Describe the changes and revisions you made to your proposal along the way:
When I first created this proposal it was because of the large amounts of sexual assault issues that I have heard in the news. I wanted to figure out a way to prevent people from being assaulted because most high school and college students are just taught how to say no to sexual activities but not taught how to defend themselves if the perpetrator gets violent. I thought the best way to do this was through self defense classes because if people have the confidence to defend themselves against a violent person, they have a smaller chance of being attacked. At first I was not sure where the classes should be taught in the high school curriculum, but I ultimately decided it should be added to the physical education curriculum because it fit in there best. At first, I
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However, after receiving advice from fellow caucus members, I added more information on how self defense classes are beneficial in general. Examples of this are whereas clauses I added including, “training in self defense helps people develop more confidence in themselves and their surroundings.” Another large issue I had when creating this proposal was how to structure the actual class. Many caucus members as well as my consultants had differing views on this idea. At first, I decided to completely segregate the classes because as a girl myself, I thought I would be more comfortable learning to fight if I was not around boys. This is because boys are often thought of being more
Gender equity issues are virtually ignored in most university level education classes and any strategies created to decrease gender-biased classroom behavior are basically non-existent. Most efforts to remove this problem are geared toward working teachers when the focus needs to be on the upcoming generation of teachers presently in school (Miller, 2001).
Education is a potent institution used to reinforce gender differences. In our reading we found that children are much more likely to separate themselves at school in gender categories than in their neighborhoods. As Barrie Thorne points out in her book Gender Play, “Apart from age, of all the social categories of the students, gender was the most formally, and informally, highlighted in the course of each school day” (pg 34). I feel that many experiences in elementary school have reinforced my gender outlook. I spent much of my time in elementary school racing the boys and biting my nails to show I wasn’t scared to “break a nail” and never wearing a dress. Recess was a fight for me half the time. I didn’t like the connotation of being called a “girl.” Now I realize that I was trying to oppose the gender role I was expected to perform, yet eventually I grew out of that “phase” of fighting against the norm and joined the ranks of the girls. I moved from the field, to the bars and jump rope. I see now that the change I went through was just giving in to the reinforcement around me to be feminine. Instead of fighting against the grain, I chose the easy road by...
“Numerous studies have estimated that there are anywhere from 800,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses every year in the United States. According to a widely cited study by Gary Kleck, a criminology professor at Florida State University, there are 2.2 million to 2.5 million defensive gun uses annually. A sample of those cases revealed that 8.2 percent were defenses against attempted rape and sexual assault, and 30.4 percent were defenses against other types of assault” (Expanded On-Campus Gun Rights). When establishing the gun-free zones that are currently in place at many campuses around the United States, only ensures occupants of these zones are essentially helpless against an aggressor who is willing to break the law. In allowing a controlled, concealed handgun in this area, students would able to protect themselves from someone who intended to cause harm upon them with a firearm, thus causing the perpetrator to reassess his current
...l of the education I have described for women. Rape is not the women's fault. Because of this, I believe that men should also have to go through a date rape awareness program. In order for acquaintance rape percentages to fall, "men must be portrayed as part of the solution, not just the source of the problem, of date rape. Men are effected by rape myths as much as women are. The myths must be clarified and borderlines drawn. If men are included, perhaps miscommunications will decrease and acquaintance rape will not be as frequent. I think it should be a required portion of first-year student orientation. The knowledge should be given out before the students have to use it. At these sessions, counseling numbers should also be distributed in case the are needed during the college years. Women should know that help is always available and where to find it.
When a girl broke the rules she would get a serious talk, but if a boy were to do the same thing he would get yelled at in front of his class. This is a humiliating for any student and it creates a dislike for the teacher and the school. Boys always were always pressured to appear strong by not crying if their feelings because they had the impression that men don’t cry. The boys that got yelled at for breaking the rules and not sitting in class were the boys that ended up not being able to graduate with me. A number of the boys still are not in college. I agree with Fink that boys are automatically viewed as troublesome for not being able to conform to the rules of the class but in reality the student should be approached with a different teaching
A survey from the Association of American Universities of 150,000 students found that more than one in four women experience sexual assault during their four years in college. Over the four year college period, 27.2% of female students are victims of unwanted sexual contact that ranges from touching to rape (6). Sexual assault is far too common and it is an epidemic that faces many students in college. Many students suffer from the consequences of sexual assault, which is a result of many social and cultural deficiencies, but it can be fixed through a multifaceted approach. The problem of sexual assault can be fixed through the education of the community, a positive and helpful school environment, and classes focused on prevention.
