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To: struggle
And they will never say this in the essay, but an openly gay male in a mostly-minority school? They won't give you a chance.

They won't at first. But I have seen absolute flamers survive. It's a matter of hanging in there for 3-4 years with your teeth gritted until you become a known entity. When kids start telling their little brothers and sisters, "Oh you got Mr. G for history this year? Yeah, I had him. He's okay." It starts to get easier.

53 posted on 01/17/2016 3:15:11 PM PST by A_perfect_lady (Welfare: It's a Safety Net, Not a Hammock.)
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To: A_perfect_lady

>>They won’t at first. But I have seen absolute flamers survive.

Yeah, you have a point. This guy gave up after the first year, though. They tend to treat the lesbians much better than the gays though.

What does he expect to accomplish - being an educator just isn’t like being an NGO executive. But every time a liberal tries to tell me I don’t do enough, I tell them I taught for 3 years in a 85% free or reduced public school, including AP courses and then ask them what they did. That tends to shut them up.


67 posted on 01/17/2016 8:05:08 PM PST by struggle
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