| |
|
|
| |
Case: I Don't Discriminate My Girls
As a teacher with 25 years of experience, I am regularly asked to mentor new teachers at my school. In my 25 years, I have taught every grade level from Kindergarten to 5th grade. One of the new teachers in our school is Ms. Smith who is in her second year at my school. She pays a lot of attention to teaching science using hands-on inquiries. She also wants to make sure that both boys and girls have good experiences in science. She strongly believes that schools push girls away from math and science. I observed one of her science lessons last week. She had her students conduct science experiments in small groups. Students, then, wrote an experiment report at the end. As she was walking around in the classroom, she commented on student work and praised students. What I noticed about her praise was that she praised the boys for using proper science skills, coming up with good hypotheses and predictions, conducting the experiments carefully while she praised girls for keeping the materials orderly, writing a neat experiment report, and being a good team member. When I talked to her about my observation, she became very defensive. She said that she was making sure that her female students were praised for the work they do and that she did not gender-discriminate. I have to find a way to show/convince her that what she is doing may actually hurt her female students. Am I right about these points? How should I explain to her my points? Do you think what she is doing is right?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
You are right about telling the new teacher she is using praise in the wrong way. I would tell her that although it is important to encourage the girls, it is equally important for the girls to be using the right science skills. All students should receive praise and criticism equally. You should encourage her to maybe switch the roles of the group. She could make the boys in charge of the report and keeping materials neat, while the girls focus on science skills conducting the experiment. This way all students gain experience in all parts of an experiment. |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
|
| Comments: I like the idea about switching the roles! This would ensure that all students do different types of work. |
| Rated On: February 13, 2013 10:28 am |
| Rated By: Julia DiTillio |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
|
| Comments: I agree with this solution, I would propose for the teacher to switch the roles during the next assignment. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2014 1:13 am |
| Rated By: taMaSe |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
|
| Comments: Students should be praised equally; they should be encouraged because of good work. The teacher should be aware that she is emphazing gender roles in the classroom. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 1:07 am |
| Rated By: Lauren Hill |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
|
| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
|
| Comments: This is a great idea for students to get a variety of different experiences that are discriminated againsed the basis of gender. |
| Rated On: February 27, 2017 3:05 pm |
| Rated By: yzujyV |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
