Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: A dividing line In a high school gen ed class there are a variety of students from different backgrounds and races. The students sit in clusters of friends that they feel most 'comfortable'. These groups very clearly distinguish the differences between the student, but no one seems to have a problem. As a teacher how could you mix up the classroom setting to allow students to not be divided by differences? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) During group work the teacher can create the groups so the students can get to know each other                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not entirely agree that the teacher should choose the groups. I think that it should randomly be selected. Rated On: October 17, 2015 9:45 pm Rated By: ezuXuD                 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: least effective solution. Rated On: October 17, 2015 10:29 pm Rated By: Robert Hendler                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No 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 No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This solution I feel would create a great deal of animosity between the teacher and students during group work and my hinder students group work due to the forced nature of the groupings. Rated On: October 18, 2015 7:55 pm Rated By: tygaBu                 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: How is the teacher putting the students together? Rated On: October 18, 2015 8:32 pm Rated By: eMuHub                 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: While this is a good way of getting students to be in different groups, I think a random way of choosing seating would work a lot better. Rated On: October 19, 2015 12:21 am Rated By: ezyMyM                 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: This does not provide an adequate solution. Rated On: March 2, 2016 4:57 am Rated By: uBybuz                 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 likely to help and it's reasonable. Rated On: March 5, 2016 6:53 pm Rated By: ezyHes                 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: doesn't work for everyone Rated On: March 7, 2016 2:52 am Rated By: eqySam                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This is obvious. But how exactly should this be done? How would this be incorporated into instruction? What activities can be used? What else could be done other than group work? What could be done in the group work? Rated On: October 16, 2016 10:10 pm Rated By: emeBuz                 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 Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: The students will blame you for putting them in groups they do not want to be in, make it their responsibility to choose, but make it a requirement to choose someone new every time. Rated On: October 24, 2016 12:48 am Rated By: Aja Galioto                 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: Group work is not enough in this situation. Rated On: March 5, 2017 9:57 pm Rated By: aTaqyW                 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 could work Rated On: February 25, 2018 5:58 pm Rated By: uXysej                 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: There is not enough in the solution to really help solve the problem. I would not use this. Rated On: February 26, 2018 2:26 am Rated By: Samantha Rey                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: There is more to add about putting students in groups. Rated On: October 8, 2018 2:23 pm Rated By: uQuJyh                 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: If I were in this situation, I would never do this. Rated On: December 4, 2018 1:44 am Rated By: yzysuZ                 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: This may not work because people could not work well together and there can be negative feedback from the students. Rated On: February 23, 2019 3:29 am Rated By: Meghan Fletcher                 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: not the way to go Rated On: February 22, 2020 2:43 am Rated By: VySePu                 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: This could make students opposed to the idea of changing seating up in the classroom, I don't think i would use this. Rated On: October 25, 2021 8:56 pm Rated By: Colleen Buckwalter