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Case: Talking like a white girl
I work at an inner-city school and I am the only white person in the classroom. Whenever I have a behavior issue with a student, I follow our school guidelines. When discussing it with my mentor teacher and team leader, they always respond that I need to quit talking to my students like a white girl. They inform me that my students come from the ghetto and sometimes it is necessary to be loud and "ghetto" to get respect from students. I don't agree with this. Any suggestions of how to get respect from my students and have them follow the rules of the classroom?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I have been in this situation and what I found out is that you don't have to change how you talk but more so the way you say things. I have found the best way to reinforce rules/expectations is to just be very matter of fact. I don't yell, I don't roll my eyes or anything disrespectful, but I'd simply say things like, "Well, the expectation is X, and you did Y, so Z happens. I'm so, so sorry," and it has really worked. It sends out the message that everyone gets the same exact treatment, so the question of fairness is never tried. Yes, I have seen African-American teachers talk to their students as if they were their own children, which I feel isn't my character, so I chose to be dry instead. I have also found that by saying please and thank you helps and addressing students by "ladies and gentlemen" rather than "girls and boys" is also effective with a difficult population. Also- the quieter and more calmly I speak, the more surprised the kid seems to be, since I think that a lot of the times behavior issues tend to want to get a rise out of teachers for humor, and they usually chill. I do get joked on for "being white-ish" by some students, but as the year progressed, they have responded quite positively to my "uniqueness". |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: You have to do what is best for you. Great comment. |
| Rated On: October 3, 2015 4:48 pm |
| Rated By: puQuZu |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: Giving a template of how to respond makes it easier to implement in the classroom. |
| Rated On: October 13, 2015 1:44 am |
| Rated By: uVeWar |
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| Comments: I think this solution is a good one and I would use it. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 12:39 pm |
| Rated By: PyNaTy |
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| Comments: . |
| Rated On: November 2, 2015 4:47 am |
| Rated By: uSezaV |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: . |
| Rated On: November 3, 2015 8:33 pm |
| Rated By: yDyjuB |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: this is a nice spin to like she said "treating students like your kid" but i dont see it working 100% of the time. you'll have that one student who will not respond well to your dry approach. i do love that she hold the children to being more than just "boys and girl" but ladies and gentilmen. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2016 1:06 am |
| Rated By: uBuDub |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: Very well said! Making sure to treat everyone equally is very important. |
| Rated On: October 15, 2016 11:36 pm |
| Rated By: ematen |
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| Comments: This is a great solution to this case and is very useful. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2016 8:20 pm |
| Rated By: zevuBa |
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| Comments: I really like the point of addressing the students as adults. |
| Rated On: March 5, 2017 7:03 pm |
| Rated By: uheVaX |
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| Comments: Great response! I like that you go for dry and I would also like to refer to my students as ladies and gentlemen. Being true to yourself can show and kids will respect that. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2017 12:53 am |
| Rated By: eHuPas |
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| Comments: :) |
| Rated On: March 18, 2018 1:45 am |
| Rated By: aJaTyb |
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| Comments: This is highly optimistic and unrealistic. I am glad it worked for you but I would not advise any teacher to rely on this. not all students would respond so enthusiastically to a robotic and formulaic description of a situation. Students are not just intellectual but also emotional. Sometimes you have to resize control of your classroom. Not quietly say "please". |
| Rated On: February 22, 2020 12:22 am |
| Rated By: Vanessa Tuliau |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: I also think that being matter of fact is the right approach. Be stern and do not back down. In time the students will know you are being serious, and start to respect you. |
| Rated On: April 15, 2022 12:56 pm |
| Rated By: beVuLu |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
| Rated On: April 3, 2023 3:42 am |
| Rated By: uPanaS |
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