Yes! I was so confused by that comment, the person clearly misunderstood stereotypes for culture. I dealt with the "acting white" problem so much in my life that now when I see it I just get on my soapbox. I think it is society's way of telling us that we are not meant to be educated or sound "articulate" that is only…

Uh, yeah...I'm also a teacher. The disgusting thing is how many teachers I KNOW that have had sex with a student. (Full disclosure, I think even knowing one is disgusting.) And I know THREE teachers who married a former student, whom they were secretly dating while they were in high school...two male, one female.

And that this sort of attitude is actually fucking up healthy student/teacher relationships. Your 4 year olds are peeing themselves because no one is allowed to help them with their drawstrings. You can't hug or pat the back of a crying 6 year old. The 5 year old girl who's crying because her ponytail slid out and is…

I can't even begin to tell you how many people think it's funny to give you a wink and a smile when they find out what you do.

Well, I think that depends. Like you showed, Venezuela is NOT a homogeneous country, so the plastic surgery is interesting. Then you gotta also remember that many Latin American countries participated in systematic "blanqueamiento" (or whitening of the country) and that makes for a more interesting backdrop for this…

saw this on facebook, love it

Bless you. Good teachers - especially in middle school - are a treasure.

When I meet guys at bars and tell them I'm a teacher the rest of the conversation hinges on their reaction.

Excuse me?

Word. However, the book sounds like it may criticize those normalizing attitudes.

THIS! I've had to tell people my whole life as a mixed race Latina. WHITE PEOPLE DON'T OWN EDUCATION!

As a female teacher — of middle school — in Florida— can I just say that I'm **REALLY** tired of hearing about stuff like this. I can't even begin to tell you how many people think it's funny to give you a wink and a smile when they find out what you do.

I know people who have pulled it off. They are usually the people who, like you, put the emphasis on the celebration and togetherness aspect and not the dog-and-pony-show-look-how-much-we-spent aspect. We actually didn't spend that much, but then both sets of parents started clamoring for us to invite people we didn't…

The guy actually said "adorbs." I wasn't aware that was something people said aloud. Well, I learned something new today. Oh, and BABY GOAAATS!!

It cheapens her entire experience by making it palatable for modern audiences.

He has that strange thing where he looks like an old guy who looks young, I think it is partly from his very angular face which usually happens to guys in their late 30's early 40's when they lose some of their fat in their face. I also think that's why guys who were cute but not exactly super handsome when they were…

I would argue that the arts are more important for humanity than many other things. Like a lot more important.

My friend just looked over at this and exclaimed 'white baby problems.'