teaching style and behavior in class
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Teaching Style and Behavior in class. Sexual Harassment Teacher biases, stereotypes, and prejudices Recorded Audio Interview. Sexual Harassment. Why should we talk about it? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Teaching Style and Behavior in class
• Sexual Harassment• Teacher biases, stereotypes, and
prejudices• Recorded Audio Interview
Sexual Harassment• Why should we talk about it?
– 80% to 90% of adolescent girls and 50% to 80% of boys report being sexually harassed in school, according to a 2009 study in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
– It has an immediate impact on student attendance, ability to learn, mental health, and self-esteem
– Scientific evidence have proved that early intervention lessens later violence according to Bruce Taylor (Senior scientist from NORC at the University of Chicago
– It gives kids greater understanding of the law, the harm caused by this behavior, and builds vocabulary to talk about it
Sexual Harassment
FLIRTING OR SEXUAL HARASSMENThttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKVtIp-NZuI
FLIRTING• • Is WANTED.• • Feels good; confident feeling.• • Is complimentary.• • Is mutual or shared.• • Is non-threatening.• • Builds the esteem of both people.• • Feels equal to both people
SEXUAL HARASSMENT• • Is UNWANTED.• • Feels bad; degrading.• • Is one-sided.• • Is threatening.• • Builds up the ego of the giver while tearing down the
esteem• of the recipient.• • Give one person power over another.• • Is demanding and insulting.
Activity
ActivityAnswer Key
Sexual Harassment
• Verbal• Written• Physical
Verbal Sexual Harassment• Comments about private parts of the body• Sexual rumors; who likes who• Sexual requests: telling someone you like them over
and over; asking someone to be your boy/girlfriend after they have said “no”; asking/telling someone what you would like to do with them sexually
• Sexual name calling - slut, ho, any words relating to being “gay”, etc.
• Sexual comments - honey, cutie, sweetie, baby, “You’re hot”. “You’re sexy”, etc.
• Sexual jokes
Written Sexual Harassment• Sexual notes• Obsessive love letters• Sexual graffiti - writing sexual things
on bathroom walls, desks, lockers, textbooks, bus, etc.• Sexual drawings• Sexual emails, IM’S, chat, text
messages, etc.
Physical Sexual Harassment• Touching/grabbing private parts of the body• Rubbing/grinding against someone• Cornering• Pulling clothes up, down or off• Unwanted hugs/kisses• Sexual gestures - any sexual motions made
with the hands, mouth, tongue, body• Sexual staring - staring/leering at private
parts of the body
Where do we draw the line?
Activity
Quick Poll
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http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MpOuVObAUBdkzBa
Understanding Your “Hidden” Biases
• Go around the room and place a dot on each one
• Consider the percentage of influence they have had over your current biases
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Understanding Your “Hidden” Biases
• Becoming aware of our prejudices• Admitting biases are learned early in life• Integrating diversity into your life• Committing to self-monitoring
Audio Interview