Topics: Education, Teaching , Gender Social Construct , Early Childhood Education

Title : Learning to teach about gender social constructs: A conversation in early childhood education

Participants: Cathi Miller, Educator and Researcher

Publish Date: 12/ 272023

Homepage : http://www.dreport.org

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Conversation Topics:

What are the different perspectives on gender?

What are the societal roles of gender?

How is gender projected onto our bodies?

Is language gender being marked when we say daughter and or son?

Does Nahuatl mark gender in its language?

How does gender permeate our relationships with our loved ones?

At what age do we learn the gender divide?

How do you address gender professionally and personally?

How are babies and adults treated differently based on assumptions of gender?

“We talk about [ gender] being a societal role but [ gender] is also the lens through which we view relationships and how interact with people and how we interact with people and how we think about people… I wish it wasn’t that way.”

What is the relationship between the sex we are assigned at birth and our gender?

What is the role of teachers in reinforcing or challenging gender?

What have we learned about this practice of education addressing gender?

How do you explain gender as a social construct?

Is the division of gender unequal?

What are development appropriate practices in early childhood education?

How do educators demonstrate their respect for every child?

How can educators find a balance between professional and personal responsibilities?

Is the first Gender and Equity Childhood course in the country being taught in Santa Monica community college by Professor Cathi Miller?