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If you are an educator I would recommend coming to talk about Orlando and the lgbt community #physed @KymmBallard @ToutouleNtoya #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:00 PM EDT

@rosy_burke @btcostello05 @JessLif Jess is the best #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:00 PM EDT

Hello all! Welcome to #WeirdEd. Doug is on his way, but we are going to go ahead and start without him.

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:01 PM EDT

I plan to #WeirdEd as best as I can, as long as I can... report card work & kids... important chat tonight.

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:01 PM EDT

Tonight the topic is #Orlando and its recent horrific events. Specifically through the lens of LGBT issues & our classrooms. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:01 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA @btcostello05 @JessLif Very true! And what an important topic tonight on #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:01 PM EDT

There'll be nothing easy or fun about tonight’s chat. But it is so important. We need this time. The whole country needs this time. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:02 PM EDT

#Weirded Time for a very important conversation. Something the gov't doesnt seem to continue

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:03 PM EDT

@JessLif "Looking forward to it" is not quite right. But I'm glad to be here. #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:03 PM EDT

So let’s start with introductions. Let us know who is here and who you are. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Teachers -- my next hour of tweets will be devoted to #WeirdEd and our response to #Orlando. Join in with love! https://t.co/o2vEbsjhbI

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:01 PM EDT

Tonight the topic is #Orlando and its recent horrific events. Specifically through the lens of LGBT issues & our classrooms. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:03 PM EDT

#WeirdEd Thomas Mision, hey y'all. ElemEduCollege Student in MN

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Hi #weirded. I'm Jenny, HS science teacher from RI.

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Hiya #WeirdEd Gaby, K-5 librarian from IL

TheLaneFloyd Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Hi #weirded. Lane from Atlanta. HS math. Been a while since I have made it.

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Rosy here- I teach 5th grade #weirded

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Nathan, floating head on the green screen #weirded

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Joanne from Missouri. 7th world history & 11th modern global issues. Thanks for having this discussion. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Jay, HS ELA. Gimli, MB #WeirdEd

JoPrestia Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Jo from Melb. Australia, Ed Consultant - important conversation. Will be popping in and out of #weirded today supposed to be marking ...

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

I'm a library teacher of kiddos k-gr 5 from rural, middle America #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Hey, #WeirdEd. Shannon, HS humanities and internship advisor from Oakland. Nice to be in community tonight.

TheMrsC_9 Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Hey all. Tessa. HS English teacher from SC. #weirded

AssignmentHelpN Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

A Guide to Competency-Based Education Model https://t.co/EzJ05wjifc #abedchat #educoach #WeirdEd #elearning #CBE https://t.co/5bhb5VOGGU

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

I am Jess. I teach 5th grade near Chicago. So honored to be co-hosting tonight. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Sarah, elementary music. Hey, #WeirdEd

SchleiderJustin Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Justin #physed #health #technologyintegrationist from dirty jersey #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Lauren, ELA teacher from Kansas City #weirded

Dontworryteach Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Trying to make it home for #WeirdEd but will be late! LA traffic = 😩. Jamie here, former @dcpublicschools tchr.

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@JessLif Thank you so much for doing so, Jess. #WeirdEd

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Hi #Weirded I'm Tyler from DC. I'm a 7th grade science teacher. #Orlando

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Glad you're here @JessLif Your writing around these issues moves me quite a bit. You share fiercely, and I love it! #WeirdEd

SchleiderJustin Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

@JessLif what is the marker on the floor of in ur profile pic? #weirded

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

#WeirdEd Dealing with home stuff that came up five minutes before the chat. @JessLif and @LTaylorELA have you in their capable, safe hands

SaraKAhmed Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Hey #WeirdEd ! First-timer Sara from New York. Just hopped on Twitter & thought I'd join the party for a bit!

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Thank you all for joining in on this difficult conversation. I've never felt a greater need to connect than I have this week. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

@Dontworryteach @dcpublicschools #WeirdEd Dont tweet&Drive! Be safe!

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Good evening Alex K-6 Tech and tech integration in LA I think this is my first #WeirdEd glad to be here

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

hi #WeirdEd - i'm elisa, a school librarian from chicago.

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Hi, #WeirdEd. Bill Ivey, middle school teacher.

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Let's get started with a bit of check-in. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Q1: Before any specific questions, I just wanted to know what everyone is thinking & feeling about all that took place in Orlando. #WeirdEd

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:07 PM EDT

The next hour of my tweets will be devoted to #Weirded and their discussion of #Orlando

SlpSummer Jun 15 @ 10:07 PM EDT

I am a middle school mod severe sped speech language pathologist in CA! #WeirdEd

MrsStevensonSS Jun 15 @ 10:07 PM EDT

Yes! Wish I could join but 7 month old = exhausted. @JessLif @TheWeirdTeacher will do an amazing job #weirded https://t.co/MQ7Ib6VoW8

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:03 PM EDT
Teachers -- my next hour of tweets will be devoted to #WeirdEd and our response to #Orlando. Join in with love! https://t.co/o2vEbsjhbI
- JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:01 PM EDT
  
  Tonight the topic is #Orlando and its recent horrific events. Specifically through the lens of LGBT issues & our classrooms. #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:07 PM EDT

@SaraKAhmed glad you are here for such an important discussion! #WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:08 PM EDT

#WeirdEd Michelle from Atlanta enlightening 6th and 7th grade minds.

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1 Terribly sad. Ineffectual. Angry. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:08 PM EDT

Hi, I am Brian, I teach kids #weirded

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:08 PM EDT

@JessLif A1 dude where to begin #weirded

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1: Frustrated, angry, lost...knowing this is a world my daughters & students have to live in... #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1: Obviously 140 characters cannot contain it. But I've had a hard time thinking of anything else #WeirdEd

TheMrsC_9 Jun 15 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1: Just can't understand how someone can value hatred over human lives. I'll never get it. #weirded

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: gutted. fed up. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A1. Frustrated that it seems the govt offers meaningless platitudes/no action. Also that Im unable to speak w/this w/ Ss

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: Really sad. And not shocked, which makes me sadder. #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: I've had this somewhat obsessive need to read more and talk more and connect more. Oh and I've been scared. Really scared. #WeirdEd

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1 I'm worried "we" won't talk abt it enough #Orlando #WeirdEd so many aspects

tracyacramer Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1 my heart hurts for the victims in Orlando, and rages against the hatred that killed them. #WeirdEd #loveisloveislove

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

@MrsStevensonSS @JessLif @TheWeirdTeacher @scmaestra totally understand! My 14 month old=exhausted ;) #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1 Don't know where to start. Stunned, shocked, depressed, angry, terrified, and perhaps ultimately strengthened and resolved... #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: Shattered. Impotent. Disappointed. Angry. Confused #WeirdEd

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

@JessLif A1 I try not to get into this on social media. I have strong feeling on both sides #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:09 PM EDT

@MarciaDressel I have felt that exact same way. #WeirdEd

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Marcy. Spanish teacher from CT. Will be in and out. Trying to get caught up on ESPN OJ Simpson documentary. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1 The events in Orlando were devastating and disturbing, I had already been through an emotional roller coaster on Sat,running low #weirded

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1 heartbroken, angry #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1 I feel that tragedies such as these have turned into "things" things that happen; are expected; belittled into "oh no's" #weirded

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

a1. afraid, angry...looking for the helpers (as fred rogers famously said) #WeirdEd

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1: I feel like no matter what I say it won't be enough but I have to say having a community to support me has been beyond helpful #Weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@shadow_uzumaki Because your school won't let you or because school is out? We're on vacation, and I'm missing my kids right now. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1: Angry, depressed. And incredibly grateful to be a teacher in such a situation. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@rosy_burke And that's what hurts the most. #WeirdEd

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1 Powerless and angry and protective. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1: Also, oddly removed. It's far from us, but echoes loudly. #WeirdEd

SlpSummer Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1. Sad. So, so sad. Too #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

And that's heartbreaking-it's like the country is numb? Let's talk; have moments of silence but not actually "do" #weirded

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@JessLif I just think sad covers it in 3, we could expand forever, but it starts with sad #weirded

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1: Saddened. Great empathy for all impacted. But trying to center myself, and focus on self care. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@gallbrary #WeirdEd Mr. Rogers has always been a source of great comfort during these times.

