Comments on : Evaluate your Day of Silence!

I must say that my school took day of silence as a...

2009-04-27T23:37:00.000-04:00

I must say that my school took day of silence as a complete joke. Students would either make fun of me for not talking or try to force me to talk. My so called best friend even said that it was stupid to be silent for somebody that you don't even know for a whole day when you can just take a moment of silence for them and just keep it moving. Despite all this, I did my best to stay silent for Carl Joesph Walker Hoover. His story really touched my heart so I did what I could to honor him since day of silence was on his b-day this year. What really irritated me was how when I wrote what I had to say to people down on paper, they would respond on the paper instead of just saying it to me. They treated me like a def person honestly. I just hope others had a successful time doing it cause I don't think my school really did.

Our Day of Silence was pretty good. We had record ...

2009-04-26T14:03:00.000-04:00

Our Day of Silence was pretty good. We had record participation with over 100 silent participants and over 25 vocal supporters, including ~5 teachers. I know that many more people support the cause and would have participated if not for (insert reason here). My favorite thing about DOS is that so many people participate that I wouldn't have expected, including many allies.

However, our Breaking the Silence event pretty much failed. Very few people came due to (insert reason here). Our school is big (3000 kids), so there's always something else happening, and we didn't advertise our BTS enough. However, we are using this to spark a Safe Space movement.

We tried Day of Silence and many of the kids bulli...

2009-04-24T19:55:00.000-04:00

We tried Day of Silence and many of the kids bullied us for it but even worse I had a teacher who did to..and he basically said talk or I'll write you up. I made it most of the day..only slipt once or twice..not to good, but not to bad for me either..sooo

today i participated in my school's DoS because we...

2009-04-24T00:32:00.000-04:00

today i participated in my school's DoS because we were on break for the 17th. the teachers had no porblem with it, and it was sponsered by the school. there were only a few people in each of my classes who did it, but it was enough. the best part of the day was when i was able to show pople my card sayin why i was silent. most of the people not participating did not know what it was, and having them learn about what the DoS was is really what this whole day is about. this is really my reason for being silent today, so that poeple can learn that the anti-LGBT slang they thoughtless throw around really does affect peopl.

Our school is a k-8. We decided as a community to...

2009-04-23T17:58:00.000-04:00

Our school is a k-8. We decided as a community to include the whole school in a day of peace. I love that the whole community discussed it and gave input, however; I think that the 6-8th graders did not get the full impact. I don't think teachers in the upper grades actually promoted the original intent to them even though it was age appropriate for them. I didn't see one uppergrade student with tape over their mouth, or an explanation card. Overall I felt our school was successful because we have community buy in to build on for next year.

Oh my god, I did not know April 17 was the Day of ...

2009-04-22T23:18:00.000-04:00

Oh my god, I did not know April 17 was the Day of Silence. =[ I first heard about DoS just last year and vowed to myself that I would do it every year from thereon. I plan to do a small Day of Silence for myself to hopefully make up for it.

The Day of Silence is something that I would love to the rest of my life. I've learned my lesson from this year that I should look up this day ahead of time and plan for it!

for us at school some stayed quiet but others were...

2009-04-22T20:08:00.000-04:00

for us at school
some stayed quiet but others were talkin to give out information to why we we were doin what were doing! there were plenty of people who joined us even some teachers it was really eye opening to students and to the faculty

The Day of Silence went alright for me. I organize...

2009-04-22T18:54:00.000-04:00

The Day of Silence went alright for me. I organized it at my school, and I had a total of 21 people do it. I know you say that it isn't a big number, but at the school i go to, its a big thing. I had people saying "gay is gay, love the straight", others came up to me and told me that my kind of people didn't deserve rights and we should all burn in hell. but you know what? our kind of people? we are no different then they are. The event at my school is going into the newspaper and I'm proud to say that i am a lesbian :).

anonymous says... it don't matter who or what you...

2009-04-22T13:23:00.000-04:00

anonymous says...

it don't matter who or what you are it just matters what you do i agree with the peace i don't think a person's sexuality is anyone's business but their own

while many were reluctent to except the fact that ...

2009-04-22T11:38:00.000-04:00

while many were reluctent to except the fact that we were silent because of gay rights we did catch a lot of peoples attention many asked why ironically and we explaned it without talking the best we could the following Monday there were many questions and we were happy to answer everyone of them.

