{"product_id":"voices-carry-a-story-of-teaching-transitions-truths-hardcover","title":"Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, \u0026 Truths - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaven Oak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRules of Teaching: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003eClone thyselfLearn teleportation. The sooner the better.Trust no one.\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the rules I learned as a middle school teacher, though it was the last one that drove me from the classroom forever. Like many educators, I couldn't survive the politics. After thirteen years, I bailed. How did I, an abuse-surviving queer, end up teaching in the middle of the Bible Belt? Better yet, how did I survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Rule of Life: \u003c\/strong\u003e Neither my silence nor my identity is for sale at any price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy former vice principal said it best \u003cem\u003e(though I wasn't supposed to see that email)\u003c\/em\u003e when he asked, \"Why does she always have to write a damn novel?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo here I am. Writing a \u003cem\u003edamn\u003c\/em\u003e novel. As to the why...because I believe in changing the world, one word at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNavigating discrimination, whether it's from employers, medical professionals, colleagues, or family, is often fraught with uncertainty. Join Raven Oak on their journey of transition and self-discovery in a world built on silence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48816258318584,"sku":"9781947712249","price":42.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/lLzCf5PSFi9781947712249.webp?v=1780570158","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/voices-carry-a-story-of-teaching-transitions-truths-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}