Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: White Intern in a Black inner-city school My sister, Gina, who is a young White girl, started her student teaching in a predominantly Black school in inner-city America. She initially approached her job with optimism and purpose. However, she began to experience her first doubts with the presentation of an emotionally charged poetry reading at an all-school assembly. The poem painted a picture of the oppression of the African Americans by the European American majority. My sister was moved by the poem and accepted the historical truth of its message. At the same, she said she wondered what educational effects of the poem were and whether it would affect her legitimacy as a White teacher in a Black school. She talked to me about her experience. I am an experienced teacher, but I could not answer whether poems like that have any educational value, and whether or not my sister should worry about her legitimacy as a White teacher. I don't what she should do in this specific situation. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) It is no secret what happened between European Americans and African Americans. It is a huge part of American History, so it is important that the past not be forgotten. In the same light, though, she does not need to feel ashamed of what happened because she had nothing to do with it. Instead, she needs to understand the perspectives of African Americans and embrace their culture. Often, when I have students of different cultures in my classroom, I try to learn as much about them as possible and show them that I'm trying to learn about their culture and embrace it. For example, I have a student that has just entered our school district from Panama. Being that she is a native Spanish speaker, I have showed her the very limited Spanish capabilities that I have and she has embraced me as her teacher. I think this would be important for your sister. Show her students that she has embraced the cultures in her classroom and I believe the students will begin to embrace her.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I think I understand what you mean ,but to use the broad term or name European I think is the common train of thought but I think using the term and simplifying it in such a board term is irresponsible. It was Manley the super powers of the time in conjunction with corrupt Africans selling other tribes into slavery were the main cause I think this knowledge is important and the movie Roots had a profound impression on me. Rated On: October 20, 2019 12:45 am Rated By: upuneG