No offence intended to the author, whoever he or she is!!
Just that I found this somewhere on the web and couldn't help publishing it! I mean, that's what my blog is all about...
jueves, 16 de julio de 2009
miércoles, 15 de julio de 2009
Barbarism begins at home OR Speciesism begins at school
Hi there!
On Tuesday, the kids had to make a "written project" about the farm. It was quite simple: write sentences about what happens on a normal day at a farm.
I was quite astonished by some answers, because it makes me see how these children have been educated. For many, the prize for getting good grades is having their parents taking them to McDonalds. I mean, when they foud out I am a vegan, most were like "Miss, a vegetarian? Do you actually LIKE veggies?"
That's not the worst part. I'll literally transcribe some of the things they wrote, and you can judge for yourself. It's awful witnessing how children are raised to perceive animals as mere objects.
I could tell "MY" kids from section B from the section A. Mine (they spend more time with me!) were so much more peaceful on what they wrote. The worst it got was "the cow gives milk", which I think is still pretty innocent. Today I even saw one of my girls defending a bee against one of her classmates, reminding him that all beings have a right to live. IPU, I'm proud.
Bu now, let's go to the speciesist top ones:
"The pig gives ribs and meat."
"The farmer kills the pigs."
"The cow gives ribs"
"The chicken gives eggs"
"The sheep gives wool"
"The cows give ME milk"
"The horse gives leather"
"The farmers eat pigs"
"The farmer eats the chickens with corn"
Barbarism begins at home.
Speciesism... begins at school?
On Tuesday, the kids had to make a "written project" about the farm. It was quite simple: write sentences about what happens on a normal day at a farm.
I was quite astonished by some answers, because it makes me see how these children have been educated. For many, the prize for getting good grades is having their parents taking them to McDonalds. I mean, when they foud out I am a vegan, most were like "Miss, a vegetarian? Do you actually LIKE veggies?"
That's not the worst part. I'll literally transcribe some of the things they wrote, and you can judge for yourself. It's awful witnessing how children are raised to perceive animals as mere objects.
I could tell "MY" kids from section B from the section A. Mine (they spend more time with me!) were so much more peaceful on what they wrote. The worst it got was "the cow gives milk", which I think is still pretty innocent. Today I even saw one of my girls defending a bee against one of her classmates, reminding him that all beings have a right to live. IPU, I'm proud.
Bu now, let's go to the speciesist top ones:
"The pig gives ribs and meat."
"The farmer kills the pigs."
"The cow gives ribs"
"The chicken gives eggs"
"The sheep gives wool"
"The cows give ME milk"
"The horse gives leather"
"The farmers eat pigs"
"The farmer eats the chickens with corn"
Barbarism begins at home.
Speciesism... begins at school?
Hello!
Well, I'll introduce myself so you can understand me better.
I'm a guatemalan schoolteacher who loves teaching. And adores her students.
I currently teach second grade to 65 lovely kiddos, divided in two groups (setion A and section B).
I'm the Homeroom teacher of one of those groups (section B), but I love 'em all (yea, that's what all teachers say).
I teach ESL, so it's half a day with section A and half-and-something day with section b (they're "MY" group, so I spend more time with them).
I attend college at week nights and Saturday mornings.
My life is stressful but quite fun, actually.
I'm the kind of person a "decent" person is not suposed to be: environmentalist, vegan, ecosocialist and atheist.
Maybe I'm not the "role model" many parents would like for their children, but hey, I teach just for the sake of it. I adore the kiddos and consider myself a good teacher. Plus, my students love me because I'm the "Mrs. Frizzle" kind of teacher.
The main rule in all my lessons is "use your imagination".
Well, I'll introduce myself so you can understand me better.
I'm a guatemalan schoolteacher who loves teaching. And adores her students.
I currently teach second grade to 65 lovely kiddos, divided in two groups (setion A and section B).
I'm the Homeroom teacher of one of those groups (section B), but I love 'em all (yea, that's what all teachers say).
I teach ESL, so it's half a day with section A and half-and-something day with section b (they're "MY" group, so I spend more time with them).
I attend college at week nights and Saturday mornings.
My life is stressful but quite fun, actually.
I'm the kind of person a "decent" person is not suposed to be: environmentalist, vegan, ecosocialist and atheist.
Maybe I'm not the "role model" many parents would like for their children, but hey, I teach just for the sake of it. I adore the kiddos and consider myself a good teacher. Plus, my students love me because I'm the "Mrs. Frizzle" kind of teacher.
The main rule in all my lessons is "use your imagination".
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