'I'm grateful, as a parent, that the administrators were willing to listen to what I had to say.'
I'm so grateful that these books were available to help educate my children on what it means to be an LGBTQ+ person in our world today. It was an important step toward my goal of
early on. I wanted to be proactive, and didn't want to wait until they came to me with questions that were difficult, leaving me to answer as someone who hasn't lived those experiences.So when I realized that these books might not be as available to my kids' peers as they were to mine, I wanted to do something about it. I emailed my son's elementary school principal to ask her if there were any children's books in the libraries or classrooms which.
She emailed the library director of the entire school district, which is decently diverse, to get the lowdown. We found out that there were a fewin each of the six elementary schools in our school district — a start, at least, but I thought it was important to try to do better, so I emailed the principal offering a few titles for books that my children enjoyed and I thought helped them understand LGTBQ+ issues.
I'm grateful, as a parent, that the administrators were transparent about their shortcomings, and willing to listen to what I had to say — and that they had the resources to order more books . From my conversations with them, I could tell that they genuinely cared about creating a welcoming, empathetic
for all their students. I'm grateful they understood that a well-rounded education goes beyond math and reading test scores, and is equally about growing in compassion for all students and people.
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