I'm was especially excited for The day of silence....

2009-04-21T11:35:00.000-04:00

I'm was especially excited for The day of silence. Because i came out about a week ago as Bi. And i kinda felt like i was free. I wore a bright red sweat shirt and it just happend to have my name on the back because it was my track jersey and i loved it. People need to realize that there is nothing wrong with it..Since i've came out everyone noticed that i was still the same crazy sophmore that still loved sports and her friends. And to be honest a lot of gay's to get shot down for flaunting it. WHY is it okay that a girl and a guy can make out or even have sex in their front yard and not too maney ppl care, but if 2 gay men are holding hands, Its appauling to people?..and I've never ever bullied someone else reguardless of sexuality, its a part of who they are and even if they are straight..everyone is equal weither ppl like it or not

I think more people should take stuff like this fo...

2009-04-20T21:50:00.000-04:00

I think more people should take stuff like this for what it is. People think they can sign it then scream something like "i love fags" and no one will take offense.Or they just wanted to have a reason not to get called on in class.

Two people got sent to our office because the teacher wouldn't let them not talk. Even i had to pretend to in order to not get in some major trouble.

I think we need to let more people know about this, and do more stuff like it.

The day of silence this year was a total wake up c...

2009-04-20T17:25:00.000-04:00

The day of silence this year was a total wake up call for me. I hadn't even heard of such a day until one of my friends showed me a slip of paper telling me why she wasn't talking. I, unfortunately, hadn't participated--I wasn't sure whether I could make it throughout the day without blabbing, or whether I could just join in in the midst of the day--but I believe that it had made a difference. As far as I was concerned, the day was a success to inform teens that this does happen. (It certainly informed me.)

My high school isn't a very anti-gay school--in fact, most people embrace everyone's sexual orientation welcomingly--but it does happen. Hearing people put down LGBTs with words like 'queer' and 'fag' just infuriates me to no end. People should just accept others of who they are, no matter what sexuality they are or the other different pointless factors that come into play when bullied.

Though it saddens me that I hadn't heard of the day earlier this year, I am definitely joining in on the movement next year. Go 2010!

My school was against it from day one and the way ...

2009-04-20T09:46:00.000-04:00

My school was against it from day one and the way they treated me friday was horrible they had students totally against it in the same room that they had placed me for "protection" see my comment under wear red to support DOS. Basiclly the school put me in the room with the bad kids becuase of rumors that i was going to be shot. The students in there were terrible towards me. at one point I fell asleep and woke up with spit wads and paper balls thrown at me. the teachers refused to let me use the restroom unless I spoke and I wasn't allowed to speak to requst my lunch. And yeah I'm not sure how the day went for anyone else since I was being held hostage I meaning being so well protected yeah right. I mean since they were throwing people wearing shirts agianst the day and the students were less than happy to see me.

My day of silence was so amasing. I live in a tiny...

2009-04-20T03:13:00.000-04:00

My day of silence was so amasing. I live in a tiny town that is very very anti-LGBTQ which is really odd because there are alot of gay kids and what not at my school almost all of which HAVE to hide who they are me and 2 of my friends were the only 3 doing it at my school...well when the day started...each of us had a paper stateing what we were doing all of the teachers respected it i was in shock then once my frineds read the paper there just like this is really cool and for the rest of the day they did it too...then there friends were just like ya know what i want to do this too and by the time i got to the last class of the day there wasabout 20 people doing it 3 in my class at that moment i didn't even know the kids but for some reason we all seemened to like i don't know like connect for that day i was totally happy and totally a peace ^_^ i couldn't believe how much 3 people could do in a day those 20 kids probably knew 20 more kids who now know about the day of silence because me and 2 friends decieded to do it even though no one else knew ^_^
i can't wait till next year!!!!

I believe that the Day Of Silence is a perfect pro...

2009-04-19T21:20:00.000-04:00

I believe that the Day Of Silence is a perfect program for anyone who is trying to prevent anti-LGBT.
This day has brought soooo much attention to my school and many LGBT persons in my local area that we support in many ways.
Lots of people think it's not such a grand idea to support these persons because they all think it is either stupid, or pathetic.
I support the many people out there who are being harmed, harrassed, or being called names by the people who really don't care.
I think that everyone should join in and help support the LGBT of our city, town, home, state, country, even people we may know.
The Day of Silence had made a huge impact on me and many people.
Thank you, dayofsilence.org for supporting everyone in every way.