SchleiderJustin Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1 flabbergasted #WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1: Frustrated knowing that I am powerless to change minds raised with hate. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@rosy_burke I really appreciated those Congressmen who didn't want to do a moment of silence anymore #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@nathan_stevens May I ask what you mean by "both sides"? Only if you're comfortable though. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

There is so much to feel. And yet, I've been surprised by the lack of educators having conversations. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@bivey I think I am too. But maybe the 80,000th nail in a 2 by 4...#weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@bivey #WeirdEd School's out since June 3. So, theres that. I wanted to speak to them abt. this. Engage them.

JoPrestia Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A1 I want to say shocked but when I think about it I feel more 'sad' - even from such a distance it's frightening #WeirdEd

TheLaneFloyd Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A1 Sad, angry, heartbroken, shocked, stunned... #weirded

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

#WeirdEd Don't forget that the strength of our chat isn't just the answers but the conversations that come from their starting point.

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@shadow_uzumaki @bivey I feel the same way. I think I'd be doing better if I were still with kids. #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A1 @JessLif 's post explains it well... I fear we won't hurt long enough. #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@oolalume @rosy_burke The #filibuster still on, I think, turns out I don't have CSPAN, but I left voice messages for my sens #WeirdEd

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A1 sad mad upset frustrated distant but local #weirded

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@btcostello05 @JessLif It is sad. Angrily sad #weirded

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA @JessLif #WeirdEd It's a great post

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

So let's think about it in terms of our classrooms for a minute. Here comes QUESTION 2... #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@JessLif @shadow_uzumaki Funny how focusing on them and helping them process would help us as well. Or... normal, I guess! #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@rosy_burke I also feel like I am just waiting hear the next one, and the next one, wondering not if/ but when #weirded

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@djsardine @oolalume @rosy_burke FINALLY. Bravo for them. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

Q2: These tragic events renewed many conversations. Of these, what are the conversations we most need to be having w/Ss? #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@JessLif @shadow_uzumaki @bivey Yes. If I were with my Ss, I'd have someone to talk with. To process with. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@djsardine @rosy_burke oh, thanks. I'm gonna turn it on #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@JessLif @shadow_uzumaki @bivey I know there will be opportunities to broach these subjects when we get back #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@JessLif It's hard, for some, I think. These issues are divisive, sadly. They want to be "safe" #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

Q2: I know many of us are not with Ss now. But next year, and in the future. What do we NEED to talk about with Ss? #WeirdEd

KhatriMath Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

A1: my heart is tired and exhausted...too many feels #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

#WeirdEd But u and he make a great point. The public support has been overwhelming vs. govt. GoFundMes,blood drives.Ppl ARE mobilizing

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@djsardine @JessLif @shadow_uzumaki @bivey This shows how the student-teacher community is 2 way, y'all recognize you need your Ss #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy I am so sick of safe. It is literally killing us. #WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2: What can WE do to incite change? How can each one of us be a ripple in the pond? #WeirdEd

SaraKAhmed Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A1: It really is multi-layered this time. so many groups identify & that has such a weight on the nation #WeirdEd https://t.co/d9B94iO8BX

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Q1: Before any specific questions, I just wanted to know what everyone is thinking & feeling about all that took place in Orlando. #WeirdEd

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA @JessLif Exactly. How soon does everyone go back to "normal". And "normal" never changes! #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@scmaestra Yes. At least. :-( #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@bivey @shadow_uzumaki And they give me so much more hope than adults. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2: I always stress being a good person. Ideas, beliefs are imp't, but not a reason for hurt of any kind. Understanding is needed. #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@browncoat25 @oolalume @rosy_burke Thank you. Good lookin out. I have it! #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A2 Honestly, the convo I have most w/Ss is pleading-telling them this is why we need them to be change makers #weirded

TheMrsC_9 Jun 15 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A2: Need to impress upon them the value of ALL human lives and that every person deserves to be loved. #weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@djsardine @JessLif @bivey #WeirdEd Yes.I guess Im encouraged by the outrage they can feel. Gives me hope for the Future

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Because right now, it's effed up. #weirded

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:15 PM EDT

#WeirdEd #PulseOrlandoSyllabus #OrlandoSyllabus https://t.co/7CXzAT2mEO

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2: I've long believed conversation needs to be more than words. Rainbow stickers on doors, computers, boards can speak volumes. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@JessLif I hear you. Teaching from an "unsafe" place is a political act for some, with the pitfalls of that. Hate that reality. #Weirded

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

a2 being an upstander in everyday moments of injustice/unfairness. getting skills to be successful in these moments. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2: I think we need to start talking about people who are gay. In school. In positive ways. We just have to. #WeirdEd

SchleiderJustin Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2 hate and fear where does it come from and why #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A2.Why do these happen? How does dangerous mindset lead to tragedy.Goes beyond bullying/not liking some1

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2 Also, that this is REAL. Not something that doesn't exist or doesn't matter. #weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2 I try to ensure my students know all about full spectrum of gender and sexuality, plus we talk a *lot* about bigotries... #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2. I'll be teaching 12th next year, and I want to do... 1. self care convos (how totake care of ourselves to take action?) #WeirdEd

andie_lance Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2: Need more discussion on diversity AND inclusion.Never really felt that just "tolerating" someone is a solution. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2: I. Don't. Know. What they hear from me is so radically different from at home. I am a safe spot, but sometimes thru action. #WeirdEd

JustinAion Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

Why it's SO important not to use homophobic slurs, even when joking around with friends. #weirded

TTMobile_us Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

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GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2 Empathy. Our society is so "me" focused, we don't care what happens to others, as long as it isn't "me". #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@slwindisch @JessLif @bivey #WeirdEd Talking w/Ss allows me t verbalize my emotions as well,not just unfocused frustration.

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2 I think I'm lucky in that my school is probably more accepting than average of diversity of gender and sexuality. #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy @JessLif Being apolitical is an illusion. We hang on to it, but know it's false. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@JustinAion And then to make sure they hear us say the words gay, lesbian and trans in a POSITIVE way. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

2. My own theme for the year will be to EXAMINE COMPLEXITY, so to look at the multiple intersecting layers of oppression in this....#WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2: Ts cannot be afraid of the tough discussions. Be a source of accurate information. Explain the terminology. #WeirdEd

SaraKAhmed Jun 15 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2: We need to start listening to Ss. Let them do the talking-what is going on in their hearts & minds? #WeirdEd https://t.co/8kJpaY7Aym

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

Q2: I know many of us are not with Ss now. But next year, and in the future. What do we NEED to talk about with Ss? #WeirdEd

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

a2 how media portrays "normal" and what damage that does to all of us #WeirdEd

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

A2: To me, acceptance needs to be discussed the most. I teach in a diverse area but yet so many Ss aren't willing to accept others #Weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@andie_lance Ugh. Agree. "Tolerance" is a word of which I'm increasingly less, well, tolerent. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@TheMrsC_9 And that it starts with the daily. And w/way of thinking even if diff from how you are raised #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@SaraKAhmed And then not shut them down because their words make us nervous. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@SteinatDavis Exactly. Precision with a loving tone. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

