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Gilbert Valadez recalls how, when he was a 1st grade teacher, he worked with a student to overcome a situation related to her gender identity. He suggests that any teacher working in public school adopt an inclusive attitude about all students and help students become comfortable with their own gender expressions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents the short story "Perfect Day: A Meditation About Teaching," by Gilbert Valadez.

Discusses teaching in a multi-cultural and multi-language classroom. Examples of interactions which teachers may face in diverse classrooms; Opinion that attitudes of openness and acceptance should be developed by teachers of immigrant children; Integration of an immigrant Chinese girl into a classroom in the United States.