Catholic school = absolutely nothing special.

2009-04-19T16:36:00.000-04:00

Catholic school = absolutely nothing special.

I have to admit, last Friday (the 17th) was one of...

2009-04-19T15:16:00.000-04:00

I have to admit, last Friday (the 17th) was one of the best days I've had at my high school. For our school, the day of silence was a big deal. Students who wished to participate were loaned T-shirts stating their cause and given slips of paper that would describe why they were doing this. Most of the teachers were supportive and wouldn't call on us or make us talk. I convinced several of my friends to rent T-shirts, and though some gave up halfway through the day (loudmouths) they still had fun trying. There were over a hundred T-shirts loaned out. With that many people doing this, I'm sure that it caused a reaction.

Day of Silence is something like a holiday. The da...

2009-04-19T13:47:00.000-04:00

Day of Silence is something like a holiday. The day involves a celebration of sexual diversity.
I agree that sexuality is something personal that is not meant to be shouted as much as the perfume one uses...
It seems that as young adult someone needs to teach us about what should be public and what should be personal and confidential.ts

Everything you do, if you are considered in the "n...

2009-04-19T13:05:00.000-04:00

Everything you do, if you are considered in the "norm" is accepted and you get pats on the back from a lot of people who believe the "right" way. This is "magnification" in the extreme.

If, however, you are different from the norm, ... you become a threat to the historical conservatism of the past. Historical conservatism such as shunning those "other" people because of "race, religion, or creed".

I am certain that there are conservative powers at different high schools who will not allow the day of silence. I am sure that some students who try to participate, will be subject to pressure. There will be administrative "bullies" who will give them cold looks and worse. Yet these same administrative people(teachers/coaches/etc.) will be the very ones giving the standard "bullying is bad" speeches.

Good luck to all those who chose to be "heroes" of our constitution.

yeah yesterday i had the best day of silance ever ...

2009-04-19T01:41:00.000-04:00

yeah yesterday i had the best day of silance ever when i went 2 skul my friends didnt know about it and niether did my teachers..mi and my friends that did know were being quiet all day and when we were doing this every1 was asking y we wouldnt anser them we would just show them the paper that talked about it and as soon as dey read it they would join the couse and it was great!!!!!

I am a middle school music teacher. Earlier this ...

2009-04-18T23:02:00.000-04:00

I am a middle school music teacher. Earlier this year two of my students were forced to leave the school based on their perceived identities. I felt even more strongly about making a "loud" statement against bullying and hate of this kind during yesterday's Day of Silence. I conducted the entire day without a word, following lengthy written discussions with my students on the day's significance. There were more students than I expected that were sensitive to the cause and driven to join our efforts to improve young people's behavior on these issues. I am proud of my school, today.

I think that the day of silence was definitely a s...

2009-04-18T22:41:00.000-04:00

I think that the day of silence was definitely a success at my school. Many students could not participate during the entire day, but instead were silent in the halls, and during lunches and study halls. It was interesting at how quiet some areas were. But on the other hand, it did intensify the amount of anti-gay slurs, and language used, as students tried to downplay the significance of the day, and to point out the people in order to even further harrass them. It is sad how ignorant and immature that high schoolers can be, especially in a society that is so diverse, it is sad to see how they react to different situations because of how moronic they can seem.

day of silence was a succsess at renton high!there...

2009-04-18T21:25:00.000-04:00

day of silence was a succsess at renton high!there was so much supporters and students believing what that day ment.at first i was scared to do it because i didn't believe in myself.i opened up to my friends.but during dos 09 i felt that i was accepted. i gave pride out and now i go out with my man who is also bi like me.

4/17, for me it was a day to make a point because ...

2009-04-18T21:16:00.000-04:00

4/17, for me it was a day to make a point because my schools GSA ( gay straight alliance ) group was afraid to do anything me and a friend decided we would take the task on and printed out papers saying what today was and brought Grey and PINK duct tape to school and i found out that most people at my school are against gays... Only 3 people thought what we were doing was a good thing, but thankfully we managed to get well over 30 kids to participate and hopefully mad a lot more notice.