Michael can be found at http://ftmichael.tashari.org/ Reply
Michael discovered unschooling when he was a senior in college (spring 2004), just in time to become certified as a classroom teacher for grades 1-6. Due to his increased awareness of the damaging nature of compulsory schooling, brought about both by his reading about unschooling and his own experiences working as a teacher and student, he has resolved to never work as a classroom teacher again. (He was a teacher long before getting certified, and continues to be.) A proud INFJ, he is thinking about eventually going to grad school and becoming a licensed child/family therapist. For now he works in child care, spending about 10 hours a week (not enough) with a delightful, if occasionally annoying, schooled 13 year old and about 11 hours a week (also not enough) with two other delightful schooled kids, ages 12 and 8. Reply
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These are nifty. TheTruthAboutEducation and The "Products" of Education Reply
Names: Michael. That's about it, really. Never Mike. Reply
Pronouns: He/him. Reply
Birthdate: 28 March. Reply
Age: Old enough to know better, too young to care. If you have any basic respect for me, do not ask my age. It infuriates me. Reply
Astrology: Aries sun, Cancer rising, moon in Taurus. I can give you the rest if you'd like - just ask. http://alabe.com/freechart/ if such things interest you. Reply
Marked physical characteristics: I'm the little one. 5'2" and a little underweight. Reply
I wear: A blue baseball cap that says Transboy on it, a grey or navy hoodie or a plaid flannel button-up shirt, T-shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers. Reply
I live: Just outside Boston, MA. Reply
I'm currently: At home. (26/01/07) Reply
Status: There's this boy. 'Nuff said. Reply
Job: Caring for three great kids, but very few hours. I'd love to be a data entry grunt that never has to talk on the phone or deal with people. Reply
NBTSC: Never been, too big a kid. Can't afford the trek to Quo Vadis, sadly. Perhaps someday. Reply
Interests (edited from my LJ): Accents, acceptance, activism, AIM, American Sign Language, anti-oppression, attention deficit disorder, baseball, being, being small, books, children, civil rights, compassion, diversity, Eddie Izzard, empathy, England, family, feminism, foreign language, freedom, friends, FTM, gay dads, gay/straight alliance, genderqueer, GLBTQXYZ, hamsters, Harry Potter, home repair, HTML, hugs, Indigo Girls, INFJ, intelligence, internet, intersex, little kids, martial arts, music, musical theatre, open-mindedness, pansexuality, parenting, psychology, puppies, queer youth, sarcasm, social justice, Spanish, spirituality, tattoos, testosterone, theatre, Trans issues, Transgender Day of Remembrance, trauma survivors, Uechi Ryu, unschooling, Venus Envy, wolves, women's rights, youth empowerment. *whew* Reply
Favourite colour: Blue. Dark colours in general. Hate pastels. Reply
Favourite books: The Giver, A Wrinkle In Time, The TLH, anything by .Kate Bornstein or Leslie Feinberg or Chris Crutcher, Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, ravenShadow (not connected to the other Shadow books) Reply
Favourite films: Beautiful Thing, Broken Hearts Club, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Ma Vie En Rose (My Life In Pink), X-Men, X2: X-Men United Reply
Favourite music: Indigo Girls, Green Day. Most of my CDs are random mixes. Reply
Favourite foods: Chocolate, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, ground beef with pasta in tomato sauce, three-cheese Hamburger Helper, ice cream (mint chocolate chip or chocolate), really good homemade chicken or matzo ball soup. Many many others depending on my mood. Reply
Things I have a thing for: Kids and wolves. Reply
Places I feel safe: At home. With aforementioned boy. Sometimes with my friends in various environments. In Trans/genderqueer space. GenderCrash. Reply
School: Public K-12, bachelor's degree in American Studies (profound waste of time), certification to teach grades 1-6, finally deschooling and pondering getting a master's and becoming a clinical therapist. Reply
Ask me about: Being Trans, why I'm Trans with a capital T, quotes, school sucking, children, or whatever else you like. Reply
Other stuff: I'm one half of a two-headed god. Be afraid, be very afraid. Reply
Comments: What else do you want to know about me? Post below. Reply
I just thought I'd say that Michael is Teh Man. Reply
Aw! I wish you'd signed your name, secret admirer. :) —Michael Reply
Your website is the bestest. Really, really, really like it. And you rock in general. ~Newt Reply
Michael is pretty awesome. I'm glad he managed to make it out here to the left coast 'cos spending time with him was a blast. —Joshua Reply
Interesting. The above If you have any basic respect for me, do not ask my age. It infuriates me.
is the only thing that diminishes my respect for you. Reply
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