Hardships Faced By A State Teacher Who Is A Gay

Brett Bigham, a young teacher, received the Oregon State Teacher award of the year 2014. He is one among the members of National Network of State Teachers. He has written several books on autism and is concerned about the issues faced by LGBTQ educators. He was one of the gay teachers to receive the state teacher's award. In his childhood, one of his friends experienced break up with her girl date. Brett showed him opportunities for a better future. But his friend ended his life with a gunshot. According to Brett, only a gay teacher can help people like his friend. 

In spite of Brett being a successful and highly recognized teacher in his district, he was not allowed to inform in public that he is a gay teacher. He was not allowed to write or speak in public about gay. The district must approve all his words to the public. Brett loved his job, and the thoughts of his friend, who committed suicide continued to haunt him. He was strong with a resource for education topics. He was one among the teachers who were awarded the best teacher award by the President of the United States. In the press conference arranged in White House Bret spoke out in favour of the LGBT people. He openly declared that he is a gay teacher who works for the future of the younger gay population. 

The district took stern action against Bret for his open confession as a gay teacher. He was not allowed to attend the Gay Straight Alliance club meet for preventing the suicide of gay people. But anyway Bret managed to participate in the meet on his personal day. He was fired for his act, but he got back his job with various fights. He continued to attend GSA meet to encourage young gay kids. 

Know About The Changes In Preparation Strategy Of UPSC Exams

Every year civil service examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission. It is a competitive examination conducted to select right candidates for IAS, IPS, IFS officers and other administrative positions. In the past cracking UPSC exams was a nightmare for people in remote areas. But today the civil service exam trend has been drastically changed due to constant plea from civil service aspirants. The UPSC exams have been revolutionized in recent years to offer equal opportunities to all sections of people in the country.  Thus the preparation strategy should also be changed based on the current trend of civil service exams. Exam preparation strategy from Karnataka toppers would help aspiring candidates to clear the UPSC exams. 

The following are some of the changes in the preparation strategy of civil service exams.

Recent Trend In UPSC Exams

Civil service exam is one of the highly coveted competitive exams of thousands of candidates in India. In earlier days, only people who spend lakhs of money on IAS training can crack the exams. But today the trend has changed. Aspirants from all part of the country can crack the civil service exam without attending coaching classes. This is because recently, the questions of preliminary and main examination seem to be direct from the UPSC prescribed syllabus. This helps candidates from remote areas to gain the upper hand in the UPSC exams.

Change In Preparation Strategy

You don't need to invest lakhs of money on coaching institutes for preparing for civil service exams. Candidates need the right guidance for the exam. With proper guidance and a clear understanding of the syllabus, it is possible to clear the exam. Analyzing previous year question papers would give an overall idea about the UPSC exam pattern. NCERT textbooks and other standard reference books would help candidates who prepare for the civil service exams. Reading newspapers and magazines can help to prepare for current affairs of UPSC exams. Taking up several mock tests would help to face the UPSC exams with confidence.