A2: Tangential, but there's a laissez faire attitude about hate speech & violence. "I'm kidding" & Sorry are accepted too easily. #weirded

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

...and then 3. Thinking about theories of change so we can attack this complexity smartly, with empathy, with love and hope. #weirded

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@bivey I am a gun guy but this type of thing hurts us who like to practice shoot. #weirded

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

A2 be honest, matteroffact, unapologetic, true to emotion and directed at as much truth as possible in discussions abt #orlando #WeirdEd

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@JessLif Absolutely. Messages outside of school are all over the map. Schools need to be places of positivity. #weirded

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@shadow_uzumaki @JessLif @bivey Now is our chance to teach how change happens/and doesn't happen in our civic process #WeirdEd

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy We can begin there, but, it's not just "being nice to those people." It can't. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A2 Also, books we read, situations we give, word problems we write, etc. can be inclusive of full diversity of identities. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@slwindisch That must be really hard. #WeirdEd

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@bivey I am not pro any gun that has extra large clips but I like to shoot my rifle #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@nathan_stevens @bivey Many would disagree with me, but for me, the MOST important conversation to have is about HATE, not guns #Weirded

JustinAion Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

Step 1: They stop saying it because I don't tolerate it Step 2: They stop because it's wrong and they know why. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@scmaestra It is so hard. So important, but so, so hard. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@djsardine @JessLif @bivey #WeirdEd Yes. There r times when Govt just doesnt seem to be enough.

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@nathan_stevens I'm a pacifist, and still I also see and respect that perspective. There's got to be a middle way. #WeirdEd

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@JessLif @bivey that is why I said both sides. Hate is everywhere. #weirded

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA @JessLif how can we? we live in a 24 hour news cycle, instant gratification, & the next disaster could be happening now #weirded

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@JustinAion Not that it's important not to use them but that it's wrong. Wrong. That's what I tell my Ss. #weirded

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@JessLif agreed&so many districts say to tell Ss they r safe @ school but what if they don't feel safe? What if I don't feel safe? #weirded

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@teachermrw Agreed. I start there, and push. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@JessLif @nathan_stevens @bivey I agree. And about how we shape and live masculinity. I cannot stop thinking about that. #WeirdEd

edtechyoda Jun 15 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A1: I am heartbroken and SO TIRED of seeing grieving families burying their children. #WeirdEd

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

A2 honestly, being delib.2 notice marginalized/different Ss as present, equal humans seems 2 go a long way in modeling justice #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@witmanedu #WeirdEd This is a great point. We need to be more explicit and open and strong with that message

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@nathan_stevens @bivey Aight. I doubt the proposed law changes would limit your right to do that #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

It's been a long time since I felt physically unsafe because I am a lesbian. But these past few days. I have been so scared. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@JessLif @shadow_uzumaki @bivey I haven't talked about it with my kids at all because 1 of our kids was nearly killed by a car Sat, #weirded

DrJamesHassan Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

Need to teach Ss about the world & how to respectfully ?. Teaching Tolerance has great resources to help w/tough convos #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy @teachermrw There's a piece in schools about who we care about. There are haves & havenots. No blanket safety. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA My own mother asked me not to go to Pride this year. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@JessLif @shadow_uzumaki @bivey there is only so much awful 8 year olds can handle in the last week of school #weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@scmaestra @JessLif @nathan_stevens ... and femininity. And whatever the non-binary version of that is. e.g. Patriarchy. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy I am a stickler about "sorry" and what it means when you say it & how you say it. #weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@btcostello05 @JessLif @shadow_uzumaki So sorry to hear it. Feels like a "family first" kind of moment. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@JessLif This is so horrible, and I am so so sorry. #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

Okay, so connecting all of these conversations, here comes QUESTION 3... #WeirdEd

edtechyoda Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A2: Inclusion and love. #WeirdEd https://t.co/jvt1ioiYTB

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:13 PM EDT

Q2: I know many of us are not with Ss now. But next year, and in the future. What do we NEED to talk about with Ss? #WeirdEd

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@djsardine @bivey there will never be laws that will stop anything like this. Too many places out there to pick up a weapon #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@JessLif @LTaylorELA This is a terribly hard choice #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@rosy_burke @doodlinmunkyboy I am too. I wish there were more that were. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@rosy_burke Judges aren't really big on sorry as a defence... usually... sometimes... supposedly. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@scmaestra Thank you, Shannon. #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@TheWeirdTeacher @witmanedu Agree. Been impressed with @NicholasFerroni making teaching tolerance central to his job #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy And equally I am a stickler about the typical "it' ok" response that follows-no, it's not ok that happened (+) #weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@btcostello05 @JessLif @bivey #WeirdEd Understandable. Cant pile on trauma w/trauma of a diff. sort. Especially near last weeks of school

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@JessLif @LTaylorELA I've seen a number people pulling back. Another aspect of this that just depresses me. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Q3: Intolerance of LGBT people played a large role in Orlando. What are ways our schools can and do FIGHT AGAINST that intolerance? #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

A2 I think it comes down to 1 thing above all else,(simplifying for my little 1s)love people,care for people,be good to each other #weirded

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@witmanedu @JessLif @bivey I mean, really, we cannot ignore that mass shooters are men. We cannot ignore it w/our kids. #weirded

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy nor is it ok for you to give that person the message that what they did was ok and easily erased w/ apology #weirded

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@shadow_uzumaki @JessLif @bivey I think the teaching would cover what works, and what doesn't, yet. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@JessLif @LTaylorELA If you can't live your life, it's like the hate wins. If you go & bad things happen, hate wins #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@bivey @JessLif @nathan_stevens I keep thinking about how we reproduce the toxic masculinity...#WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@bivey @JessLif @shadow_uzumaki it has been, he is remarkable and possibly indestructible- but many of the kids saw it happen #weirded

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@djsardine @witmanedu @NicholasFerroni Does he? Good on him. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@nathan_stevens @djsardine @bivey That's why it can't just be about weapons, it's about hate and fear and teaching about others. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@rosy_burke I work so hard to have people own their stuff... responsibility & accountability is key. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:25 PM EDT

@nathan_stevens @djsardine It takes individual/cultural work on so many aspects of the problem. Laws can help some. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:25 PM EDT

@scmaestra @JessLif @nathan_stevens @bivey It is SUCH a huge problem #weirded

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:25 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy and restitution too #weirded

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:25 PM EDT

A3: Bring it out in the open. Celebrate our LGBT community. #weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:25 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A3. Accept the LGBT community.Encourage&establish Gay-Straight Alliances/hav convos abt. what intolerance looks like

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@scmaestra I've been reading everything I can get my hands on around this issue as it relates to teaching. My list isn't very long. #Weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@scmaestra @JessLif @nathan_stevens We certainly do. And power dynamics are part of that. So many conversations needed. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3: We read books with LGBT characters. We support out teachers and out students. We teach LGBT history. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3: In library, I consciously buy inclusive lit. I have to. I'd be doing a disservice if I didnt #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@bivey @andie_lance we ought to be caring for one another, you can amazingly care about someone & not follow their choices #weirded

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@JennBinis No. Not long enough at all. #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3 jumping in here..teaching about LGBTQ+ role models. Incorporate into curriculum. We learn about einstein, why not Turing? #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3: Mean it when we say things like: community safety diversity accountability ally Not buzzwords, but things we value for all. #WeirdEd

owenpeery Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

I ran hon from gym to make this chat, hope I'm not too late #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3: We fucking let people go to the bathroom where they feel like they should go to the bathroom. #WeirdEd

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@slwindisch @djsardine @bivey I know. But media covers it this way #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3: Sorry for swearing. Emotions. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@btcostello05 @JessLif @shadow_uzumaki How awful. For what it's worth, my heart goes out to you all. #WeirdEd

