Getting Ready for Benjamin Preparing Teachers for Sexual Diversity in the Classroom

by Kissen, Rita M.; Bedford, Tim; Berrill, Deborah P.; Brindley, Roger; Colleary, Kevin P.; Fifield, Steve; Gard, Michael; Glasgow, Karen; Hoffner-Brodsky, Michelle; Hoffner-Brodsky, Denise; King, James R.; Kluth, Paula; Letts, Will; Lipkin, Arthur, Ed.D; Li

• ISBN13: 9780742516779
• ISBN10: 0742516776
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-23
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Writing from a variety of perspectives, the contributors to this anthology share strategies for incorporating sexual diversity into multicultural teacher education. The 19 essays, written by teachers and teacher educators, include personal accounts, theoretical analyses, and hands-on approaches that will prepare future teachers to confront homophobia and help them welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, along with children of gay families, into their schools and classrooms.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Surveying the Landscape	p. 11
The Challenges of Gay Topics in Teacher Education: Politics, Content, and Pedagogy	p. 13
"But No One in the Class Is Gay": Countering Invisibility and Creating Allies in Teacher Education Programs	p. 29
What Do We Do in Physical Education?	p. 43
"Pedophiles and Deviants": Exploring Issues of Sexuality, Masculinity, and Normalization in the Lives of Male Teacher Candidates	p. 59
Homophobia in the Schools: Student Teachers' Perceptions and Preparation to Respond	p. 71
Education by Association: The Shortcomings of Discourses of Privacy and Civility in Anti-Homophobia Education	p. 81
The Gay Ghetto in the Geography of Education Textbooks	p. 91
"Add Lgbt and Stir": Multiculturalism and Sexual Diversity	p. 103
"Talking about Inclusion Like It's for Everyone": Sexual Diversity and the Inclusive Schooling Movement	p. 105
Revisioning Multiculturalism in Teacher Education: Isn't It Queer?	p. 119
Queer Developments in Teacher Education: Addressing Sexual Diversity, Homophobia, and Heterosexism	p. 133
Getting to the Heart of Teaching for Diversity	p. 143
Telling Our Stories	p. 159
How My Teacher Education Program Failed	p. 163
Visibility, Invisibility, and "The Thickness of Nondiversity": What I Learned from Karen	p. 169
Heteronormativity and Common Sense in Science (Teacher) Education	p. 177
"I Was Afraid He Would Label Me Gay if I Stood Up for Gays": The Experience of Lesbian and Gay Elementary Education Credential Candidates at a Rural State University	p. 191
Teacher Educators and the Multicultural Closet: The Impact of Gay and Lesbian Content on an Undergraduate Teacher Education Seminar	p. 201
Can of Worms: A Queer TA in Teacher Ed.	p. 215
I'm Every Woman: Multiple Identities as Part of the Diversity Curriculum	p. 227
Campus Dyke Meets Teacher Education: A Marriage Made in Social Justice Heaven	p. 235
Afterword: A Word about Getting Ready for Benjamin from His Mommies	p. 249
Index	p. 253
About the Contributors	p. 261
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.