the LGBT chapter in the book. He says none basically because the teachers have academic freedom and can choose to not even cover the topic. So blah. He suggests that I not do anything about it either. How can I not? I am supposed to be advocating for the students at MCC and he expects me to just let a teacher present information in an incorrect way and teach her students incorrect 'facts'. I think not. He suggests that we get together all sorts of information and hold an inservice at the beginning of fall semester. That is 2 semesters of classes that will have this woman and potentially other professors who dont know what they are talking about. So, I am deciding to take a stance against this and get the information together that I need and present it to ALL the teachers who teach this class. There is NO EXCUSE for ignorance, sorry. Just because you have a degree doesnt mean that you can make up information. Students expect their teachers to know what they are talking about and be able to discuss matters intelligently and using the proper terms. off of the soap box now..
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