I was said to be a transphobe because I would not recognize any gender other than male and female

I told them, science is not about about feelings

You did that in the middle of class?

females creates eggs and males produce sperm

yes

Awesome

the professor wanted to see how his graduate assistant would fair against a grown adult

I graduated at age 40

so I was about 39 at this time

I want to see how kids are changing

See that is part of what made me wanna be a teacher

I like the job, teaching, you can really make a positive impact

I get told horror stories from the kids weekly

My mother was a teacher, I don't want to teach at a public school

I have some that are cutters and such

Self harm?

but they'll tell ya anything if you're not judgemental

yeah

Yeah they crave attention

it takes a soft touch at times

But

Not to be rude

I know they need to be cared for

the real problem is knowing when to be firm

Right

and to what lengths you go in being firm

Probably when they resort to the idea that they should die etc

They blame themselves for things but punish themselves too hard without fixing anything

Fix it and stop hurting yourself

But then you say "you matter" etc

actually, its funny, I've started a few programs on campus that has helped them get distracted from their normal everyday teenage angsty shit

Like what

I am working on building a YouTube channel for the kids

showing them ways to make money

be creative

Sounds like you're a natural teacher now

How long have you been doing this

it helps them by focusing on something other than how they're limited outside of school

first year

God damn

second semester