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

m@bivey @nathan_stevens @djsardine Well, MLK said, "You can change the laws, but laws don't change people's hearts." #WeirdEd

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

Which sounds naive, but I feel like like a positive, celebratory message is the right place to start. #weirded

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A3 I feel like too often it's swept under the rug. Like it shouldn't be talked about. It clearly needs to be. #WeirdEd

andie_lance Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A2: No tolerance for slurs! But it's obvious adults let them use it.Ever year they look at me like I'm a teacher from 1816. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy THAT is something I do talk about with my little guys, words matter and once said, can't be unsaid #weirded

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@bivey @nathan_stevens Laws=a great start, then I'll teach the rest, instead of teaching Ss how to hide behind desks on lockdown #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@MarciaDressel @bivey @JessLif @nathan_stevens THAT GAME IS 100 YEARS OLD. I can't believe it's still here. Actually, yes I can.#WeirdEd

nathan_stevens Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@teachermrw @djsardine true that #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@nathan_stevens @djsardine @bivey Right. I know. But this is where we can change the dialogue, too. Change laws AND how we act. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@btcostello05 @bivey @JessLif #WeirdEd Oh man, thats terrible. Its good that you are all supporting each other in the class

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@witmanedu @scmaestra @JessLif @nathan_stevens When I was at a "coed" school, I always saw myself as a role model for "who cares?!" #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A3: I think it starts in preschool. We read books about all kinds of families. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@oolalume THANK YOU. #WeirdEd

edtechyoda Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A3: Tough as the intolerance may be due to deep cultural beliefs. Schools can start/continue the convo. #WeirdEd https://t.co/himWDYHI4t

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Q3: Intolerance of LGBT people played a large role in Orlando. What are ways our schools can and do FIGHT AGAINST that intolerance? #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A3 how about celebrating the community? Celebrating humanity! #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@bivey @JessLif @shadow_uzumaki thank you, they are mostly handling it well, but after trauma we need to see the hope again #weirded

SchleiderJustin Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A3 use your health curriculum as the platform for explicit teaching that's where these conversations fit into curriculum #WeirdEd

owenpeery Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

This chat is awesome so glad I stopped by #WeirdEd

SaraKAhmed Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

All of this. Yes. #WeirdEd https://t.co/z5GATSvFqz

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3: We read books with LGBT characters. We support out teachers and out students. We teach LGBT history. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@slwindisch @nathan_stevens @djsardine ... and there's just another of so many reasons to teach critical thinking, media literacy. #WeirdEd

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

a3. language. students not boys/girls, caregivers not mothers/fathers, etc. #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@andie_lance same here! But they catch on really quickly. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@teachermrw @bivey @andie_lance I am not saying people DO, I am saying it is possible despite how many act #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A3:ELA teacher here: through lit, art & talk. @marburyjack writes great stuff where LGBTQ is part of life & reality #WeirdEd

owenpeery Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A2 I live in SF, school in gay neighborhood, we don't discuss it much BC we expect not to have to, but we do #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@gallbrary I can't tell you how many forms we've already filled out that required us to cross out father and write-in mother #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A3:In HS, looking at the intersectionality of hegemony -- and how all oppressions are linked AND unique -- has been powerful. #WeirdEd

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@JessLif and IMO, not labeling those books with special stickers or putting them in a special section of the library. #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@gallbrary yes. I often catch myself saying "you guys" a lot. #weirded

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A3: Showing the humanity of the LGBT community to Ss seems like the first step. Showing them they can somehow relate to them #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

Have policies in place stating their support. Have progressive bathroom code. Not teach via biased curriculum #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@gallbrary @JessLif OMG, yes, that. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@JessLif And don't separate the books into "diversity" bins. Put them with all the other books that are JUST LIKE THEM #weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@teachermrw @btcostello05 @andie_lance I've seen it done well, and I've seen it done in an obliviously judgmental fashion. #WeirdEd

LitcoachLaurie Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

A3: we did a unit on marriage toasts and acted out traditional weddings and gay weddings.2 students' parents complained, 103 didn't #weirded

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

I tch middle school; we share this with our Ss and talk abt it: https://t.co/kvFZ36OOrk #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

A3 eliminate boy games/girl games. Was thrilled to see my (boy) preschooler playing w dolls at school. Needs to continue #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@jenfromri #WeirdEd Yes.Hopefully,it also encourages Ss who are afraid of coming out. To feel welcome

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@rosy_burke @JessLif YAAASS. Right?! #WeirdEd

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@oolalume Do parents ever object? #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@LitcoachLaurie YES! Those 103 who didn't complain. We ALWAYS forget about them. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

There were great chats when a student chose @LauraJaneGrace as the subject of her Rebel Project #WeirdEd

tracyacramer Jun 15 @ 10:31 PM EDT

@MsLafferty and eliminate blue jobs and pink jobs #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:31 PM EDT

@JessLif @nathan_stevens @bivey they are different conversations, both needed, but the acceptance of hate is so ugly #weirded

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:31 PM EDT

Geeked a @monarchaward nominee includes diverse fams https://t.co/37oF87n1ZS #WeirdEd

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:31 PM EDT

Happily my school has a sizable, vibrant LGBT community. They/we talk about issues, a lot. #weirded

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:31 PM EDT

A3: Being able to have a common fear or dream or anything really helps us empathize with others - It shows Ss we are ALL human! #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:31 PM EDT

Okay, so it is about to get a lot harder and we have to allow ourselves to be honest for question #4. #WeirdEd

SchleiderJustin Jun 15 @ 10:31 PM EDT

We talk about gay marriage in k and 1 in health #WeirdEd

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

A3 It starts in my classroom. Acceptance must be modeled for students who haven't grown up that way. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

A3: I have to be so honest. Even this chat could cost me my job. FOR REAL. My place is that conservative. I have to be so subtle. #WeirdEd

edtechyoda Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

Always so worried about the 2 that do complain that often we do nothing. #WeirdEd https://t.co/YiLpMKrs54

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@LitcoachLaurie YES! Those 103 who didn't complain. We ALWAYS forget about them. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA #WeirdEd Yes. At this point it seems like ppl offer prayers/thoughts then go back to normal week later. No action, no change.

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

A3 and don't recommend certain literature because it's more of a "boy book" or it's a romance so only girls will read it #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@GeoJo22 A mom once mentioned a book that said smthing like an older sister who was obsessed with sex. "Oh?" I said. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@JennBinis @Tolerance_org @andie_lance I know you do - and my respect for you/them helps me (sometimes1) look behind the word. #WeirdEd

LitcoachLaurie Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

A3: more in class discussion on current events. I ask my gay students to share their stories when applicable #weirded

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

https://t.co/FOdnDPe5XJ #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@slwindisch This. Breaks my heart. The struggle you must feel and the struggle your students must feel. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@LitcoachLaurie Because what is there to complain about? It's reality. Ppl are scared of squeaky wheels #weirded

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@bivey "look behind" is such a great way to frame it. I love that! @Tolerance_org @andie_lance #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

@slwindisch In my mind, that is so very much connected to the violence that we are seeing. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

A3: they're developing, & don;t understand a lot. They need to talk, debate, work to understand, find the larger narrative. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

@GeoJo22 That was it. Our comm is pretty diverse. We have a complaint form established. I'm ready if/when anyone objects. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

Q4: On the flipside, a little harder to answer, what are ways our schools CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS intolerance of LGBT people? #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

A3.2 Tolerance will only be achieved if we truly change our teaching methods and curriculum to counter white/cis/male supremacy #WeirdEd

