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[greenie_breizh]

I'm still trying to get over my doubts from yesterday and the nervousness I feel because I think the project is turning into something very different from what I'd originally imagined in my head. I just need to convince myself that it's ok and I'll figure out the lit review and everything later. Basically originally I was interested broadly in how

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[themegs]

I agree so much with your last paragraph. I don't think it'd be right for a faculty member to name the students from a same sex household the same way it's not right to list which kids are being raised by their grandparents, an uncle, an older sibling, etc, but there needs to be awareness and sensitivity that kids do not all come from nuclear families. My high school was pretty careful not to say "Parent/Teacher Night" and permission slips said "guardian" instead of "parent" signature, and they tried to be all-encompassing of people's families and situations. I think there's a right to privacy but a responsibility to be thoughtful instead of assuming everyone comes from the same situation.

[meuh_leu]

I agree with you on your last paragraph, I have this case in one of my schools, and when I did french Christmas cards, I'd written a template on the board which was "pour papa et maman", telling the kids who only had 1 parent to just miss out one of the words. The teacher was really good, she came up to me straight away to tell me that a little girl had 2 mums, and asked me how I would say "to my mummies".
But then when the rest of the staff mention them, it's always on a sort of gossipy tone.
I think the school and the teachers have to be aware of the family situation of their pupils because it influences their lives so much! They have to know about it just so they can avoid blunders and also be able to help in case of bullying or mockery...