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Case: Lost Atmosphere
When I engaged my 10th graders in discussions about racism and discrimination in society, I was really happy to see the heated debates. Although I did not like the fact that Black students were defending the "Black side" of the issues and the White students were defending the "White side" of the issues, I thought exchanging ideas and perspectives was a move in the right direction. My purpose was to promote a critical view on social issues in my students. What I did not expect was that days and weeks following this lesson, my Black and White students refused to work together. I could not have them cooperate in group assignments. If I let the students choose their own groups, Black students chose Blacks and White students chose Whites. Working together had never been an issue among my students prior to the lesson on racism and discrimination. I do not know how to bring back what was lost because of this lesson.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I would require the groups to be mixed with races and give them a side of the topic that they had to defend together. The groups would be required to defend their side whether they agreed with it or not and get a better knowledge base on why people think that way. I would also pair the students with someone of a different race in assignments to discuss topics. When students are not in big groups they are less likely to get defensive and heated on their opinions and are more likely to have civil conversations about issues. |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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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 |
No
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| Comments: Forcing students to work together that have an underlying animosity would not be helpful. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 8:13 pm |
| Rated By: tygaBu |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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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 |
No
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| Comments: That is not what i would do |
| Rated On: February 22, 2020 2:40 am |
| Rated By: VySePu |
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