As you all probably know, I am a teacher. I teach Middle School English to be specific. Every year, my Advisory class is a group of about 12-15 girls. And every year, I try to instill in my girls a sense of confidence, a sense of pride in self, and self-love. This school year has proven no different. I work in a very diverse school, but across race and ethnicities, I notice that almost all my girls suffer from peer pressure to be something other than who and what they are. A lot of this is puberty, I know, but I remind them at all times that being you is okay. But I rarely tell them these things. I show them. This is a photo shoot we conducted Friday in which I attempted to show them how to be fabulous at all times. We were on the playground, and the boys (ugh) were watching us, so of course they were embarrassed . But then I showed them that playing small doesn’t serve us. They were embarrassed for me (as they always are regarding what I wear, say, how I act, etc.), but I asked them, “turn down for what?!”
Of course, school rules prohibit me from posting pictures of my students on my blog, but rest assured, they were serving the entire time.