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Morning #OntEd!
So amid the
within which we have been tossed, the kids are still awesome. Three huge 
s from student surveys last wk:
1. Normalize asking for pronouns and don't use the term "preferred" as it implies there's a chance said pronouns shouldn't or won't be used.
So amid the
within which we have been tossed, the kids are still awesome. Three huge s from student surveys last wk:1. Normalize asking for pronouns and don't use the term "preferred" as it implies there's a chance said pronouns shouldn't or won't be used.
2. Kids appreciated I didn't ask for pronouns publicly. Safer space, trust, & community haven't been strongly built yet, so (a) asking for pronouns privately, & (b) modelling pronoun normalization by identifying them for yourself (very particularly if you're cis) are the way2go.
3. Leaving optional space on a student survey for "further explanation" re: pronouns and names + shifting contexts is 
. I *didn't* do this, and had a student email me letting me know that I shouldn't use their pronouns/name with parents, as parents weren't in the know.
. I *didn't* do this, and had a student email me letting me know that I shouldn't use their pronouns/name with parents, as parents weren't in the know.
Anyways, hope everyone has a smoother week than last. Let's pull out all the clichés this year, do this thing one day at a time, give 'er 110%, and ensure our own oxygen masks go on first!
to all!!!
to all!!!
