An interesting closing activity from a graduate introductory class in
gender equity comes from a course taught by Kathy Phillips on this
list. This video activity gave insight into the growth of the teachers
in the class and data on change. Perhaps she will share it with the
list.
Marty Henry
mhenry@mcrel.org
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Subject: Re: Equity strategies?
Author: <edequity@tristram.edc.org> at Internet-Mail
Date: 5/8/98 9:12 PM
In a message dated 5/5/98 6:45:18 AM, you wrote:
<<>From: JenPiazza <JenPiazza@aol.com>
>
>I have a question I have been thinking about and wanted to get opinions from
>the rest of you. If you could sit down and talk to elementary, secondary and
>post-secondary teachers about thier curriculum, instruction, and assessment
>decisions as they relate to gender equity, what would you say to them?>>
I thank everyone for all of the wonderful responses to my question. I have
been off the computer for a few days and am just reading some of them.
However, when I posed this question, it was not because I wanted to know
myself what to say to these teachers (although that has been a wonderful
plus), but I noticed that on this listserv there is much talk about what
teachers need to do, change, etc. to promote equity. So I posed the above
question. I am sorry for the misunderstanding, however, the responses have
been wonderful! I have noticed that many of the responses several of the
respondents have suggested aim to take the teachers to a point of awareness.
In my work with preservice and inservice teachers, they can "get to" the point
of awareness and then to the belief, "All people are equal, therefore I am
equitable." Sadly their practice (nor mine for that matter) does not take
that next step into action. How might we move teachers to act
differently/more equitably going beyond awareness?
Jenny Piazza
jenpiazza@aol.com