“As a trans youth, I have had hard experiences in school. One day during remote learning, I had my preferred name and pronouns listed on my Zoom screen. During class, my teacher told me in the chat to change my preferred name and pronouns, saying that what I listed on the zoom screen was not appropriate and that I was being disruptive. In that moment, I felt really disrespected and became so frustrated that I had to leave the Zoom session to calm down.” — Theresa
This website is dedicated to the valuable lessons we can learn from students’ own experiences about how to create better schools. Decisions about schooling are often made without listening deeply to students themselves. But students are in the best position to understand what they need in order to do well in school.
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