Teaching Style and Behavior in class

• Sexual Harassment• Teacher biases, stereotypes, and

prejudices• Recorded Audio Interview

Sexual Harassment• Why should we talk about it?

– 80% to 90% of adolescent girls and 50% to 80% of boys report being sexually harassed in school, according to a 2009 study in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

– It has an immediate impact on student attendance, ability to learn, mental health, and self-esteem

– Scientific evidence have proved that early intervention lessens later violence according to Bruce Taylor (Senior scientist from NORC at the University of Chicago

– It gives kids greater understanding of the law, the harm caused by this behavior, and builds vocabulary to talk about it

Sexual Harassment

FLIRTING OR SEXUAL HARASSMENThttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKVtIp-NZuI

FLIRTING• • Is WANTED.• • Feels good; confident feeling.• • Is complimentary.• • Is mutual or shared.• • Is non-threatening.• • Builds the esteem of both people.• • Feels equal to both people

SEXUAL HARASSMENT• • Is UNWANTED.• • Feels bad; degrading.• • Is one-sided.• • Is threatening.• • Builds up the ego of the giver while tearing down the

esteem• of the recipient.• • Give one person power over another.• • Is demanding and insulting.

Activity

ActivityAnswer Key

Sexual Harassment

• Verbal• Written• Physical

Verbal Sexual Harassment• Comments about private parts of the body• Sexual rumors; who likes who• Sexual requests: telling someone you like them over

and over; asking someone to be your boy/girlfriend after they have said “no”; asking/telling someone what you would like to do with them sexually

• Sexual name calling - slut, ho, any words relating to being “gay”, etc.

• Sexual comments - honey, cutie, sweetie, baby, “You’re hot”. “You’re sexy”, etc.

• Sexual jokes

Written Sexual Harassment• Sexual notes• Obsessive love letters• Sexual graffiti - writing sexual things

on bathroom walls, desks, lockers, textbooks, bus, etc.• Sexual drawings• Sexual emails, IM’S, chat, text

messages, etc.

Physical Sexual Harassment• Touching/grabbing private parts of the body• Rubbing/grinding against someone• Cornering• Pulling clothes up, down or off• Unwanted hugs/kisses• Sexual gestures - any sexual motions made

with the hands, mouth, tongue, body• Sexual staring - staring/leering at private

parts of the body

Where do we draw the line?

Activity

Quick Poll

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Understanding Your “Hidden” Biases

• Go around the room and place a dot on each one

• Consider the percentage of influence they have had over your current biases

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Understanding Your “Hidden” Biases

• Becoming aware of our prejudices• Admitting biases are learned early in life• Integrating diversity into your life• Committing to self-monitoring

Audio Interview