One teacher in ten in the new millennium
Subtitle: LGBT educators speak out about what's gotten better and what hasn't
By: edited by Kevin Jennings
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780807055861
Subjects: Gay teachers; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Lesbian Studies; Transgender teachers; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies; Bisexual teachers; EDUCATION / Essays; Biography; Lesbian teachers
Other titles: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender educators speak out about what's gotten better and what hasn't
Description: "Perhaps no profession is as challenging for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people than teaching. Working under constant suspicion arising from the long-held stereotype of LGBT people as pedophiles who are "after your kids," teachers who are LGBT face enormous challenges. The third edition of One Teacher in Ten allows LGBT educators to speak in their own voices about their experience of being LGBT in schools. Following on two volumes of completely original stories published in 1994 and 2004, the all-new third edition of One Teacher in Ten brings together stories from around America - and around the world - of teachers negotiating the challenge of being LGBT in the classroom. The result is a rich tapestry of varied experiences. From "Mr. G" who feels he must remain closeted in the comparative safety of New York City Public Schools to teachers who are out in places as far afield as South Africa and China, the educators in One Teacher in Ten span the full gamut of experiences, proving that LGBT teachers are as diverse and complex as humanity itself. Voices largely absent from the first two editions - including transgender people, people of color, and educators from outside the US - feature prominently in the new collection, giving readers a richer and deeper understanding of the diverse experiences of LGBT educators"-- Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Forget the rest / Mzoli; title: Signs of Change. Coming out for Owen / Alan Yount; title: Back to school / Philip de Sa e Silva; title: Teaching trans / Ryan Ambuter; title: Everyone knows now / Carmen Neely; title: Just the normal stuff / Deidre Cuffee-Gray; title: Yankee in the Southland / Patty Smith; title: Saving my voice / Andrea Fazel; title: Two teachers in twenty / Elisa Waters and Joey Waters.; title: Unexpected Journeys. A mother's journey / Susan Fitzpatrick Radzilowski; title: Gay and brown in private schools / Ashok Reddy; title: Many strands, one thread / Steven Benoit; title: Coming out at fifty / Garth Zimmermann; title: Finding a way and making one: coming out brown, feminist, and queer / Ileana Jiménez; title: Visibility / Erika Cobain; title: My story of self-identity / Michael Chan; title: How far "out" do you have to be? / Dominique Gerard.; title: The Struggle Continues. Teacher of the year / Brett Bigham; title: The advocate / Esih Efuru; title: Good enough? / "Mr. G"; title: There is uncertainty, but there is also hope / Sophie E. Gilbert; title: Questions to self: being a queer Latino educator / Benny Vásquez; title: We're not nearly there / Duran Renkema; title: Polishing up our schools / Rodney Glasgow.