I know from first-hand experience that separating transgender students from their peers can cause many to leave school, hide who they are, or even do the unthinkable.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the negative impact of discrimination against transgender students in schools.
Nicole Maines highlights the urgent need for inclusivity and acceptance in educational environments, pointing out that discrimination can lead to severe emotional distress for transgender students. She stresses that the consequences of separation or bullying may push these individuals to feel isolated or resort to harmful actions, making it essential for schools to foster a supportive atmosphere for all students.
In practice
During a school board meeting discussing anti-bullying policies.
We didn't have anyone to tell us that what was going on with me was alright. There was no information about transgender people when we started our journey, but we managed to make it through because of the tremendous amount of love that our family had.
I think accurately presenting a trans character means not presenting them as perfect - I think there's been a pressure to do this with trans characters. They can have no flaws because they must represent the entire trans community.
I knew that I was trans when I was three years old. Well, I didn't know 'trans' because I didn't know there was a word for it, but I just knew that in my head and my heart that I was supposed to be a girl.
When we have a trans woman playing a trans woman, then you see, 'Oh wait, this is what trans really is. This is what it looks like: a person.' That sends a message to trans kids that they are valid in their identities that they are allowed to exist.
It seems only fitting that we have a trans superhero for trans kids to look up to. I wish there was a trans superhero when I was little.
When I was in the Peace Corps I never made a phone call. I was in Central Africa; I didn't make a phone call for two years. I was in Uganda for another four years and I didn't make a phone call. So for six years I didn't make a phone call, but I wrote letters, I wrote short stories, I wrote books.
I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.
Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.
Far from creating independent thinkers, schools have always, throughout history, played an institutional role in a system of control and coercion. And once you are well educated you have already been socialized in ways that support the power structure, which, in turn, rewards you immensely.
Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
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