Rocking the purple

[bee_york]

So, as many of you (hopefully!) already know, today is Wear Purple Against Homophobia Day. (Well, maybe that's not the official name, but something along those lines.) So I decked myself out in purple head to toe this morning (and missed the first bus because of it, lol), and saw this as an excellent teaching opportunity. I spoke to my sec III class about why I was wearing purple and told them about the recent suicides in the United States, and it (sorry, this is going to sound completely tactless) worked out timing-wise because we are doing a unit on bullying. I know that sounds nasty, and obviously I don't take pleasure in using somebody's tragedy as a lesson plan, but I think it's an important issue to talk about (to put it MILDLY), and when you're a teacher, you gotta jump on any and every teaching opportunity you can.

I didn't have to tell my sec V group why I was wearing purple, though. They were wearing purple themselves! Omg, the next generation is gonna ROCK, is all I can think.

Anyway, I'm grateful to be able to talk about this in school today. THIS is what being a teacher is all about! <3

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[dzuunmod.livejournal.com]

I spoke to my sec III class about why I was wearing purple and told them about the recent suicides in the United States, and it (sorry, this is going to sound completely tactless) worked out timing-wise because we are doing a unit on bullying. I know that sounds nasty, and obviously I don't take pleasure in using somebody's tragedy as a lesson plan, but I think it's an important issue to talk about (to put it MILDLY), and when you're a teacher, you gotta jump on any and every teaching opportunity you can.

I don't think it's tactless in the least! It's a teachable moment. I know that phrase is overused these days, but that's what it is! (Well, that, and what Homer Simpson might call a "crisitunity". :p)

PS: I got your FB message the other day, and was totally touched. I absolutely feel the same way, and I can't wait to visit home next summer and to introduce you and Mike to Hiedi and for all of us to hang out for a night and get re-acquainted. I really, really super hope that you're in town when we come through! (Tentatively anticipated to be late-June/early-July 2011.)

[lostsailors.livejournal.com]

I NEED TO GET SOME PURPLE ON!

[margueriteyang.livejournal.com]

i love you

[rilms.livejournal.com]

Good job!! It's up to us to show the younger generation that discrimination is wrong and to stand up against it!

Also, yay for teachable moments!

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

No! I didn't write NEARLY enough! I forgot to write how much I love--and MISS--your laugh. Oh man, you have the best and most infectious laugh in the world. The BEST. <3 <3 <3

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Hey! I dreamt about your man the other night! It wasn't a very good dream though, lol. Oddly enough, what was happening wasn't all that different from the icon you chose for this comment, except in my dream it was NOT in a hot sexy way, unfortunately! :/

(Sorry if it's TMI, hahaha)

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Right back atcha! <3 <3 <3

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

:)

Btw, totally OT but...I saw you clicked "maybe attending" for the video game concert in April. Might you be in Montreal this spring? :O

[margueriteyang.livejournal.com]

i applaud you for what you did. this is a good way to teach them about respect and open-mindness, the earlier the better too.

thanks for that! :)

[sarcasmoqueen.livejournal.com]

DAMMIT! I totally forgot about that!!!

[rilms.livejournal.com]

I might be, it all depends on my exams and classes. I won't know until much closer to the date.

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's such a sweet thing to say. ;_;

You don't have to thank me! I enjoy doing this and think it's important. :)

<3