Teach Out Article Summary

Johnson, A. G. (2006). Privilege, power, and difference.

A central component of this article is the idea of privilege, and how privilege (or lack thereof) affects an individuals relationship to power. Johnson paraphrases McIntosh in his discussion of "unearned entitlements" (i.e. working in a safe environment) versus "unearned advantages" (when that safe environment is only guaranteed to one identity). I find this to be a major hurdle for those entering into discussions on race and identity. I intend to using Johnson's article to help in my Teach Out assignment based on LGBTQ identity markers, and hopefully by creating a LGBTQ club at my school next year. By having students interact with others that share the same identity, they can hopefully begin to make sense of the world and their own relation to the power systems at play.

Safe Spaces: Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to LGBT Youth
I was hoping to use this article as a main piece of my teach out project. As a queer educator, I have often thought about ways in which I can help students that may be struggling with their identity, similar to how I struggled in middle school and high school. In Safe Spaces: Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to LGBT youth, the authors discuss ways in which students have not been made safe in their own schools and lives. I hope that by utilizing the lessons taught in this piece, I can better support my students with colorful identities. I intend to utilize their work as a framework for creating a club at my school for the LGBTQ+ community. By integrating students identities, educators have the ability to transform education, according to the authors.
Vaccaro, A., August, G., & Kennedy, M. S. (2012). Safe spaces: Making schools and communities welcoming to LGBT youth. ABC-CLIO.

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