You Are a Board Member of a Local School District

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Essay

You are a board member of a local school district. This school district proposes to start a program in which openly gay faculty would provide support, information, and role models for students. Would you support or discourage this program? Give a rationale for your answer. What would the effect of the program be on the students?

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Definitions:

Specific Assumptions

Specific Assumptions are explicit beliefs or statements taken as true within a particular context or model, serving as a foundation for reasoning or decision-making.

Absolute Assumptions

Premises considered to be universally true without any need for proof, often used as foundational concepts in philosophy or logic.

Eating Pattern

The habitual dietary habits, choices, and behaviors of an individual or group.

Modeling

A method used in psychology and education where individuals learn through observation and imitation of others' behaviors, attitudes, or emotional expressions.