Ableism

   Ableism is a subject that I am very well versed in. I have a 6 page paper on how ablism is universal and more prominent in other cultures across the globe. Ableism is such a complex issue that many people don't fully understand believe it or not. There is a type of Ableism that is overlooked and seen in public and private school systems daily that go unnoticed. It is the type of ableism that attacks students who are enough to self sustain and manage their speech, emotional behaviors, and core curriculars on their own that don't qualify for special education but are still on the neurodiverse spectrum. These kids are constantly being called out and made fun of every day for random things. I went into a middle school to teach a saxophone workshop to some sixth graders, this one girl made a comment saying like "ohh so that's why my alto was sounding like Satan" as a joke because her low D, Eb key wasn't properly lining up causing her low D to be a 50 cents sharp a half tone away from the correct note. I can tell that this girl is a lot like me. She doesn't seem to understand things socially and was really REALLY excited about band. Which as a middle schooler is not cool or trendy. The two girls behind her outwardly laughed as a passive aggressive remark towards her understandment of why her instrument doesn't work. So I kind of give them a look of "what are you doing", and I go silent and stare at them because internally I was so mad. I know how passive aggressiveness is typically overlooked by neurodivergent people. They do not fully understand the social cues of it. I know if I was in her her shoes, I would not have seen it either. But now that I am older, I have an easier time of seeing it.

    Often times in classrooms there is clear favoritism towards students who clearly get it, socially and academically. As teachers, we need to educate our students on how other people are socially and that if a student is "weird", they may have something else going on. We need to advocate for the students who are struggling both socially and academically. We should become a safe space for them and let them talk. It is important to advocate for these students something they will not feel as if they are unheard and unseen during their plethora of years they spend in school. From my experiences, I felt as if most teachers did not care when I got harassed in class by other students. It has always been something I strive to great lengths to eliminate when I see. And finally, here is an essay I wrote about Ableism and a TikTok thoroughly explaining the idea of passive aggressive ableism.

Ableism In the World

Passive Aggressiveness in Ableism


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