Dear Editor,
The Day of Silence is a day for silent protesting for gay
rights. Some may ask
”
So what next? No talking on Earth Day?
”
The reason people are not silent on any other day is because
there are no other days to be silent for.
Dear Editor,
The Day of Silence is a day for silent protesting for gay rights. Some may ask “So what next? No talking on Earth Day?” The reason people are not silent on any other day is because there are no other days to be silent for.
Many think the classroom is not the place to stage a protest and that politics should not be brought into the classroom. Teachers have just as many rights as students to support a cause and become involved in a protest, and others simply cannot take away their right to express their opinion. It is a part of the First Amendment and nowadays politics are unavoidable.
Why is it not acceptable behavior that a teacher participate in the Day of Silence? A teacher can give a lesson without speaking. One way to communicate is through writing.
It is not the teachers who are not teaching to their full potential. It is also the students’ willingness to learn. A teacher can give a thorough lesson, whether a student cares to learn it is up to them. People talk about this “path towards excellence.” Well, I do not know if you have seen some of the schools’ results on exams but we are not far on the path towards excellence.
I highly doubt that the public that opposes teachers being silent have seen the potential of these teachers. One of my best teachers, Sally Enriquez, participated in the Day of Silence.
The Day of Silence is one day out of an entire school year. I do not believe that silence for one day will have much of an effect on a child’s learning. I still hear complaints about this issue. It is one day, we should focus on what is really important and that is a child’s academic achievement and not on such a minor controversial issue.
Jackie Gonzalez, Gilroy student
