Quote from: Jayr on September 21, 2011, 08:02:24 AM
Lol it wouldn't surprise me if a couple of them actually questioned their sexuality. Which would explain their interest in searching stuff like that.
Agreed.
When I decide to research something, the idea has already popped into my head,
and I have judged that I will benefit by exposing myself to that idea further. Never have I looked up something that disgusts me. No amount of "cred" from my classmates would have changed that. A brief increase in social status would not be worth it.
But it was worth it for these kids. Interesting.
On a side note, teachers are terrible at sorting these things out. Their hearts may be in the right place, but the following usually happens:
(a) They refer it, and it goes nowhere. The kid feels betrayed. The teacher feels crap and accountable.
(b) Pressure from higher-ups to spare certain kids, because [insert any reason that involves how good they are once you get to know them, and you really should get to know them; they're only doing this for attention because they can't be getting it at home].
(c) It's just too much work.
I wish I had more positive news. Maybe I'm friends with too many jaded teachers. It's hard not to be depressed when one of them can't do anything to stop the homophobic bullying going on in his classroom. He is micromanaged to within an inch of his life, and isn't even allowed to kick the kid out of class. Consequences? Hold a detention that the kid won't turn up to, and then reissue it, and again, and again, and the kid still won't turn up, and the school turns a blind eye. What message does that send to the kids? What message does that send to him, a man who is gay?
That makes me angry.
