School should be as pleasant as this scene is.

How It Should Be

A brief reflection on working in a functional school system

This is a quick one about something that happened last week. A student asked to speak with me privately. In that conversation, she let me know that she was transitioning, and her new name and pronouns. I listened to her and thanked her for letting me know. I told her that I would do my best to use her new name and pronouns. I also…