The Voice of THOSE KIDS: I’d Rather Be Not Liked for Being Mean Than Not Liked for Being Me
The minute I hit school, it was pretty much game over for me. I was one of THOSE KIDS. It didn’t matter what I did or didn’t do – you
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What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
Fear. I don’t like to think about it much. I like being the person who is strong and capable and taking on life every day. I think of myself as
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I’m Not Going to Talk About the Gay Kid Anymore.
I’m not going to talk about the gay kid anymore. Or the bisexual kid. Or the transgender kid. Labels. How come the labels always get to me before the student?
Read MoreThe VOICES of THOSE KIDS
During preservice a few years ago, I ran into a group of new teachers at lunch. We had a brief conversation about where we worked. When they heard where I taught, a PRTF (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility), one of the teachers said, “Good for you. I couldn’t work with THOSE kids.” I said, “You do realize when THOSE kids leave […]
Learning is Not Closed
Changing aren’t coming. They’re here. Everything is changing. Again. Hard decisions were made in most of our communities. Precautions and restrictions and shut downs. Quarantines and capacities and illnesses. I know emotions are high and opinions are all over the place. Not everyone agrees or understands. Some will make the transition relatively easily and some it’s going to hit hard. […]