One Teacher in Ten: Gay and Lesbian Educators Tell Their Stories

By: Kevin Jennings

Book Overview

Gay teachers share their experiences, and describe the obstacles they have faced and their career successes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555832636
• ISBN13: 9781555832636
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Alyson Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 5.5" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Insightful

This is a collection of experiences and how they changed lives. I recommend this book, because it does help reconcile professional expectations with personal experience.

Very Inspiring

Prepare to be inspired! This is one of the most important education books to come out in 2005. In this edition of new essays, almost 40 educators tell their stories. Not only do educators from all over the U.S. weigh in on this critical topic, but essays from educators in Canada, England, and Japan are also included. Sometimes second editions are a letdown. But after ten years of work, Kevin Jennings and his team have compiled a second edition worthy of sharing a title with the now-classic One Teacher in 10. I've been reading the stories and they run the range from poignant to funny to energizing. I think this book can be helpful to educators, students, professors, parents, LGBT, and allied. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Prologue Part One: Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are Part Two: Lessons Taught...and Learned Part Three: May-September Part Four: Change Agents About the contributors About the editor

A book for all educators!

This is a book _all_ educators should read. Some stories are hilarious, others are poignant and touching but all of them tell stories of personal journeys from the educational closet to life in the open and places emphasis on the personal decisions of individual educators. Worth reading for not just educators, but for parents, students, community members and administrators regardless of sexual orientation.

GLSEN and This book

I have read it several times, lost it and am about to buy it again. I am a new teacher adn I have found it is not only a wonderful text full of stories to remind us that we aren't alone, but also, a great book to keep in your classroom to remind students not to be so quick to judge. I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Kevin Jennings when I was in grad school. Not only has he done a fantastic job editing this book, but has worked his passion and magic on GLSEN, a resource for ALL educators. Don't even begin to have second thoughts about buying this book, it will be the best choice you make all year!

Another Teacher In Ten

Reading Kevin Jennings' One Teacher In Ten lets gay and lesbian educators know that they are not alone. The stories shared by real teachers - men and women - from all regions of the country, speak to us all. Even non-gay readers can connect with the feelings of these educators who have one (very large) piece of their identities now under public display. As classroom leaders, teachers are asked to be model people. Thus, they often feel a need to disguise elements of their beings which might run contrary to the perceived public norm. Gay and lesbian educators perhaps feel this more strongly than others. Yet part of being leadership models for youth entails being honest and forthright about one's self. Jennings' subjects have taken a stand to be honest, proud citizens who contribute to the building of modern society. They make no apologies for the people they are and thus serve as daring role-models for their students. Reading these stories is to be proud of the many gay and lesbian educators who are not afraid to let students, families, faculty, and administrators know that they are valuable voices delivering quality learning. They teach not only their subject areas, but also the lesson that we are most valued when we value ourselves.