generations video episode 3

this video dealt mostly with the civil rights movements that took place across america from the 50's through the early 80's. The short, abbreviated version of what took place was that once the brown v board of education decision was reached, members of other discriminated minorities perused their own civil rights. Some of these groups included mexican americans, women, and individuals with handicaps. The video struck a chord with me in that i have seen discrimination against individuals for things such as gender, handicap, and sexual orientation. For me, one of the hardest examples of this came when my father, who is gay, was fired from a job that he held for nearly 10 years when his boss discovered his lifestyle choice. Though this was clearly the case for his being fired, there was not concrete evidence to prove this so his boss was never brought to justice for his act of bigotry . Sadly, this type of discrimination still exists within our school systems. Our job as educators is to see past these foolish prejudices and give all of our students a chance at education