We all have the means and capability to make a change in this world for the better of sexual assault. Whether it be reporting the incident, the victim retelling his or her story to those who’ll listen, or forming groups against any mean of sexual assault. This would greatly help indeed, but take this into consideration; what will happen if such a thing were never to be done? That being the case, we would more than likely suffer in the long run for having much more campus attenders being violated and sexually assaulted. Especially for our known individuals who’re attending schools for semesters; we’re basically saying that we could care less about the wellbeing of our friends, family, and associates who are by themselves on campuses; that if they get sexually assaulted, it’ll be their own faults. In actuality, the fault will have been ours. We don’t want that, do
Historically, women have been excluded from combat roles. On the surface, it is because men, who have always thought of themselves better and stronger than women, believed that females could not handle the responsibility of holding a combat position and women are rupturing the socially constructed gender norms that were set in place. According to Nicole Dombrowski, “no other topic concerning women’s role in war creates as great a debate as the question of women’s active participation in combat units.” The benefits for the expansion of women’s roles in the military advantage not only the women but the military as well. In comparison, the drawbacks of expansion of women’s roles are usually disadvantages to the men within the military.
According to a statement addressing the sexual victimization of college women The Crime and Victimization in America states that, “ One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.” This disturbing fact has not minimized throughout the years, instead it is continuing to worsen throughout college campuses. Sexual assault is not an act to be taken lightly. Society must stop pinpointing the individuals who commit these crimes one by one, but rather look at the problem as a whole and begin to understand the main cause of sexual assault and possible methods to reduce these acts of sexual coercion.
Learning about gender-equity issues simply by reading or hearing about them is not the same as seeing, thinking about, and reflecting on examples of them. In a 1997 article, Levin and Matthews explain that teachers and teacher educators need to be made aware of gender-equity issues in the classroom so they can encourage both boys and girls to take an interest in math, and science. Levin claims that teacher education programs have inadequately prepared teacher to address gender-equity issues. I think that it is easy to overlook the gender bias in your classroom. I think that self-assessment is necessary in determining treatment of all members of the classroom. Teachers should distinguish between strategies which favor or oppose certain groups, and should influence policy makers to provide equal opportunities for learning (Underhill, 1994).
Education was sex segregated for hundreds of years. Men and women went to different schools or were physically and academically separated into “coeducational” schools. Males and females had separate classrooms, separate entrances, separate academic subjects, and separate expectations. Women were only taught the social graces and morals, and teaching women academic subjects was considered a waste of time.
Throughout my life I have heard a particular phrase almost one million times, “I need four strong guys,” and every single time it gets under my skin. When I was younger, I never understood why they had to be boys. Now that I’m older I understand that it’s because the teacher assumed the task was one designated for boys because it involved lifting or carrying. Over the course of history there have been many restrictions on women, and slowly but surely women have fought back and gained more and more opportunities that the very much deserved. The obstacles women had to overcome have ranged from earning the right to vote, to being able to walk outside in a skirt above their knees. Now, the battle has become for full equality and women are pushing for the same positions and treatment that men receive, especially in the military. Females should be allowed to fulfill special warfare positions because they are capable,
Many people in our world are subjected to things that they might have no control over. Many of them are subjected to sexual misconduct in which they cannot do much. Women are the population in this category whom I will focus on. Many women everywhere have faced sexual misconduct. When they do face sexual misconduct they get traumatized and are vulnerable. Sexual misconduct might occur anywhere, but here we will focus on sexual misconduct that occurs on school grounds. Due to there being sexual misconduct in school grounds, Title IX of the Education Amendment came to be about. Title IX convers a lot of things. There should be a policy that would only focusses on sexual misconduct and what we can do to change it. This policy should also cover what
...Gender stereotypes do not only target women, contrary to popular belief. The largest issue facing boys and, ultimately, young men in our society is the amount of emphasis placed on women whether it be through literature, propaganda, or equality. The modern society tends to place so much emphasis on women’s suppression that the majority of citizens forget about men’s equality. School-age boys should be given the option to read male-oriented literature rather than that of the feminist era. Women’s rights propaganda should either be eliminated or that of men’s rights should be added to counteract all of the negative things said about them. Finally, young men should have the right to choose their learning environment, whether it be in a classroom or outdoors. All of these things should be incorporated into society in order to end unfair discrimination against young men.
The world is made up of girls and boys, and men and women. Most schools in the United States have the same goal: to prepare students for their life in the future. The different types of schools, such as single-sex or coed, want students to succeed in college and/or at a job. The main reason for separate gender classes is to conquer obstacles of each gender in a customary class setting. Leonard Sax, the founder of National Association for Single-sex public Education said that “Whenever girls and boys are together, their behavior inevitably reflects the larger society in which they live.”