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I think social and cultural factors have the most influence, especially since friendships become more and more important to you as you grow older. But religious and political aspects definitely play a role as well

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SafeSpace training in the KEAP Center !

Be welcoming, open, inclusive, willing to learn, and supportive.

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I believe we should teach young students that there are different ways people identify and express themselves and we should not to treat them poorly. I think when people bully other based on gender and sexuality it comes from a lack of understanding and exposure. With exposure, they realize they are people just like everyone else.

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I think it is becoming a controversial topic as so many people have so many varying opinions on gender. However, at school it is important to ensure that all students feel supported and accepted by people there.

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i think it is social, cultural, religious, and political

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What a tough question! I find that all of these are highly influential regarding gender expression.

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females are more nurturing and caring to children. there are also societal norms for women to take care of the kids and males do all the “tough” work.

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Religiously, culturally and socially can have different norms which can create a difficult environment for these students to express themselves.

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I think it’s important because most of the time if someone is bullied or abused because of the way they are, it’s because people don’t know enough about it. Society is scared of things they don’t know, but if we can properly educate people on the topic without “shoving it down their throats” as some people say, I think that more people would be open and accepting of the idea.

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Unfortunately this is what students see all throughout their education experience. It is hard for boys to see themself as a teacher when they do not see very many as they went through school.

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religion and parents

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Religion, especially christiananity, emphasizes the "binary." Black and white, yes and no, male and female--but it's seen that binary is just not accurate. There's naturally occurring intersex babies (which are mangled at birth and face lifelong medical issues from the intrusion) and so many instance in nature where there are not just two things. One person's religion should not dictate a population of free willed people. one more time. ONE PERSON'S RELIGION SHOULD NOT BE USED TO DICTATE A POPULATION OF FREE WILLED PEOPLE.

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I think social and political, and maybe religious

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Women are considered to be better suited for the role due to their "caregiver" nature :/

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Gender and sexuality are important to be taught in school because they are new scientific developments that most people don’t understand or know about.

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It is important because we need to know how to make all our students feel seen and welcomed in our classroom. We don't want them to feel judged or experience bullying.

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Having more access to counselors for mental health and providing more safe spaces for people of protected groups.

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I think kids are becoming more comfortable sharing their sexuality and gender identity which has these students wanting to express themselves, but there are haters out there that make it their business.

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I think religious, social, and cultural play a large role in how students express themselves. These three things can have an impact on what they are allowed to do, based on beliefs, and what outside pressures they experience.

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It’s comes to pay. Teaching pay is not very high and males are often times looked at as the “breadwinner” “the support” not as a care giver or someone who would teach. Then if they do teach people will assume that they have ill intentions with the students and not there to have them have the best experience for the students.

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Females have been shown to be more of a caretaker role vs. men making them more likely to be in the teaching role.

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Provide students with safe spaces for them to be themselves where they are welcomed and supported. Simply just listen to students when they need to talk to someone.

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Many female teachers are seen as “nurturing” and not many men are going into the teaching realm because men aren’t seen as “nurturing.” That is how society has shaped many brains based on previous history.

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keeping political views out of the classroom

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Support every student that walks into the classroom, making the classroom an inclusive and welcoming space.

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1. I think it is becoming more important because of how much more prominent it is becoming in our schools, and the more prominent it is (LGBTQIA+ community) the more supportive as a school we need to be towards those students

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As we have discussed previously, teaching is female dominated due to how women are perceived as the nurturing kind. Therefore insinuating that women can better take care of children then men.

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Females are considered the care taker role at a young age and teachers are also defined as caretakers so it’s a profession that usually is seen to suit woman more then men.

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Teaching has been gender socialized for a very long time and is something that men almost get looked down upon more for going into education than women do. “Those who can’t, teach”

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Be inclusive.

Be nice.

Be present.

Listen.

Encourage.

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because women are naturally more "mothering" or "nurturing" than men

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Females are considered more as caregivers and are usually better around children.

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because many people have different views about gender and sexuality

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I feel like teaching is a female dominated profession because it is typically seen as a 'caretaker' role, and many people believe that males may not fit into the role 'as well as' women do.

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I believe in today’s world we are trying to be more inclusive and diverse but there are people out there that are still trying to take away peoples rights and we need to fight to protect those human rights.

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It is important, especially as we are all going to be educators, because students need to feel accepted and comfortable in order to learn. If they feel judged or are experiencing harassment, they are not going to be actively learning.

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It’s an important subject because it’s getting to the point where there is a gap between gender and sexuality. Schools should try and close the gap and be able to face opinions/backlash instead of running away from it.

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Females are seen as caring and nurturing people so they tend to be teachers instead of males based on gender norms.

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Create spaces where these students feel welcome and supported.