SaraKAhmed Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

A3: We have to know kids/families/colleagues as human beings-see ourselves in them.Not as numbers & data. #WeirdEd https://t.co/lfdOIJyUDo

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Q3: Intolerance of LGBT people played a large role in Orlando. What are ways our schools can and do FIGHT AGAINST that intolerance? #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

and debunk the narrow narratives. #WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

A4: FAB Q!!! I have to mull this one over. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

@rosy_burke @doodlinmunkyboy I am too, and also about not speaking in anger, you say something, you must own it, no excuse for hate #weirded

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

a3 i find when teaching young Ss it is important to empower them by showing stories of courage/resistance despite hardship #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

@SchleiderJustin I bring it up every year w/ Civil War, literature, anything really #weirded

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

@JessLif One of my best friends lost his job in our district bc he was out. It ABSOLUTELY is connected. It. Is. Hate. & I'm done. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

@djsardine Yes! I think that we have to start writing issues of race and LGBT issues INTO the curriculum. So much would change. #WeirdEd

owenpeery Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

Can't find the questions #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

#WeirdEd https://t.co/fjxw5hnVoL

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

Q4: On the flipside, a little harder to answer, what are ways our schools CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS intolerance of LGBT people? #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

@MsLafferty #WeirdEd Boy suggested boys vs girls dodgeball @ work yesterday. Shot that down quickly. These gender barriers r no-no

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

A3 Discussing intolerance out in the world (or fiction) can be a safe way to prep for moments when/if it surfaces in person. #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

@JessLif The nice thing is they are already there. Just been whitewashed. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

A4: Hiding behind a policy in that we say we have it (brag?) but don't go far enforcing that specific bit of the "safe school" #weirded

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

A4; (mutter, mutter) Every damn thing they do. #bitter #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:34 PM EDT

@slwindisch We forget that it is still like this. I imagine my own daughter having to go to school there. #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

Just stumbled in here. Hello! Great convo #WeirdEd

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4 by not talking abt it. At all #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4 silence. Diverting attention from the underlying intolerance. Being afraid of the 2 parents who complain if we speak up #WeirdEd

TheMrsC_9 Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4: Not enforcing discipline for bullying. Having a counseling dept that focuses on scheduling instead of counseling. #weirded

TheEdsaneT Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

Late to the party, but I'm here. Amanda, third grade, Texas #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

@JessLif Oh, don't imagine that. Please don't. #WeirdEd

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

Schools are homophobic, White Supremacist places. #WeirdEd https://t.co/S9rVkhQKnK

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

Q4: On the flipside, a little harder to answer, what are ways our schools CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS intolerance of LGBT people? #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4 Ts not intervening when overhearing slurs bc they dont want to have that convo #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A3 I'm also pretty clear with my students that respect for our common humanity is assumed and a given. Call in if/when needed. #WeirdEd

owenpeery Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4 maybe by allowing parents to dictate terms of debate if they get hysterical when a T introduce LBGTQ issues in class #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4: By allowing the "hard conversations" to go unspoken. #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4 sometimes I don't think schools allow the kids to just feel. We are told to maintain normal routine. We shouldn't. This is real. #WeirdEd

TheMrsC_9 Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4: Being hesitant to allow literature or even discussions on homosexuality because of potential for parent opposition. #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:35 PM EDT

A4: I agree. It is the silence. The silence is so deafening. The silence stops any healing from happening #WeirdEd

CherylTeaches Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@bivey Agreed. Tolerance allows one to feel virtuous for merely allowing others to exist. Acceptance is a step toward ending hate. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@GeoJo22 Live here, but don't work here. I drive an hour north daily. bleh #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@teachkate #WeirdEd Welcome to the party. Important conversation tonight.

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

A4: 10000 ways -Casually normalizing het relationships -Not teaching LGBT lit/history -NOT TALKING ABOUT IT #WeirdEd https://t.co/pj3YgXghKv

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

Q4: On the flipside, a little harder to answer, what are ways our schools CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS intolerance of LGBT people? #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

A4: I see a lot of queer kids being marginalized by adults as much as kids. #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@slwindisch @JessLif Yup. LGBT peeps don't choose what community they are born into #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@gallbrary Agreed. Also stories of joy. And even... just... stories. :-) #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

A4: There has been MUCH discussion of book censorship. We are keeping books with LGBT characters OUT of the hands of kids. #WeirdEd

TheEdsaneT Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

A4: maybe for starters we should teach we are all human regardless of sexual orientation #WeirdEd

edtechyoda Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

A4: Fear of speaking out against deep cultural norms that are straight up intolerance. #WeirdEd https://t.co/3pStthd0Ev

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

Q4: On the flipside, a little harder to answer, what are ways our schools CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS intolerance of LGBT people? #WeirdEd

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

A4: It's difficult to be out at school for many Ss and Ts in many communities b/c of fear of retaliation/bullying/firing/violence #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA Yes, yes, yes. Or they bring in people to talk them out of their feelings. #WeirdEd

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

A3 my phrase/next yrs mantra for supporting diverse choices in lib "every rdr needs to see themselves in what they r rdg" #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

#WeirdEd I think I can give full attn to the chat now. It's still in the hands of @JessLif and @LTaylorELA but I'm here too.

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@slwindisch #WeirdEd I feel somewhat similar. As PreserviceT,I dont want to get my host T in trouble evn w/her trust when I lead meets.

owenpeery Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A4 def bullying w/o real consequences affecting LGBTQ folks, but all marginalized groups, no real consequences #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

@djsardine @slwindisch @JessLif *community & family too #WeirdEd

andie_lance Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A3: Many schools are in denial. Our kids are exposed too much in our tech age to not have REAL convo's earlier in life. #WeirdEd

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

@GroundSpark #WeirdEd https://t.co/FOdnDPe5XJ

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

a4 by saying/doing nothing #WeirdEd

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A4: Allowing kids to sort themselves into isolated groups. W/older S especially it's hard to get them to socialize outside of that. #weirded

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A4 our schools contribute to intolerance of the LGBT community when we are complacent in accepting that intolerance in any form #weirded

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A4: Talking about "traditional" or "normal" or "regular" families or marriages and meaning "heterosexual". #weirded

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

@teachermrw @nathan_stevens @djsardine Getting to know people, really know them, changes hearts. Teachers know this. We see it. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

@teachermrw YES. They are. I would add patriarchal, too. #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

@slwindisch right. Like their feelings are invalid. UGH #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A4: Still seems like the love that cannot be named in some places. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:37 PM EDT

A4: My daughter is in preschool and we've already had to help her find what to say to kids about our family. Why isn't the school? #WeirdEd

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

#Orlando #WeirdEd https://t.co/VxllkUiEG9

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

Q4: On the flipside, a little harder to answer, what are ways our schools CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS intolerance of LGBT people? #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4 Representation is huge, and i'm betting someone already said that. The books we read, the examples we use for "normal"

CherylTeaches Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

@bivey Love is the best option for overcoming hate. Tolerance is a small drop in the bucket. #weirded

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

@TheWeirdTeacher @JessLif @LTaylorELA Thank you! And thanks all 3 of you for centering this essential conversation in our #PLN #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA Right. Because they're kids. Gahhhh. #WeirdEd

real_water_buff Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

#WeirdEd munch

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4. When schools turn the other cheek. Continue to promote status quo,its the lil' things that get thru

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4 - Erasure. Teaching about important historical figures while not mentioning their non-cis-ness/straightness.

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

Once we acknowledge the true culture and climate of schools, and are honest about it, perhaps we can begin to change it. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

A4: I keep thinking about the shooter. What if his schools had read more books with LGBT characters in them? #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

@teachkate That haves & havenots thing again. Privelege is a thing school cultures create, & if you're not "in" it sucks hard. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

A4 By reinforcing ie Ss get in trouble for calling Ss "gay" like its bad word rather than the real issue being addressed #weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

@TheMrsC_9 #WeirdEd YES.

