he remembers feeling in-between genders as early as preschool.
I work in kindergarten. You can give boy a pink bowl/mug and he will say that he is now a girl, not because he is 'genderfluid' but because such things are funny to 4 year olds.
Sometimes I wonder how many boys in western countries were chemically castrated because their teacher gave them a wrong cup
Why? It's the most woman-dominated field in the world, it must be utter torture to do it every day.
I can agree that female preschool teachers can be fkn annoying and the fact that every document I have to sign and which treats me like a woman is beyond degrading (in polish almost every verb is gendered; most documents created for preschool teachers simply don't have space for male verbs or pronouns) but thanks to me some kids have a fatherly figure for the first time in their young lives. I might suffer from time to time, but the knowledge that those kids will have a better future makes it all worthwhile in the end.
Edit: Thank you guys for all your kind comments. It's rare for me to hear a compliment and your comments gave me energy to keep going.
I couldn't do it, but good for you man. I'm impressed with anyone who can deal with all the bullshit that comes along with being a male teacher in order to make a positive impact on young kids.
If all teachers were men the world would be in a much, much better place. That's not to say there aren't many great female teachers, but for every one of them there's probably 50 who are total psychos.
I work in kindergarten. You can give boy a pink bowl/mug and he will say that he is now a girl, not because he is 'genderfluid' but because such things are funny to 4 year olds.
Sometimes I wonder how many boys in western countries were chemically castrated because their teacher gave them a wrong cup
Why? It's the most woman-dominated field in the world, it must be utter torture to do it every day.
If it makes you feel better, the mothers were just looking for any excuse.
I can agree that female preschool teachers can be fkn annoying and the fact that every document I have to sign and which treats me like a woman is beyond degrading (in polish almost every verb is gendered; most documents created for preschool teachers simply don't have space for male verbs or pronouns) but thanks to me some kids have a fatherly figure for the first time in their young lives. I might suffer from time to time, but the knowledge that those kids will have a better future makes it all worthwhile in the end.
Edit: Thank you guys for all your kind comments. It's rare for me to hear a compliment and your comments gave me energy to keep going.
I couldn't do it, but good for you man. I'm impressed with anyone who can deal with all the bullshit that comes along with being a male teacher in order to make a positive impact on young kids.
If all teachers were men the world would be in a much, much better place. That's not to say there aren't many great female teachers, but for every one of them there's probably 50 who are total psychos.
Na zdrowie! Thanks for being there for the kids that need you.
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