Getting Ready For Benjamin
This book argues that issues of sexual diversity are inextricably interwoven into the basic concerns of pre-service teacher education. How do we make our students aware of assumptions regarding masculinity, femininity, and sexuality that arise from what is presented, represented, or omitted from curricula and classroom practice? What do we say about homophobia and heterosexism as we anticipate the administrative hierarchies, school cultures, parent and community politics they will encounter...
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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.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Pt. ISurveying the Landscape111The Challenges of Gay Topics in Teacher Education: Politics, Content, and Pedagogy132"But No One in the Class Is Gay": Countering Invisibility and Creating Allies in Teacher Education Programs293What Do We Do in Physical Education?434"Pedophiles and Deviants": Exploring Issues of Sexuality, Masculinity, and Normalization in the Lives of Male Teacher Candidates595Homophobia in the Schools: Student Teachers' Perceptions and Preparation to Respond716Education by Association: The Shortcomings of Discourses of Privacy and Civility in Anti-Homophobia Education817The Gay Ghetto in the Geography of Education Textbooks91Pt. II"Add Lgbt and Stir": Multiculturalism and Sexual Diversity1038"Talking about Inclusion Like It's for Everyone": Sexual Diversity and the Inclusive Schooling Movement1059Revisioning Multiculturalism in Teacher Education: Isn't It Queer?11910Queer Developments in Teacher Education: Addressing Sexual Diversity, Homophobia, and Heterosexism13311Getting to the Heart of Teaching for Diversity143Pt. IIITelling Our Stories15912How My Teacher Education Program Failed16313Visibility, Invisibility, and "The Thickness of Nondiversity": What I Learned from Karen16914Heteronormativity and Common Sense in Science (Teacher) Education17715"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 University19116Teacher Educators and the Multicultural Closet: The Impact of Gay and Lesbian Content on an Undergraduate Teacher Education Seminar20117Can of Worms: A Queer TA in Teacher Ed21518I'm Every Woman: Multiple Identities at Part of the Diversity Curriculum22719Campus Dyke Meets Teacher Education: A Marriage Made in Social Justice Heaven235Afterword: A Word about Getting Ready for Benjamin from His Mommies249Index253About the Contributors261
\ Journal Of Gay & Lesbian Issues In EducationFirst-person narratives along with more scholarly essays create an inclusive and highly readable book for use in teacher education courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.\ \ \ \ \ Teaching EducationThis volume pulls together persuasive research about the heterosexist knowledges that pervade the school and teacher education curriculums. It is a valuable resource for teachers who need to get ready for . . . children and adolescents of 'queer' families who will no doubt give their teachers a run for their money.\ \
