This is the “Emergency Certified” Teacher Facebook group.
These people possibly have bachelor’s degrees, but in subjects completely unrelated to the subjects they will be teaching.
Common complaints are about the tests being too hard (they aren’t, you can memorize the questions on fucking quizlet).
My first year teaching I was pulled aside and told by my principal, “you actually have a degree in this, you’ll have to step in to help your team” - because the other science teachers were a Physical Education teacher and the schools secretary.
But no f-ggots allowed! Being a drag queen on the weekends disqualifies you to be a school principal now, no matter how good you were at it.
I will qualify that I struggled with the mild/moderate test (still passed but had to study) because it was quite literally incorrect about ASD. But Oklahoma is mostly about torturing autistic kids anyway.
This is just most education systems in America. You're autistic or have other learning disabilities? Fuck you.
Unless you're in a wealthy school district without easy access to a specialized school for "those people", your options are limited if you're in public school.
And I love teaching autistic kids. Please put me in a group of autistic children. I would absolutely fucking love to teach science to a group of autistic children.
But I am transgender, so I can’t. I don’t count as a human being where I live. Nothing would make me happier than spending all day teaching chemistry and physics but I can’t.
Maybe you could run a science program at your local library? They tend to be more welcoming.
As an aside, you implied in the OP that you were(are?) a drag queen on the weekends. Do you mind if I ask - I've never been quite sure about the self identity of drag queens.
Is a person a drag queen only when they perform in drag? That is, are you still a queen when you are in regular clothes at the grocery store? Also, is the drag queen the personality of the character you play, or the person doing the performing?
I’m not the drag queen - I was referring to a different individual - a case that should have been picked up by the media but wasn’t.
I am trans.
I think the answer to your question is that a drag queen is really their personality when they are in drag.
I have a similar type of job to running a science program at a library, but it is part time and I do not have health insurance.
Oh, sorry friend! I misinterpreted you and I apologize.
Confusingly, your answer is a little different than the other one I got! I'll find a drag performer in real life and ask them.
You can think of it like performers. An actress is still an actress outside of her performances, but she won't be the character she portrays. On the other hand there are music artists that take their character outside of a performance, in interviews for example. Lady Gaga and Poppy are people who come to mind in that regard
Thank you, that's a helpful analogy!