Call for Help in Organizing and Launching New Teacher Blog!
Lady Teachers – a new blog for teachers interested in change
Hi teachers! My name is Rachel. I’m a high school substitute teacher who cannot stop dreaming of the day when she has her own classroom. I don’t know about you, but I often find the position of substitute teaching to be an isolating one. Teachers, in general, are given too few opportunities to interact, share ideas, and celebrate what an awesome job we’re doing. That’s why I’d like to start an internet community/resource sharing/blog/general celebratory space of teachers who share my passion for social justice and inclusive education. I’d love to hear from you if you are interested in being a part of this new project! My aim in this message is to provide a brief overview of how I see this developing and to solicit lots of voices to help organize and brainstorm ideas!
Lady Teachers is a blog for educators interested in creating accessible and inclusive classrooms and curriculum. It celebrates the teaching profession as one capable of incredible social change.
Lady Teachers is about empowering ourselves as teachers, about sharing meaningful resources, and about modelling the kind of innovative, anti-oppression, anti-racist, equal opportunity, creative, body loving, empathetic, inclusive and radical education that we believe will change our students’ lives and build strong, healthy communities
What We Are Interested In
Social justice, accessibility, gay-straight alliances and queer positive curriculum, community-building, volunteerism, anti-racism, school breakfast programs, social justice clubs, feminism, school gardens, providing space for student voices, building empathy, promoting body love/positivity, diversity, curriculum building, empowering our students.
The name of the blog came out of a hilarious sign over one of the staff bathrooms in the school where I occasionally teach. The bathroom for male staff members is simply labelled “Male Teachers”, while the one for female staff members is labelled “Lady Teachers”. No doubt, a bathroom for “lady teachers” has perfume & powder puff lined counters, pink sinks, and doily covers on all of the toilets. I’m interested in the feminisation of the teaching profession, so I was all over this little gem. I’m reclaiming the name.
To be clear, “Lady Teachers” is not a blog exclusively for female teachers. It is, however, a blog that addresses inequalities in the education system and the classroom. I felt as though “Lady Teachers” summed that up perfectly.
If you are currently working as a teacher, a substitute teacher or a student teacher and are interested in sharing your insights or resources, Lady Teachers would love to hear from you. This blog is dedicated to including all voices in the education system, especially those that are marginalised or otherwise silenced. All contributions are welcome! If you know of any teachers on tumblr who might be interested, please spread the word!
In fact, spread the word far and wide regardless!
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