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Case: Basketball Team
When the high school principal first offered me the job, he said that my main role would be coaching the basketball team. He told me that his school's basketball team had not been doing well, and this year was the first year in a long time that the team has a collection of very good players. He said multiple times that he wanted championship at least at the county level. I had coached basketball teams before and enjoyed many championships. My first meeting went very well with the players; it was a nice group of students from variety of backgrounds. Players worked very hard in the practice meetings. Two weeks before the matches began the team players found out that one of their teammates, David, was gay. They immediately started isolating David in the practice games. The team sent a representative to tell me that they did not want David in the team and that if he is not removed, they would sabotage the games. David was one of my best players, and without him it would be very difficult to win the championship. Plus, I thought it was unfair to David that he would have to leave the team because he was gay. I did not have a problem with him being gay. Things got more complicated for me when the principal asked me to remove David from the team. I disagree with the principal, but I do not know what to do. Please offer a solution with a justification.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I would refuse to remove David from the team. I would first let the principal know that he has asked you to do something illegal and that you will not take part in that. I would sit the team down and explain to them that each member is replaceable on the team and that win or lose no one will be leaving the team because of their chosen way of life. This would be a great opportunity to teach the students a lesson that will be helpful in the real world. You do not have to like the way someone chooses to live but you must co-exist or you might find yourself on the outside looking in. |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: The reason for me not agreeing with this solution, is because I think that the coach should have a talk with the principal first before agreeing to anything. I think that the coach should also have a conversation with a higher authority. I do agree with your last comment on the way people choose to live. Just not a way I would tend to go with this situation because it could be a fault on the coaches side and may be a result in him losing his job |
| Rated On: October 25, 2014 6:37 pm |
| Rated By: VeHyge |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: Excellent idea. The bottom line is that what the principle is asking you to do is not only illegal, but will damage David forever. Being accepting and teaching tolerance is far more important than winning trophies. |
| Rated On: March 2, 2016 10:48 pm |
| Rated By: daPaJa |
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