Transgendered formerly Male Teachers in Elementary School

[Anonymous]

No issue, though I don't think she should get preference in hiring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No problem with the transgender person. You can go F yourself if you don't like it. Or move to Alabama or Saudi Arabia so you can repress people like that.

Wow. Spoken like a truly dogmatic liberal. I've lived in Saudi Arabia, you have not and you are stereotyping. It is a wonderful, welcoming country. Perhaps more civilized than DC.

Nice try. it's actually a brutal dictatorship where guest workers and women are horribly abused. Do you lobby for them?

Its a different culture and who can say what is right or wrong. Its what the culture and community decides. Their culture has been around for thousands of years, the US has only been around for less than 300 and current progressive radical culture for only about 8-10. So who are we to judge anyone. Who is to know what is right or wrong. And speaking for the women there, at least among the families I met they lead very nice lives and wouldn't want it any other way. Frankly more stable and comfortable lives than most people I know here in DC. Their society is very safe, clean and speaking of the guest workers, at least they have an organized guest worker program which includes a pathway to citizenship hard though it may be. Moreover, the guest workers wouldn't go to Saudi Arabia if they had better options back home, but they don't. It is their choice.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't care. And I probably wouldn't even know. OP, do you know the sex every one of your teachers was assigned at birth?

[Anonymous]

I'd just tell my kid that some people are a little whacky, but you still have to respect them as your teacher.

I'd take a Klinger from Mash over a real looney like Bruce Jenner though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No problem with the transgender person. You can go F yourself if you don't like it. Or move to Alabama or Saudi Arabia so you can repress people like that.

Wow. Spoken like a truly dogmatic liberal. I've lived in Saudi Arabia, you have not and you are stereotyping. It is a wonderful, welcoming country. Perhaps more civilized than DC.

Nice try. it's actually a brutal dictatorship where guest workers and women are horribly abused. Do you lobby for them?

Its a different culture and who can say what is right or wrong. Its what the culture and community decides. Their culture has been around for thousands of years, the US has only been around for less than 300 and current progressive radical culture for only about 8-10. So who are we to judge anyone. Who is to know what is right or wrong. And speaking for the women there, at least among the families I met they lead very nice lives and wouldn't want it any other way. Frankly more stable and comfortable lives than most people I know here in DC. Their society is very safe, clean and speaking of the guest workers, at least they have an organized guest worker program which includes a pathway to citizenship hard though it may be. Moreover, the guest workers wouldn't go to Saudi Arabia if they had better options back home, but they don't. It is their choice.

You are freaking nuts. What does length of time in existence have to do with anything? People who choose to live like it is still the middle ages are "just different?" We can absolutely judge this sexist, brutal society and call it what it is -- wrong.

[Anonymous]

Huh? What issue would I have. The teacher is now male and living as a man.

Also, kids are very accepting when you explain things to them. It's adults that have issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How does everyone feel about having a transgendered formerly male teacher in elementary school? DC law would encourage their hiring, however, I would like to know how parents feel about this honestly. I have very mixed feelings. On the one hand, given that students themselves may be confronting and dealing with such issues or may help kids who have a parent that is going through transition, even at an early age, it could be important to have a role model that has been through this sort of thing. Then again, I think it might also bring alot of questions and confusion to kids at an early age before they're ready to deal with this.

I would have no issue with this, my primary focus would be on whether she is a good teacher for my child.

Then again, I am one of those transgender "former males" myself.

And as someone who has had some anxiety about how I, my family and most of all my child will be received upon starting in DCPS because of my life history: thank you for giving me hope, 90%+ of the posters in this thread.

Would love it if you did an AMA!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? What issue would I have. The teacher is now male and living as a man.

Also, kids are very accepting when you explain things to them. It's adults that have issues.

That's because kids are -- basically -- uneducated, ill-informed and extremely gullible.

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine why it would concern anyone if their child's teacher was transgender. It's not catching. At any rate, I suspect you think this is far more common than it actually is.

And there's also already at least one thread on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd just tell my kid that some people are a little whacky, but you still have to respect them as your teacher.

I'd take a Klinger from Mash over a real looney like Bruce Jenner though.

This. I'd explain that some people march to a different beat. Your job is to be courteous, obey the rules and complete your work. Nothing more nothing less. The only thing that would tick me off would be teacher making a big deal about it or started preaching some agenda. I personally don't agree with transgender. But, I do agree with being courteous and respectful to everyone. I don't want someone preaching to me about how "normal" it is and they won't here from me about how unnatural it is. We all get along.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No problem with the transgender person. You can go F yourself if you don't like it. Or move to Alabama or Saudi Arabia so you can repress people like that.

