National Day of Silence 2012

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 4/20/12 at 11:38am

Today is the National Day of Silence. From the Day of Silence speaking cards:

"Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence (DOS), a national youth movement bringing attention to the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by anti-LGBT bullying, name-calling and harassment. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward building awareness and making a commitment to address these injustices.
Think about the voices you ARE NOT hearing today."

Proud to report over 300 students are participating here at my school in Jersey City. Teachers are being supportive by planning lessons that do not require students to speak. Activism makes me happy!!
Why I participate in the Day of Silence

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 4/20/12 at 1:40pm

One million moms ( well 46,000) are pissed!


"If your child's school allows 'Day of Silence' propaganda, keep your child at home April 20!
Let your school officials know that if they are going to allow social and political action in class, your child will not be there.

The Day of Silence, which is sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), fast approaches. This year it will take place in most public schools on April 20. On this day, thousands of public high schools and increasing numbers of middle schools will allow students to remain silent throughout an entire day-even during instructional time-to promote GLSEN's socio-political goals and its controversial, unproven, and destructive theories on the nature and morality of homosexuality.

Parents must actively oppose this hijacking of the classroom for political purposes. Please join the national effort to restore to public education a proper understanding of the role of government-subsidized schools. You can help de-politicize the learning environment by calling your child out of school if your child's school allows students to remain silent during instructional time on the Day of Silence.

Parents should no longer passively countenance the political usurpation of public school classrooms through student silence.

If students will be permitted to remain silent, parents can express their opposition most effectively by calling their children out of school on the Day of Silence and sending letters of explanation to their administrators, their children's teachers, and all school board members. One reason this is effective is that most school districts lose money for each student absence.

School administrators err when they allow the classroom to be disrupted and politicized by granting students permission to remain silent throughout an entire day.

Visit this website for complete information on opposing the Day of Silence.

TAKE ACTION

1. Call your local schools and ask whether they permit students or teachers to remain silent in the classroom on "Day of Silence." IMPORTANT: Do not ask any administrator, school board member, or teacher if the school sponsors, endorses, or supports DOS. Schools do not technically sponsor the Day of Silence. Technically, it is students, often students in the gay-straight alliance, who sponsor it. Many administrators will tell you that they do not sponsor the DOS when, in fact, they do permit students and sometimes even teachers to remain silent during instructional time. Also ask administrators whether they permit teachers to create lesson plans to accommodate student silence.

2. Find out what date the event is planned for your school. (The national date in 2012 is April 20, but some schools observe DOS on a different date).

3. Inform the school of your intention to keep your children home on that date and explain why. "


OMM

[StockardFan]

Posted: 4/20/12 at 2:39pm

Oh brother. Those women are insane!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 4/22/12 at 11:19am

^Is it really women or just one crazy woman and 46,416 women who clicked the "like" button?

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 4/22/12 at 2:14pm

looking at their facebook's they are all a bunch of raging closeted dykes.

OMM was probably started by Terry Rakolta... ya know the Michigan Housewife who single handedly brought national attention to Married....with Children and hoped to shut down production- which caused everyone to want to watch it and help the shows ratings.


EDIT/

Wanted to make sure I spelled Terry's name right.... so I googled it- No Idea she is (was?) a Romney!!! Updated On: 4/22/12 at 02:14 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/22/12 at 2:42pm

New England schools were on vacation this week, so our school participated last friday. (I have no idea how many students participated.) They do, however, need parental permisssion to participate.

I cannot see how this can outrage people -- if you don't want your kid to particpate, then don't let them. Big whoop. I have never had this day IN ANY WAY disrupt my teaching time. It makes no difference in the classroom.

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 4/22/12 at 3:03pm

I do think their approach is a bit silly. There has to be a better way at teaching kids acceptance then just being silent for the day.

[ChenoKahn]

Posted: 4/22/12 at 3:36pm

Most people I know just wore black but spoke.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 4/23/12 at 10:58am

So, OMM was upset that some gay kids and their supporters, were going to NOT talk in class for a day.

Usually, they want us to shut up...

Just can't make some beeyatchs happy.