Today the History teacher at my school and I are taking a group of our students (11th and 12th graders) to observe today’s floor session of the Utah Senate. I am anxious to hear the students’ perceptions. I faciliate the learning of this group of students in our school’s Service Learning Class. It is this class time that will be used for the field trip. Our history teacher will be spending the class time at school today preparing them for the trip by reveiwing the procedure of the Senate and House sessions and what bills have been introduced and debated this year. We will be spending one hour observing the Utah Senate.
After the session, I will be joining supporters of the GLBT community in a peaceful demonstration just outside the Senate building (4pm) to voice opposition to the school clubs bill by Senator Buttars. I have mentioned the demonstration to students in case they want to observe yet another way that citizens make their voices heard.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 