With the multiple readings this week, let me commence with Is This the Right Elementary School for My Gender Nonconforming Child? Not only did I anticipate the content when I saw my Professor’s name on the article, but the appealing language was hard to overlook. I appreciated the disclosure of Martin’s case, a four and a half year old, with a nonconforming gender identity and was transitioning from preschool to the neighborhood school, Cynwyd Elementary, with his second grade sister, Veronica. The key players were his mom and teacher educator, the school’s guidance counselor, the principal, and the consultant that provided professional development services.
His mother emphasized my statement from my October 26 entry; drawing attention that all the burden should not rely on teachers to use culturally relevant practices and sociocultural consciousness. Rather, parents must play an active role in …show more content…
Such judicial acts overcome the injustice society has towards individuals protected by the law. This week also gave clarity from the first day of class, when I hesitantly did not know how to answer the question asking about my preferred pronoun. As expressed by Adrienne Rich in the article, Schools in Transition, “When someone with the authority of a teacher describes the world and you are not in it, there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium, as if you looked into a mirror and saw nothing.” This quote highlights the importance of showing respect for one’s name and pronoun. However, the most challenging aspect of the readings was the extensive terms and definitions I’m oblivious to, such as “gender binary” and
His mother emphasized my statement from my October 26 entry; drawing attention that all the burden should not rely on teachers to use culturally relevant practices and sociocultural consciousness. Rather, parents must play an active role in …show more content…
Such judicial acts overcome the injustice society has towards individuals protected by the law. This week also gave clarity from the first day of class, when I hesitantly did not know how to answer the question asking about my preferred pronoun. As expressed by Adrienne Rich in the article, Schools in Transition, “When someone with the authority of a teacher describes the world and you are not in it, there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium, as if you looked into a mirror and saw nothing.” This quote highlights the importance of showing respect for one’s name and pronoun. However, the most challenging aspect of the readings was the extensive terms and definitions I’m oblivious to, such as “gender binary” and