Education’s “Me Too” Moment Teacher pay is sexist and damages both teachers and students. While the “Me Too” movement has exposed sexual discrimination rampant in Hollywood, the more mundane sexual discrimination issue holding back educators remains muted. The adjacent teacher accounts reveal financial insecurity, and research says that teaching induces stress too (Rand 2022). The anxiety begins with
By Ghadir Al Saghir Conversations with school principals who host minoritized student groups at their schools can be eye-opening. A project I did in Lebanon had me going to schools that host refugee students to explore the role of principals in building healthy school environments for the kids. The conversations I had showed that the
Photo by Rene Bernal on Unsplash I recently attended the 2023 American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference, where I presented a poster on supporting youth experiencing intergenerational conflict (IC) in immigrant families. As a first-time attendee, the conference was a significant opportunity to improve my public speaking and open communication skills and networking. My presentation aimed to promote mental
