Blog #10 - Woke Read Aloud and RI Laws and Policies

 In the video by Woke Kindergarten, we are read a story about teaching students the differences between and ways to use different pronouns to respect their gender-creative peers. The story being read goes over pronouns like she, he, and they, and introduces ze, and tree, which can be used as pronouns as well. I have personally heard of ze/zir pronouns, which are gender neutral pronouns. "Tree" is used as a pronoun for one of the characters in the story, which I have never heard of someone using before. I know that people have been identifying as many different things and people in recent decades, which is okay. I just believe that young students do not need to be exposed to such broader spectrums of identity as tree. 

These ideas should be introduced to students in middle school, which could be correct since these times are due for students to begin self-identity exploration and lead on to high school, where students are even more inclined to express themselves freely. Students and teachers should be open to learning about these things, though, as people who identify using different pronouns and identities are growing in society, and being educated on topics like these can help with understanding student backgrounds. 

Reading about the Rhode Island Laws and Policies for Guidance for Rhode Island Schools on Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students was very informative because knowing how to protect these students is the most important thing you can do. It is good to see how informative Rhode Island has become as a state in accepting new ideas for students/people. I like how the form shows the definitions of the terms like "gender non-conforming" and "transition," and then goes on to explain how people identify by these terms.

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  1. Lena TortiApril 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM

    Hey Sam! I loved your blog and how you talked about how this should be taught in middle school. I agree with you because learning about this at such a young age like kindergarten can be very confusing. Middle schoolers will have a much better understanding of this topic.

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