Spanish culture has a reputation for being deeply steeped in Catholicism, tradition and machismo. So imagine my surprise during my class earlier this week when random liberal musings were inserted into the lesson.
In first and second grade the kids are learning the vocabulary for the family. They've learned mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma and grandpa. One of their activities was to draw their own family and label each person with this vocabulary. Of course the sample picture provided was one of the "traditional" nuclear family. However, my bilingual coordinator explained that "some families have a mom and dad. Others just have a mom or a dad. And some families have two moms or two dads. So don't copy the picture, draw your own family."
I thought it was wonderful that the kids were being taught about diversity and tolerance at such a young age, so that not only can they accept others, but also themselves.
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