Buy Pyrantel Dog Puppy Cat Dewormer No Prescription - Discount Online Pharmacy http://www.confabulous.ca/2009/04/student-debate-on-sex-reassignment-surgery/ Dancing at the revolution in a great pair of shoes Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:40:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Buy Pyrantel Dog Puppy Cat Dewormer No Prescription - Discount Online Pharmacy http://www.confabulous.ca/2009/04/student-debate-on-sex-reassignment-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Veronica Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:24:33 +0000 http://www.confabulous.ca/?p=850#comment-217 Hmm...I'm not convinced that "kids today" are less politically active and aware than kids used to be ten or twenty years ago. I do see lots of really great youth projects going on, so there have got to be some young people out there who are committed to social justice. However, I do find many of my students to be apathetic about social issues. But I don't think the students I teach are representative of all youth out there. After witnessing the students prepare for the debate and then having the actual debate in class today, I think Erika's point is exactly right. For many of the students, the issue was not whether or not the surgery should be permitted but whether or not tax dollars should be paying for it. I still think it's a bit of a conservative view to not want to collectively pool money for this type of surgery, and I do think those who don't support publicly funded transsexual surgery don't really understand trans issues well enough. My hope is that the exercise and in-class discussion afterward have enlightened a few people. Hmm…I’m not convinced that “kids today” are less politically active and aware than kids used to be ten or twenty years ago. I do see lots of really great youth projects going on, so there have got to be some young people out there who are committed to social justice. However, I do find many of my students to be apathetic about social issues. But I don’t think the students I teach are representative of all youth out there.

After witnessing the students prepare for the debate and then having the actual debate in class today, I think Erika’s point is exactly right. For many of the students, the issue was not whether or not the surgery should be permitted but whether or not tax dollars should be paying for it. I still think it’s a bit of a conservative view to not want to collectively pool money for this type of surgery, and I do think those who don’t support publicly funded transsexual surgery don’t really understand trans issues well enough. My hope is that the exercise and in-class discussion afterward have enlightened a few people.

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]]> Buy Pyrantel Dog Puppy Cat Dewormer No Prescription - Discount Online Pharmacy http://www.confabulous.ca/2009/04/student-debate-on-sex-reassignment-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Erika Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.confabulous.ca/?p=850#comment-197 I wonder if their attitudes are not in fact motivated by an understanding of gender issues, but rather by their beliefs on government spending and the nature of the operation. After all the question posed to them was about spending, and ultimately, about them paying for a procedure with their tax dollars. I'm sure none of us believe that elective plastic surgery should be covered by health care - and no, I am not in any way trying to say that the two are the same - but I wonder if that is where the students are coming from. I think we need to keep in mind that they are fighting to not be in debt for their education and they might be swayed by that argument. Maybe mention to them that things like breast reduction are covered, that might put them in a different frame of mind. I'm not prepared to say that this generation are less likely to be social activists because I am always amazed by the things I see them doing - despite the perception of todays youth in the media. I think what you have is a great opportunity to get to the bottom of the reasons why only one of them thinks it should be covered - it could make for a very interesting discussion and might just set your mind at ease about their attitude toward gender issues. I wonder if their attitudes are not in fact motivated by an understanding of gender issues, but rather by their beliefs on government spending and the nature of the operation. After all the question posed to them was about spending, and ultimately, about them paying for a procedure with their tax dollars. I’m sure none of us believe that elective plastic surgery should be covered by health care – and no, I am not in any way trying to say that the two are the same – but I wonder if that is where the students are coming from. I think we need to keep in mind that they are fighting to not be in debt for their education and they might be swayed by that argument. Maybe mention to them that things like breast reduction are covered, that might put them in a different frame of mind.
I’m not prepared to say that this generation are less likely to be social activists because I am always amazed by the things I see them doing – despite the perception of todays youth in the media. I think what you have is a great opportunity to get to the bottom of the reasons why only one of them thinks it should be covered – it could make for a very interesting discussion and might just set your mind at ease about their attitude toward gender issues.

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]]> Buy Pyrantel Dog Puppy Cat Dewormer No Prescription - Discount Online Pharmacy http://www.confabulous.ca/2009/04/student-debate-on-sex-reassignment-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Tannis Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:42:18 +0000 http://www.confabulous.ca/?p=850#comment-191 I don't want to come across as "oh, those kids today" curmudgeon but this doesn't really surprise me all that much after reading article after article about how young girls and young boys thought that Rihanna must have done something to deserve her beating. It's almost like to rebel against the activism of our youth (for the 30-somethings), the teenage generation today has become apathetic to all forms of activism? I realise that's pretty controversial to say - it will be interesting to see if the current economic hard times change the social activism landscape as it seems to me the recession in the early 90s had a big effect on social activism when I was a teenager. I don’t want to come across as “oh, those kids today” curmudgeon but this doesn’t really surprise me all that much after reading article after article about how young girls and young boys thought that Rihanna must have done something to deserve her beating.

It’s almost like to rebel against the activism of our youth (for the 30-somethings), the teenage generation today has become apathetic to all forms of activism? I realise that’s pretty controversial to say – it will be interesting to see if the current economic hard times change the social activism landscape as it seems to me the recession in the early 90s had a big effect on social activism when I was a teenager.

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