So many of these questions go hand in hand with me. I find that I tend to be the shoe on the other foot. Being gay, I would be considered the “other.” The biases are toward me. Judgments toward me. But I never allow this to affect me. I would prefer to educate others. Going outside of my group is very common. All of this truly helps me to have a bigger heart and less judgement for my students. All I want for them is to be able to include others into their groups. Being a PE teacher I can talk to them about trying new foods. Watching new shows. Trying sports and activities that maybe their families didn’t grow up playing. Just because history exists, doesn’t mean we have to follow it word for word. Biases are created in the home and it’s so sad. If we can help in any small way then we have hope for the future of our students.
