Michael Sylvester wrote:
> There is a workshop planned in my area re diversity
> which would include race,ethnicity ,gender and other issues.
> I brought this up to a lesbian student in my class and
> suggested to her that she may consider attending it. I sensed
> that she was not too pleased that I was bringing this up to
> her attention. Was this a selection sensitivity issue? And
> while on this topic(nodal semantic network), would you bring
> to the attention of an African-American student of a black
> spokeperson seminar on campus?
Why on Earth would you want to single out an individual student
to pass the information along to (I assume you _did_ bring it to her
attention in private--if you did so in the class room itself, you
"outed" her publicly which, of course, is totally inappropriate)? If you
support diversity to the degree you often state you do, wouldn't it make
far better sense to insure that the entire class was made aware of the
workshop or seminar? Diversity workshops are meant to enhance relations
and understanding between members of divergent
cultures/lifestyles/races/religions--not just for the participation of
members of minority groups who are already aware of most of the issues
they address; make use of the workshop or seminar as a teaching example
(or extra credit outside activity) for your classes, it will add to your
students' educational experiences.
Rick
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Rick Adams
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Department of Social Sciences
Jackson Community College
Jackson, Michigan
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love you leave behind when you're gone." --Fred Small
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