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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?
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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? • 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 HARASSMENT http://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.
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 www.polleverywhere.com/ibelieve 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 0%---------------------------------------50%--------------------------------100%
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