Night To His Day By Judith Lorber

Prior to taking this class, my knowledge about gender and sexuality was incredibly limited. Going into this class, I was aware of two genders and that some people had different sexualities. Regardless, I was accepting of all individuals for their gender or sexuality. According to David Sadker and Karen Zittleman, it is important to not become gender blind as a teacher because, “…gender blindness makes it difficult for educators to see how sexism influences virtually every aspect of how we teach and learn” (Sadker and Zittleman). Without being aware and acknowledging the different genders in a classroom, teachers would lack perspective. An article titled “Night to His Day” by Judith Lorber provided clarity and introduced me to various terms …show more content…
He dresses and wants to be viewed that way by his classmates and teachers. I never thought kids that young could make those kinds of decisions for themselves. I even recalled back to when I was in first grade and most the time I could never decide what I wanted to eat for dinner that night. I could not imagine having to be so young and having to experience feeling like you are in the wrong body. As I got to know the kids in the classroom I realized that these younger children know who they are and what they identify as. Schools and other classmates are becoming more supportive, but unfortunately not all of society feels that way. Mayo’s article also expanded my knowledge on gender and sexuality by addressing that the LGBTQ community is often left out and not included in the curriculum for many K-12 schools (Mayo). LGBTQ individuals are not getting the support they need, but they continue to fight for the recognition and inclusion of LGBTQ education. As a multicultural educator it is important to be accepting of every student not only regarding their race, but also for their gender and sexuality. I hope to create a safe place for individuals to feel like they will not be bullied for being their true …show more content…
I grew up toward the lower end of the spectrum regarding social class. Bobbie Harro introduced The Cycle of Socialization and that helped support some of the beliefs I had already had on social class given my situation growing up. The very first step in the cycle is called The Beginning and that is when we are born into a world with set beliefs and we have a limited amount of information (Harro). Then we move to The First Socialization which is when we are taught on a personal level by those who love and care for us (Harro). After reading that article understood that I was first socialized in a lower income household and that is where a lot of my beliefs came from. Growing up bills were always the top priority and I would often hear my mom talk about how this month might be a rough month. I was always taught not to waste things and to be grateful of the gifts I received which all can be attributed to the social class I grew up in. Furthermore, an individual’s social class also has a huge impact on their daily lives and makes up part of that individuals identity. Wayne Au article titled “Decolonizing the Classroom Lessons in multicultural education” helps explain the impacts social location can have on learning. In this article he addresses two different cases of two different students who came from different backgrounds and how it made learning more difficult or challenging (Au). Not