Roundtable discussions are my absolute, most favorite thing to do with students in my English class, and the last roundtable of the year always makes me a little sad. I’m sure most of you can figure out what a roundtable discussion is, but for those of you who don’t know, it’s an activity during which [...]
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Feminism in Schools: Teaching Feminism When You’re Not a Feminist
How do you teach feminism if you are not a feminist? The question was originally asked of me by Laura, and I didn’t immediately have a comprehensive answer, but I think it is a vitally important question for teachers. Many, many people do not identify as feminists for various reasons, or just do not think [...]
Guest Post by Sophia: Why feminism is necessary in today’s schools
Teaching feminism in schools is one of the most important feminist issues of our time. In order to empower young women, we need to teach them about women’s accomplishments through history, and we need to explore teaching methods that inspire girls to speak out and make a difference. Today’s guest post in the Teaching Feminism [...]
Guest Post by L: Best Practice, Feminist Practice
Today’s guest post in the Teaching Feminism series is from L, a feminist blogger and college composition teacher. You can find her blog at http://heartoffalsehood.wordpress.com and follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lazerbug. The theme of this series, Teaching Feminism, is near and dear to my heart. I recently graduated with my master’s in English, and [...]
Guest Post by Laura Sundstrom: On Not Silencing
Teaching feminism in schools is one of the most important feminist issues of our time. In order to empower young women, we need to teach them about women’s accomplishments through history, and we need to explore teaching methods that inspire girls to speak out and make a difference. Today’s guest post in the Teaching Feminism [...]
Feminism in Schools: Women's Studies vs. Core Classes
Let’s start with some business: There have been some great comments about teaching feminism in schools, and I’d love to respond to every one (I started to, but it became too time consuming and, being the good teacher I am, I like it when you respond to each other rather than when I bust in [...]
The Feminist Lens: The Yellow Wallpaper
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman* is one of the most interesting short feminist texts I’ve ever read (need a refresher? Check Wikipedia!). I have a feeling several people agree, so this will be less of a book review and more of an overlap between several things I have going on all at once [...]
How Feminism Should Be Taught in School (Part 1): How Feminism Should NOT Be Taught in School
I’m hoping this will be part 1 of many. I’m looking for questions, suggestions, and ideas, so feel free to add yours in the comments and I’ll try my best to incorporate them in further posts. We’ve got the “why” feminism should be taught in school down, and we all seem to be in agreement [...]
Why Feminism Should Be Taught In School
Should feminism be taught in school? It may not surprise you that my answer is an emphatic YES. Of course, it is important to present students with multiple perspectives so that they may see that, historically, people with different perspectives have caused much unrest and, from that unrest comes progress. I would hope that any [...]
