Scotland introduces LGBT+ lessons in school curriculum
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-46137348
[quote=BBC]Up until 2000, it was against the law to "intentionally promote homosexuality" in Scotland's schools under the "Section 28" rule.
The government has now accepted all recommendations of a LGBTI inclusive education working group, which was set up with the goal of improving the school experiences of young people.
These included calls for better guidance and training for teachers, school inspections of LGBTI inclusion and the recording of specific incidents of bullying in schools.
Work to implement the changes will begin immediately, with Mr Swinney claiming the move as a world's first.
All state schools will be supported to teach LGBTI equality and inclusion across different age groups.
This will include teaching of LGBTI terminology and identities, tackling homophobia and prejudice, and the history of the equalities movement.[/quote]
This is a very good thing. Boilrig wtf
i don't really understand what this accomplishes. sure i could see maybe a presentation about lgbt stuff but a whole class is just taking time away that could be better used, y'know, actually teaching them something useful
His Anti-LGBT views isn't surprising at all.
Reversing long in-driven societal ideas about lgbt+ people takes time, this could really help
I'm not against a LGBT focus, it just sounds like they've made the topic quite big, for something that can easily be taught within a few lessons, but I may be wrong.
Admittedly it has been a while since I last went to school (I went to high school in Scotland) but they have 2 special classes called PSE and PSU which went over things like first aid lessons, depression and anxiety, how to do your fuckin' banking etc. I would imagine it would be rolled into that.
You are. For people who are discovering their sexuality, one or two throw away classes don't do much to counteract social prejudices
i mean all i can really see the class amounting to is "be nice" and since kids will be kids, telling them not to do something will usually result in them doing the exact opposite. putting this kinda stuff in the spotlight seems like it'd just be adding fuel to the fire tbh.
That's the kind of thing that is forced to be fit into a single class. This allows the teacher to go in-depth into sexuality, and lgbt+ topics. What fire???
It reduces prejudice by dispelling a lot of anti-LGBT myths and propaganda.
the fire of singling these people out even more than they already are
The entire topic could be wrapped up within a week, but this 'school inspections of LGBTI inclusion' stuff, who inspects and who determines what is or isn't inclusive, very opened ended.
If anything it's singling out the hardships they face. Also just pretending they're not really there isn't helpful
You'll be surprised how different kids are these days with being aware of mental illness and the harm of discrimination. The internet and connectivity of social media may have played a big part in that.
Do you not think positive first impressions and exposure won't help?
"Look class, these are the tactics used to harass LGBT people. Don't do them!!"
remember kidswillbekids
Kids don't need to be taught how to bully. The motivation comes from fear of the unknown. This normalizes
on the other side of the coin, kids are getting more and more unrestricted access to the internet, so it doesn't seem like it'd be too far fetched to assume any opinions they get won't be from school, especially if this is a high school course. you don't really have to look far to see where you could get opinions, seeing how popular "rekt sjw" and, on the flipside, more light hearted videos are becoming.
i guess my point is if someone's gonna hate lgbt people, trying to convince them otherwise is most likely a fool's errand.
Classes like this one will help teach kids that there's nothing wrong with them, that it's okay to be the way they are, and that they're not alone. Plus it promotes the normalization of LGBT stuff to all students, which can help reduce bullying and depression in the short term and can help to build a more open minded society in the long term.
It's a little more complicated than the fear of the unknown. Humans have always been social creatures that organize into cliques, and as long as you're not a part of the in-group, you're likely to be ridiculed for it. It's more of a power game than anything.
That explains your posts very well
People seek power out of fear though, the same way they hoard food out of fear of starvation. Classes like this make them part of the in-group
I can see where you're coming from on this but honestly, I won't hold my breathe. Fear *can* be a big motivator for ridicule but it also comes down to the individual's personality too. Another reason for wanting power would be to assert dominance, impress your friends, or sometimes even for sick kicks. Lots of people understand something but still choose to hate it, that's kind of a hard thing to just teach away.
knowledge is power, people. if you teach kids what lgbt is, you will create an understanding for the topic, and maybe even help kids who figure out they might be gay or trans down the line to feel more safe and less like they're some deviant freak like many struggle with.
isn't the point of school to educate about society too? so why is this a bad thing?
minimization of this phenomenon is worth pushing for even if eradication of it is on principle impossible, tbh
like i said, the method of how you try and accomplish this is a key factor. it'd be way more effective to find the people who *would* bully an LGBT person and work with them on an individual level rather than (ik i sound like a broken record sorry) literally singling the group out and yelling into the crowd.
I went to quite a decent school in Scotland, but LGBT identities were accepted in middle class areas almost a decade ago before we really had smartphone phones and the internet commonly.
Boilrig just hates minorities in general, it seems.
I'm more concerned that there is now apparently 'inappropriate' ways to rate articles.
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