"Ms. Castro, me puede llamar Sebastian en vez de Juan*?"
"Umm...claro que sí."
At the beginning of the school year, one of my 6-year-old students decided to change his name a few months into 1st grade. I went with it, as did the rest of the class, & learning went on, normal as usual.
The confusing & comical moment in which he asked me for permission to do so always replays in my head. This child made it so easy to change something so important in his life - his name - & everyone was so accepting of it.
I wonder what life would be like if all changes were this easy to make.
By the way, I want to be called Queen B now...
*Names have been changed.
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