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

@trouvaine #WeirdEd I know you have a few in mind. Who are you thinking of that people might not mention?

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

A4 teacher complained to admin about T student being allowed to use bathroom. Surely that attitude extends into classroom #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@SaraKAhmed what a lovely surprise! #weirded

TheEdsaneT Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

A4: it's pretty heartbreaking that educators have to walk on eggshells afraid of offending the intolerant #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@teachermrw Reflect society. So, yes, white supremacy, patriarchy, ableism, you name it. Moments where the struggle brings hope. #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

A4: Our schools contribute to intolerance by continuing to teach the male centered, eurocentric curriculum that is filled with bias #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

Can I just say it is so hard to answer with 140 characters! So many thoughts, explanations, feelings! #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

A4: I am not saying that more books w/LGBT characters would have prevented Orlando, but who knows what it could have helped. #WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

A4: I realize I must acknowledge intolerance by colleagues and makes steps to address them. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@trouvaine Also, just not teaching about gender. I really think we need to teach about gender explicitly in HS. It's not "natural." #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4. Also admins who remain unsupportive,threatens Ts their jobs if they continue the convos

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@MsLafferty #WeirdEd We haven't had that fight yet bc I think my admin would side w student. I hope. But you're right, it would.

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA often we are told to pretend it didn't happen,my kids have seen so much tragedy,we always take time to feel it together #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

A4: I think we also do a lot of pretending that our schools are not homophobic places. That marriage equality "fixed" all that. #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@TheWeirdTeacher #WeirdEd our admin did side w student in this case. But it's def a problem in the classroom

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@oolalume Where do you teach? I grew up in and around Chicago. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@CherylTeaches And beyond that, focusing on a common sense of community can decenter any one perspective, respect all. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@JessLif If we believe what we say about lit, then this reading may have built Essential Understandings about many things. Empathy. #WeirdEd

SaraKAhmed Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

A4:I see schools go quiet-think not addressing it means "it goes away". That is a choice to be intolerant. #WeirdEd https://t.co/akuyMUUUXr

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:33 PM EDT

Q4: On the flipside, a little harder to answer, what are ways our schools CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS intolerance of LGBT people? #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@shadow_uzumaki And admins who tell teachers they may not read the books that would help our students if they have LGBT characters #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

!!!!!! YES #WeirdEd https://t.co/vUyEyGw5sc

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:38 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4 - Erasure. Teaching about important historical figures while not mentioning their non-cis-ness/straightness.

MsYorksClass Jun 15 @ 10:40 PM EDT

Just jumping in to #WeirdEd. Kudos to everyone who has offered their opinions so far! It's just too important a topic not to talk about.

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@jenfromri #WeirdEd We have to find ways to Breakfast Club* up their self-sorting. *I still don't think this is a great movie example

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

Yes #WeirdEd It shouldn't be a huge deal just to read @JazzJennings__ story in an elementary school, but it is #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

Yes #WeirdEd It shouldn't be a huge deal just to read @JazzJennings__ story in an elementary school, but it is #WeirdEd

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GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@teachermrw @nathan_stevens @djsardine ... so sad. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@scmaestra @trouvaine That's where I love teaching 7th grade in a 7-12 school. My kids move up pretty gender aware. :-) :-) :-) #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@JennBinis Or just saying heterosexual and gay/lesbian; like it's only those two groups #weirded

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@JessLif True! We often adopt the "wins" & "norms" of society as if we inherently get them automatically. Not the case. #WeirdEd

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@TheWeirdTeacher #WeirdEd I actually don't -I'm super tired and can only think of ones that I'm not sure of the factual integrity of. Whoops

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@SaraKAhmed There's been a lot recently on need to "protect" our Ss. Does that mean they should be "protected" from my own family? #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4. Also T programs who dont teach abt these issues. Antiquated. 21st century classrooms are different,need more.

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@trouvaine #WeirdEd Shakespeare then. ;)

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@teachermrw @GeoJo22 @nathan_stevens It's my job to work on my racism, sexism and all my isms. My Ss have enough hw #WeirdEd

SaraKAhmed Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

So much bias. #WeirdEd https://t.co/FO018kqRLb

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:39 PM EDT

A4: Our schools contribute to intolerance by continuing to teach the male centered, eurocentric curriculum that is filled with bias #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@JessLif @SaraKAhmed HELL NO. Don't even get me started on trigger warnings. #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@djsardine @JazzJennings__ #WeirdEd We talked about Jazz when we had a chat about trans issues.

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@TheWeirdTeacher we are lucky in our small K-8 to have kids that have felt comfortable being themselves- real people, their friends #weirded

CherylTeaches Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@bivey Yes! Community. Everyone has value and no one should be hated just for being. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@SaraKAhmed @JessLif And along with that, a reticence to have the conversation despite a desire out of fear they'll "do it wrong." #WeirdEd

andie_lance Jun 15 @ 10:42 PM EDT

A4: By ignoring & not celebrating differences. By not providing opportunities to LEARN and CELEBRATE things that make us special. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

Here comes QUESTION #5. One to which I have no good answer. #WeirdEd

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

A4 Talking about it in the hall, instead of the classroom. Or just not talking about it. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

@JessLif #WeirdEd censorship and enforcing the privileged few, yet again. It reduces exposure/familiarity to LGBT by Ss as a result = fear

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

I notice that my students have been generally accepting of their FRIENDS, the adults squash that out of them. #WeirdEd

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

#WeirdEd folks - if you're not following @Rjmassdoerr - get on that. Great mom with a great kid who are sharing their story.

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

Q5: When parents or admins suggest our vocal support of LGBT people goes against people’s religious freedom, how can we respond? #WeirdEd

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

@TheWeirdTeacher Can't think of another, though. Which says something. #weirded

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4p2 - Merely mentioning their sexuality as a side note is also bad- frames it as a quirky little tidbit, not part of who they were

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

A4: There's often the "teacher who cares" so we assume all kids that need that person will find them. Not enough if it's not all. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

LGBTQ is seen by our Ss as something NEW when it is so not. Teaching the history will help show how normal it is #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:43 PM EDT

@JessLif @SaraKAhmed Exactly. Or from their own families. And friends. And so on. Never mind how it affects LGBTQ+ teachers. #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:44 PM EDT

@JennBinis @Rjmassdoerr I swear I was following her but with a different username. #WeirdEd.

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:44 PM EDT

*and teaching amazing ppl in history that were LGBT #WeirdEd

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:44 PM EDT

@djsardine @GeoJo22 @nathan_stevens Schools insulate the racism and bigotry of teachers. After all, we're supposed to know better. #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:44 PM EDT

A4: When the adults don't work through their discomfort, it feels painfully uncomfortable for the kids. The topic is toxic. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:44 PM EDT

Q5: I am so incredibly lucky to teach in a community where this is not an issue. And it's not a stereotypical hippie hood, either. #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

#WeirdEd What a heavy question for an edchat, @JessLif. I love it.

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

A5: "You forcing me to have a Christ-focused Christmas program in this public school violates MY religious freedom, but I do it." #WeirdEd

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

@GeoJo22 @teachermrw @nathan_stevens We have to call our colleagues to task in the teacher lounge and #onhere #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

So I really admire and would like to offer my support to those of you who do have to deal with this. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

A5: Freedom is a two way street. Rights come with responsibility. A key one is not to hate. Don't need to agree, can't hate. #WeirdEd

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A4p3- Ignoring the existence of important LGBTQA ppl in history can also make it seem like "the gay" is a new thing, when it isn't.

