Kevin Jennings

According to Kevin Jennings in the following viewpoint, teaching acceptance of homosexuality in schools is crucial. Homosexuality is an important issue that children deal with on a daily basis, he argues. Jennings maintains that teaching students about homosexuality will help them learn to think critically about social issues. Jennings is the executive director of the gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What does the author believe constitutes a good education?
2. According to Jennings, what fueled the growth of public education in the late nineteenth century?
3. What, in the author’s opinion, is a threat to children?

The Radical Right is increasingly targeting gays in general, and gay issues in education in particular, as part of an overall strategy to impose their vision of America on the...