This year, at the beginning of both presentations, I passed out a sort of survey, and I just finished calculating the results. (Since people keep pointing this out, I don't know if they're seeing this explanation: I didn't make the survey myself, and I didn't have time to adjust it, so that's why it doesn't include bisexuals or trans; I'm planning on editing it and giving it to the advisor of my GSA so the kids can use it next year.)
This is what the stereotypes chart looks like:
The classes that got to hear the presentation were as follows: my AP English class, a freshmen English class, and an Algebra I class.
The class(es) yesterday were good (the AP English class and the freshman English class), but the Algebra I class today was horrid; they wouldn't stop talking and they obviously didn't pay attention to the presentation: at the end, there was review; if they answered, they got candy, even if their answer wasn't right. I think that there were about 2 correct answers.
To boot, at the beginning, when there were only two students in the room, one was on the phone and the other, from across the room, yells, "Tell him I said he's gay!" I paused for a second, in complete awe of the utter obliviousness and lack of care of this kid (LGBT, homophobia, f**/f*****t, dyke, "that's so gay," etc. were written on the board!) before saying (rather loudly) "Excuse me? Excuse me? Excuse me!" I must have said it four times, and he still didn't hear me! Disgusting, the way people treat each other.
In total, 63 students responded to the survey chart. They were told to check the boxes that they felt applied.
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