+1! And I work for DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No problem with the transgender person. You can go F yourself if you don't like it. Or move to Alabama or Saudi Arabia so you can repress people like that.

Wow. Spoken like a truly dogmatic liberal. I've lived in Saudi Arabia, you have not and you are stereotyping. It is a wonderful, welcoming country. Perhaps more civilized than DC.

Oh yeah--Saudi Arabia is REAL CIVILIZED! Don't they have Sharia law there? Don't allow women to do anything? Have an ABSOLUTE MONARCHY? Stone people to death for certain crimes? Behead others?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No problem with the transgender person. You can go F yourself if you don't like it. Or move to Alabama or Saudi Arabia so you can repress people like that.

Wow. Spoken like a truly dogmatic liberal. I've lived in Saudi Arabia, you have not and you are stereotyping. It is a wonderful, welcoming country. Perhaps more civilized than DC.

Nice try. it's actually a brutal dictatorship where guest workers and women are horribly abused. Do you lobby for them?

Its a different culture and who can say what is right or wrong. Its what the culture and community decides. Their culture has been around for thousands of years, the US has only been around for less than 300 and current progressive radical culture for only about 8-10. So who are we to judge anyone. Who is to know what is right or wrong. And speaking for the women there, at least among the families I met they lead very nice lives and wouldn't want it any other way. Frankly more stable and comfortable lives than most people I know here in DC. Their society is very safe, clean and speaking of the guest workers, at least they have an organized guest worker program which includes a pathway to citizenship hard though it may be. Moreover, the guest workers wouldn't go to Saudi Arabia if they had better options back home, but they don't. It is their choice.

You are freaking nuts. What does length of time in existence have to do with anything? People who choose to live like it is still the middle ages are "just different?" We can absolutely judge this sexist, brutal society and call it what it is -- wrong.

And I'm calling you out for what you are: an islamaphobe and racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd just tell my kid that some people are a little whacky, but you still have to respect them as your teacher.

I'd take a Klinger from Mash over a real looney like Bruce Jenner though.

This. I'd explain that some people march to a different beat. Your job is to be courteous, obey the rules and complete your work. Nothing more nothing less. The only thing that would tick me off would be teacher making a big deal about it or started preaching some agenda. I personally don't agree with transgender. But, I do agree with being courteous and respectful to everyone. I don't want someone preaching to me about how "normal" it is and they won't here from me about how unnatural it is. We all get along.

I am the OP, actually, I am a little more open to it than that. But this is my basic concern. I honestly from my own level don't care, but I get concerned if about how much about sex, gender and that stuff is taught to children period from anyone at an early age. I'd be totally cool with it if the theoretical person were discreet, but if it became a big deal at the school and openly discussed by the teacher and others I don't know if it would be appropriate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No problem with the transgender person. You can go F yourself if you don't like it. Or move to Alabama or Saudi Arabia so you can repress people like that.

Wow. Spoken like a truly dogmatic liberal. I've lived in Saudi Arabia, you have not and you are stereotyping. It is a wonderful, welcoming country. Perhaps more civilized than DC.

Nice try. it's actually a brutal dictatorship where guest workers and women are horribly abused. Do you lobby for them?

Its a different culture and who can say what is right or wrong. Its what the culture and community decides. Their culture has been around for thousands of years, the US has only been around for less than 300 and current progressive radical culture for only about 8-10. So who are we to judge anyone. Who is to know what is right or wrong. And speaking for the women there, at least among the families I met they lead very nice lives and wouldn't want it any other way. Frankly more stable and comfortable lives than most people I know here in DC. Their society is very safe, clean and speaking of the guest workers, at least they have an organized guest worker program which includes a pathway to citizenship hard though it may be. Moreover, the guest workers wouldn't go to Saudi Arabia if they had better options back home, but they don't. It is their choice.

You are freaking nuts. What does length of time in existence have to do with anything? People who choose to live like it is still the middle ages are "just different?" We can absolutely judge this sexist, brutal society and call it what it is -- wrong.

And I'm calling you out for what you are: an islamaphobe and racist.

Nice try, but so wrong. Please go back to your "world policy 101" class, PP. You still have a lot to learn about the real world.