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

A5 Parents/Admins have never confronted me on this. I know I'm lucky. Partly where I live. (1/2) #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A5 I think it's a two sides of the same coin argument. "Respect my beliefs." "Ok, we're gonna talk about that, but global-like."

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

@djsardine @GeoJo22 @nathan_stevens Right...how often does this happen? I'll wait...#WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

@TheWeirdTeacher @trouvaine #WeirdEd 57 Academics just punched the air

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

Whoops. Sorry #weirded. I had the wrong handle. It's @raisingrainbow ya'll should be following.

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

Well, you can hate, but you can't actively persecute or harm, through word or action. No thought police. #weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

A5 I'll tell students everyone has the right to their own personal beliefs; treating each other with respect is an absolute given. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

A5 I think as long as it's not exclusive. Support is for all to be safe and treated w/respect. #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:46 PM EDT

A5: Another reason it needs to be written into the curriculum. Parents have asked me, "How does this fit in with your curriculum?" #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:47 PM EDT

@JessLif A5 Head spinning. Can they even say that? #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:47 PM EDT

A5: This is a secular school? Here is a pamphlet for the religious school down the street? Ugh. This arg makes me crazy. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:47 PM EDT

A5, ctd: And I do it happily, because most of my students are Christian, and that is their tradition. But it's not all I will teach #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:47 PM EDT

A5.1 we teach reading, literature, math, science, music, art, sports, and LGBTQ+ have made contributions in all those fields #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:47 PM EDT

A5: A queer mentor of mine had a great line," Science says being gay isn't a choice," when questioned abt LGBTQ curric #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:47 PM EDT

A5: My loosey-goosey belief system believes in a loving God, regardless of these things. W#hy's your God so angry bro? #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:47 PM EDT

@oolalume I've had parents say it about books we've read or articles we've read. #WeirdEd

PDin140orLESS Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

Loving the #weirded conversation tonight. Thank you!

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

@teachkate I love everything about this response. #WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

A5: The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Read it. #weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A5. Tough one....but a friend and her fam. experienced that. Result? Found a Christian community that welcomed them.just 1 solution

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

@teachermrw More than it used to. Not as much as it should. @djsardine @GeoJo22 @nathan_stevens #weirded

TheEdsaneT Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

I just don't understand why someone else's sexual orientation is anyone's business?! We humans do much more "offensive" things #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy I need a shirt that says "Why's your God so angry, bro?" #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

@slwindisch nor should it be. #WeirdEd

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A5- I don't know. I'm young and have yet to find a way to battle that argument, which infuriates me so severely. I hate it.

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

A5.2 I can't censor contributions to academic/artistic growth. People are important regardless of privately held beliefs #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

A5: I've had parents say this about LGBT issues and about race issues. Though I shouldn't be discussing either #WeirdEd

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:48 PM EDT

Missed q5. Can't find it., pls help #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:49 PM EDT

#WeirdEd https://t.co/61DuRiLbdd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:45 PM EDT

A5: "You forcing me to have a Christ-focused Christmas program in this public school violates MY religious freedom, but I do it." #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:49 PM EDT

@MsLafferty #WeirdEd Exactly.

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:49 PM EDT

@MarciaDressel Q5: When Ps suggest our vocal support of LGBT people goes against people’s religious freedom, how can we respond? #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:49 PM EDT

@JessLif So wonderful that you persist, and spread this love, despite the questioning. #WeirdEd

TheMrsC_9 Jun 15 @ 10:49 PM EDT

A5: Ask them to please show me in their religious text where it says that ANYTHING different from their beliefs revokes freedom. #weirded

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:49 PM EDT

a5 p libraries have put it this way for yrs: individuals can decide/opt out of texts for them..they can't decide for everyone else. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:49 PM EDT

A5: Education gets caught in the crossfire of the separation of church & state. #weirded

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:50 PM EDT

@JessLif #weirded Sickening, infuriating. I'd explain it's part of world culture, teaching to be kind/understanding of others, +

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:50 PM EDT

A5 I blog regularly for my ind. school on gender/sexuality diversity, racism, other social justice issues. Shapes our clientele? #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:50 PM EDT

Oh heavens! There are only 10 minutes left. Here comes another question...#WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:50 PM EDT

Q6: How can we help Ss to see past the stereotypes they are surrounded by? Of LGBT people? Of people who are Muslim? Of others? #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:50 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy I see hate as an unhealthy extreme, sure you CAN, but if you are there is a deeper problem #weirded

andie_lance Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

A5: Not sure if it is the T job to teach about it. I believe providing Ss opportunities to share their truth w/ support is better. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

A6: I like to introduce my kids to real, live human beings. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

@oolalume It is always surprising. This year, one parent asked that their child not be in my classroom next year because I am gay #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

A5: School teaches S's about society, so I will be discussing the existence of LGBT people, etc, bc SOCIETY. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

+ @JessLif showing commonality regardless of differences god, honestly, I don't even know how I'd respond. I'd be speechless #WeirdEd

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

A5: My hunch is that you can almost never go wrong with reflective listening. "This is important to you. Can you say more?" #Weirded

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

@JessLif I had one parent, ever, say this about race. Oblivious to effect of white privilege. I was gentle but didn't back down. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

A6: I go back to art and literature. Empathy building tools. #weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A5. "As a T guiding the future of our nation,I must show them the reality that is our nation." We can respectfully disagree 1/2

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:51 PM EDT

@bivey I had the discussion with a parent who told me I was making his child feel guilty for being white. #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

A6 Unfortunately, through personal experiences-mine and my Ss. In past, these convos & story sharing naturally come up #weirded

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

@JessLif @oolalume I just can't even fathom this. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

@JennBinis I have found, "What do you want me to do about this?" to often disarm them. They often can't say hateful actions aloud...#WeirdEd

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

A5 I'm charged to look out for the interest of all my students. Acknowledging "them" does not need to threaten "you" #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

@slwindisch @doodlinmunkyboy I would buy that #weirded

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A6.1- I've got a short story to answer this one. My grandpa, in his youth, was a huge racist. Hated black people.

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

#WeirdEd ...2/2 We can respectfully disagree,but we cant limit a S's experience of modern society.

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:52 PM EDT

A6 As global community w/out LGBT people, my school doesn't have to look far for living contradictions to stereotypes. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@JessLif I hope you have admin support who backs you & faces Ps, doesnt waver #WeirdEd THIS SUCKS

mrterborg Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@TheEdsaneT Fear. Paradigm Shift. Think back to Sodom and Gomorrah #weirded

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@JessLif @bivey oof, that parent is teaching that fragility and training kid to ignore their privilege #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@JessLif @bivey #WeirdEd I've had these convos w kids but never had a parent complain and I think part of it is a Man Teacher Bonus.

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

A6 So our convos have always been how to change these stereotypes-mostly race & socioeconomics based stereotypes #weirded

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

A5 can I just admit, all this is easier to say here on our friendly chat than in actual point of contention? #WeirdEd

mrterborg Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@slwindisch @doodlinmunkyboy He's not. His followers are. #weirded

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@btcostello05 I agree. I oversimplified. If there is hate, there's a problem. Hence our chat tonight. #WeirdEd

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JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@oolalume I do. I am really lucky. I am surrounded by MUCH more love than hate. It is a very, very small minority. #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

A6 LITERATURE! Lit written by variety of individuals from a variety of backgrounds #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

A6. I thank the out queer teachers at our school for this. It's hugely risky in public schools, and HUGELY beneficial to all of us. #WeirdEd

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A6.2- Then later on he got a job in which one of his coworkers was a black man. He was a good, kind man. And by simply existing...

