Learn Your Students’ Preferred Pronouns, Maltese Government Urges Teachers As School Returns
A number of suggestions for Maltese teachers to follow now that the scholastic year has begun has been shared by the government.
Among the suggestions for teachers was a recommendation to learn students’ preferred pronouns (in Maltese, some examples are hu, hi and huma).
The other recommendations, issued by the Reforms Ministry, urged teachers to be pro-active and not allow any homophobic language to be used, and to create a sense of safety within class so students feel comfortable, without feeling like they are being judged.
Three more recommendations were issued for the students themselves.
Showing respect for everyone in the school was essential, the government said.
“The cleaner is as important as the principal,” the guidelines emphasises.
Students were also urged to appreciate that each teacher teaches in their own unique way, and diversity is a strength in school, where one can learn not just from the books they read, but from the people around them.
What do you make of these suggestions?
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