Last December, I hung a banner in the cafeteria that students were able to sign during White Ribbon Week (national disability awareness week) pledging to stop using the word "retarded" derogatorily. My teacher and I got the idea from the
Spread the Word to End the Word campaign, but we had no way to print the free banner, so I made my own. There were many signatures, and I heard students talking about it during some of my classes. Even if the word is not completely taken out of all students' vocabulary, I believe that through the pledge, I definitely created an awareness which was not present before. Baby steps!
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| The whole pledge |
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| It hung in the cafeteria for all students to see! |
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The words were from Spread the Word to End the Word.
You can visit the site at www.r-word.org |
I love this idea! It's so neat that you heard others talking about this. Communication is key! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great campaign! I sure hope that people learn to stop using that word! Way to go.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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