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@JessLif @oolalume i am sorry. that is heartbreaking. #weirded

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@mrterborg @slwindisch And they have a lot of messed up t-shirts! #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@JessLif Similar thing with me. I tried to help her process it. Eventually, she withdrew her child. Luckily, Admin had my back. #WeirdEd

TheMrsC_9 Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

A6: Give them the stories of such people to help them develop empathy and to see the value of EVERY human life. #weirded

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

A6 give kids a chance to know those people, meet them, in any capacity possible- show them the reality that people are people #weirded

mrterborg Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

@doodlinmunkyboy My tightly wound conservative belief system believes in a loving God, in spite of these things. Not my job. His. #weirded

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

@bivey Supportive admin make all the difference. I hope that admin know that. #WeirdEd

slwindisch Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

@MarciaDressel Sometimes. But I have to say, when I've heard it over and over, I just get mad. And done with ignorance. #WeirdEd

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

@MsLafferty agreed. Literature is power! #WeirdEd

teachermrw Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

A6: Have the courage to teach. Whatever is needed. #WeirdEd https://t.co/CYgt4uuogt

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:50 PM EDT

Q6: How can we help Ss to see past the stereotypes they are surrounded by? Of LGBT people? Of people who are Muslim? Of others? #WeirdEd

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

A6: Explicitly teach kids about concept of stereotypes. And stereoptye threat and confirmation bias. Teach them about their brain. #Weirded

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

Q6: Also, sadly, I've never worked with an *out* queer man. Only out queer women. In Oakland, California. 24 years. #WeirdEd

trouvaine Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A6.3- ...in the same space as my grandpa, being a good person, he started to really change his mind. Visibility is key.

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:54 PM EDT

Empathy shouldn't just be a buzzword or an extra, but essential component and part of our learning goals #WeirdEd

witmanedu Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

A6: If Ss meet a person it makes it extremely uncomfortable for them to discriminate/use hate speech right to their face #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@JessLif Srsly what does this parent plan on doing, following kid around forever, shielding from 'the gays' forever??? #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@teachkate #WeirdEd I think of schools/esp. classrooms as reflection of our society,we hav to model respectful behavior so they learn

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA @MsLafferty And we are lucky to exist in a time with so many quality LGBT characters in books. #WeirdEd

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@MarciaDressel #WeirdEd Yep, sure is. But this is pretty obviously the choir, so it's only a starting point. Building strength together 1st

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

Okay, one final question for tonight... #WeirdEd

inhapull1 Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

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LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

I am so glad this chat is happening. It gives me some hope. #WeirdEd

MsLafferty Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

A6 even just answering questions w "I don't know, I'm not (x) let's see if we can find some answers from people who would know #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@JessLif @oolalume Part of me hopes they place that kid in your room for the sake of the kid,the other part worries about you there #weirded

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

Hearing stories is huge. Find that VIce video of Laura Jane Grace discussing the bathroom ban. Kids couldn't believe it. #WeirdEd

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

A6: Stories, examples. From within the community especially, if possible. #weirded

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

a6 want to share the amazing resources at welcoming schools https://t.co/Ca5V2kNHMW, @AMAZEworks, and teaching for change #WeirdEd

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@rosy_burke Well said. Wasn't sure how to word it. It's not come up for me. #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

We've mentioned racism occasionally here - and of course, victims in Orlando were largely Latinx. That's important to remember. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

Q8: So many have said, “We stand w/the LGBT community.” As an educator, what is one way YOU can do this more vocally or visibly? #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:56 PM EDT

@bivey Absolutely. Thank you so much for bringing that up. It is incredibly important and worthy of an entire discussion #WeirdEd

teachkate Jun 15 @ 10:56 PM EDT

@shadow_uzumaki Yes. At the very least school is the place where we learn to coexist peacefully. Can't do if u erase my existence #WeirdEd

GeoJo22 Jun 15 @ 10:56 PM EDT

@JessLif I guess you could say "How does it not?" #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

Oops, that was supposed to say QUESTION 7, not 8. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

#WeirdEd A6. Make them familiar to them. Show Ss that LGBT/Muslims/etc. r just wondrous members of our nation,each can contribute

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

A6 we need to do what we do best...teach. With honesty, with courage, with love & respect. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

@mrterborg That is the point that mistaken too often. Only God can judge me, but let me judge the rest. Frustrating hypocrisy. #weirded

djsardine Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

a8: Display visible signs of support in my space, update my tech goals to explicitly teach diversity and empathy #WeirdEd

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

A6 when we get to the point of having literature, Ldrs, entertainers, heroes who are diverse & no one notes their diff.... #WeirdEd

SteinatDavis Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

A8: Participate in community-wide events. Be PRESENT. Be VOCAL, in the way that is speaks from your heart. #WeirdEd

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

Q7: So many have said, “We stand w/the LGBT community.” As an educator, what is one way YOU can do this more vocally or visibly? #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

@JessLif I tell my Head of School relatively frequently I appreciate her firm support of diversities, having real conversations. #WeirdEd

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:57 PM EDT

@JessLif #WeirdEd Ya mean Q7?Lol

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

I feel when we decided to become teachers, we also decided to do what is morally right and what's best for our kids. #WeirdEd

scmaestra Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

A8: I will say clearly and loudly: I am a straight LGBTQ accomplice. A lot. #WeirdEd https://t.co/1WL1LDjZoj

JessLif Jun 15 @ 10:55 PM EDT

Q8: So many have said, “We stand w/the LGBT community.” As an educator, what is one way YOU can do this more vocally or visibly? #WeirdEd

rosy_burke Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA And answer Ss Qs-often that's where majority of teaching comes from #weirded

TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

#weirded A8 I think @JennBinis said this earlier- Rainbow stickers and BLM stickers on laptops and windows. Make it exist.

MarciaDressel Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

A6 need diverse characters in children's bks, where that diversity is NOT the total theme, just character being a char. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA @JessLif @oolalume my 1st year I had ppl not want me to teach their K kids because it was "weird" for a man to teach K #weirded

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

This is what we signed up for. If you can't be open and honest, then it is t the right job for you. #WeirdEd

AJGlover_apple Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

A4 Ts pulled a book from a reading list bc there were two mom's in a story and they didn't want to explain it for fear of Ps. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

A7: I try. I'll try harder. I'll question and challenge. I'll bring in material to build empathy. #weirdEd

JennBinis Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

A8: I swear I don't own stock in stickers. But please don't underestimate the power of a well-placed rainbow or trans flag. #WeirdEd

oolalume Jun 15 @ 10:59 PM EDT

A7: I def plan on reading aloud @monarchaward Families! Families! Families! Maybe even small thing like a rainbow sticker 4 my Mac #WeirdEd

bivey Jun 15 @ 10:59 PM EDT

A7/8 (!) For starters, never assume gender/sexuality of any of your students unless they tell you. Be explicit you're doing that. #WeirdEd

doodlinmunkyboy Jun 15 @ 10:59 PM EDT

I agree with Lauren. #WeirdEd https://t.co/bgEZPlPmPm

LTaylorELA Jun 15 @ 10:58 PM EDT

This is what we signed up for. If you can't be open and honest, then it is t the right job for you. #WeirdEd

btcostello05 Jun 15 @ 10:59 PM EDT

@LTaylorELA @JessLif @oolalume and while that is not in the same ballpark, it is my closest relational experience and it was awful #weirded

jenfromri - Moderator Jun 15 @ 10:59 PM EDT

A7: Visible piece is important. Make it out there and obvious even before the topic comes up. #weirded

gallbrary Jun 15 @ 10:59 PM EDT

a8 listen. learn. let Ss lead. amplify others' voices. speak out when appropriate. be open to feedback. keep doing my best. #weirded

shadow_uzumaki Jun 15 @ 10:59 PM EDT

@teachkate #WeirdEd and every ss must be represented