That is, provided we are not afraid to listen and give credence to different voices. They are a melange of ethnic backgrounds, ages, and life experiences, a generation or two different from the much more homogeneous group with whom I attended college in the late 1960s, and I think how much richer education can be today with so many diverse viewpoints close at hand. I seek out the students' eyes, as many as will meet my gaze. I am short, athletically built, with a full, trimmed beard, a balding head, and a deep voice. To most students I look like a professor, a psychologist, or a businessman. "You all know what sex you are, right?" That's how I like to start. Don't worry! I'll try to give you some space!Īnyway, this is a segment of chapter 1 of the book Becoming a Visible Man about the difference between gender and sex, and how we know what we are. So, I know I've posted several long posts recently, but I am *horrible* at remembering things I need to post, so I'm going to post this, and then get off of here.
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