Raising Ollie How My Nonbinary Art Nerd Kid Changed Nearly Everything I Know 1st Edition by Tom Rademacher ISBN 9781452966373 1452966370

Raising Ollie How My Nonbinary Art Nerd Kid Changed Nearly Everything I Know 1st Edition by Tom Rademacher – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 9781452966373 ,1452966370
Full download Raising Ollie How My Nonbinary Art Nerd Kid Changed Nearly Everything I Know 1st Edition after payment

Product details:
ISBN 10: 1452966370
ISBN 13: 9781452966373
Author: Tom Rademacher

The account of one radically new school year for a Teacher of the Year and for his nonbinary, art-obsessed, brilliant child
Seven-year-old Ollie was researching local advanced school programs—because every second grader does that, right? Ollie, who used to hate weekends because they meant no school, was crying on the way to school almost every day. Sure, there were the slings and arrows of bullies and bad teachers, but, maybe worse, Ollie, a funny, anxious, smart kid with a thing for choir and an eye for graphic art, was gravely underchallenged and also struggling with identity and how to live totally as themselves. Ollie begged to switch to a new school with “kids like me,” where they wouldn’t feel so alone, or so bored, and so they made the change.
Raising Ollie is dad Tom Rademacher’s story (really, many stories) of that eventful and sometimes painful school year, parenting Ollie and relearning every day what it means to be a father and teacher. As Ollie—who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, and prefers art to athletics, vegetables to cake, and animals to most humans—flourishes in their new school, Rademacher is making an eye-opening adjustment to a new school of his own, one that’s whiter and more suburban than anywhere he has previously taught, with a history of racial tension that he tries to address and navigate.
While Ollie is learning to code, 3D model, animate, speak Japanese, and finally feel comfortable at school, Rademacher increasingly sees how his own educational struggles, anxieties, and childhood upbringing are reflected in his teaching, writing, and parenting, as well as in Ollie’s experience. And with this story of one anything-but-academic year of inquiry and wonder, doubt and revelation, he shows us how raising a kid changes everything—and how much raising a kid like Ollie can teach us about who we are and what we’re doing in the world.

Raising Ollie How My Nonbinary Art Nerd Kid Changed Nearly Everything I Know 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Beginning of Our Story

• A Life Before Ollie’s Arrival

• The Early Signs and Questions

• The First Conversations About Identity

3. Chapter 2: Discovering Ollie’s Identity

• The Moment of Realization

• Exploring Nonbinary Gender

• Navigating the Language of Identity

4. Chapter 3: The Art of Being Ollie

• Embracing Creativity and Expression

• Ollie’s Artistic Journey

• How Art Became a Key Part of Our Story

5. Chapter 4: Breaking Down Expectations

• Challenging Gender Norms

• Redefining Family Roles and Relationships

• Learning to Let Go of Old Beliefs

6. Chapter 5: The Ups and Downs of Parenting a Nonbinary Kid

• Finding Support and Dealing with Resistance

• Celebrating Small Wins

• Overcoming Challenges in Society and School

7. Chapter 6: Ollie’s Voice, Our Journey

• Supporting Ollie’s Expression and Choices

• Standing Up for Ollie in a World That Doesn’t Always Understand

• The Power of Listening and Respecting

8. Chapter 7: Changing My Own Perspectives

• How Raising Ollie Shifted My Understanding of Gender

• The Lessons I Learned as a Parent

• Embracing Uncertainty and Growth

9. Chapter 8: Family and Community Reactions

• Navigating Conversations with Extended Family and Friends

• Finding Allies and Advocates

• Creating a Safe Space for Ollie and Others

10. Chapter 9: The Future of Gender and Identity

• What Ollie’s Journey Means for the Next Generation

• Hope for a More Inclusive World

• Looking Ahead with Love and Acceptance

People also search for Raising Ollie How My Nonbinary Art Nerd Kid Changed Nearly Everything I Know 1st Edition:

    
naz nonbinary norris nuts
    
ollie ninja
    
6 nerd
    
4 nerds one bird
    
ollie x factor

Tags: Tom Rademacher, Raising Ollie, Nonbinary Art, Nerd Kid, Everything