Sparrow 🐦 @Sparrow@awoo.space

@cute_weeds

Hehe, glad I found such a flattering pic. :P

Lookit this charming little guy

Actually no this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOvXq3tJcV4

Favorite level of one of the few games I played all the way thru as a kid xD

I did a job apply today, a jog, went to work, and met with my pal to talk about housing stuff. SO MANY THINGS. So I feel justified relaxing now. ~fwew~

Does anyone know anything about low income housing programs in Bay Area?

Looking for a... Well, me.

@ThatDamnCat Eep :(

@ThatDamnCat

That sucks. :( That's really awful but I'm glad you only had problems with one parent. Parents can be really awful about projecting their issues onto their kid's lives. Not cool.

Really though, I'm glad that overall you've fared well.

@ThatDamnCat

Ugh. That was not OK of that teacher to out you, but I'm glad it led to an education opportunity for the kids and they handled it well. Kids are often less biased and more reasonable than adults when it comes to these things.

Mostly I just don't want to worry with upset parents, until I get a better feel for the campus culture.

I chatted with a friend of mine this past weekend who used to work in education, and is a trans guy. His experiences were +

@ThatDamnCat

That makes sense. I'm being similarly conservative, until I get a second job.

Totally, totally. I've had to re-explore even parts of the bay area I'm most familiar with because it changes up so much.

Night walks with Sara are :ok_hand_hmn_b1:​

@guerrillarain@witches.town

You're welcome! You're super cute and that's an awesome look. :D

@ThatDamnCat

As for your second point, YES, absolutely. Direct communication is SO important and learning it at that age is great. The school does a good job of teaching/reinforcing that, at all levels. But I would definitely incorporate it into my social learning/emotional learning curriculum when I become a teacher myself. :D

@ThatDamnCat

Currently we do diversity training with the kids when the need arises. For example, we had the parents of my kid with down syndrome give a presentation to the class. I bet we would do something similar if we had a gender nonconforming kid or teacher, but I can't say for certain.

I've considered coming out to staff & talking about my NB-ness with the kids, but I'm still new and trying not to rock the boat just yet.

(cont aghhh words)

@guerrillarain@witches.town

AWOOOOOOOOhowcute!!

@ThatDamnCat

Yeah, learning some of the subtleties of gender would have been nice to know. From working at the library, I know there are a number of really lovely picture books that go into gender diversity in a kid-friendly way. I'm also fairly certain there are age-appropriate lessons on gender diversity and trans folks that exist and *could* be implemented. My school is relatively progressive, but I don't think this is currently part of the curriculum. (cont)

@ThatDamnCat

Ooh, that sounds like fun regardless!

Did you buy anything fun at the game store?

Oh yes, one of my favorite things to do is explore neighborhoods. I usually do it as part of getting to know a new place, but it's fun to revisit older places too. Sometimes there's a lot you can miss!

I did my best to organize my priorities as an educator. These are some various skills that I would want to pass on to students, and their interrelationships.

Please let me know if you think of anything important I left out. What do you wish you'd learned in elementary school? What would have helped you academically, socially, &/or emotionally?

Gawd, one of the things my school teaches elementary student's is how to self-regulate their emotions. Basically, ways to cope, calm down, and deal with out-of-control emotions.

I would have *seriously* benefitted from learning this early on. Like, easily 90% of my school and social life problems have been related to understanding and controlling my emotions.

I'm glad kids are learning this now.

@noxy@kitty.town

Okay perfect, that sounds great. Thanks so much!