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I have a 3 year old son in Pre-K. When I first enrolled him in this school everything seemed fined. He liked his teacher and started gaining a lot of friends. One day while I was visiting his class I noticed that his teacher was ignoring a white student sitting in the back of the classroom. I didn't say anything because I assumed he was in time out. As time passed she kept ignoring him. Whenever he wanted to participate with the class she just smiled and said nothing. Story time she made him sit in the back. He's already the only white male in the class, there's a female but she treats her the same. I'm not sure why she treats him like this but I know this isn't right. I don't want to cause any problems but I cannot sit back and continue to let her treat that innocent boy that way. What can I do to help him?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I agree with you that this teachers' behavior towards the child is wrong. One can not know the teacher's motives until you ask her so before assuming anything, I'd ask the teacher what her/his motives are. I know that if that was my child I would want to know if he/she was being isolated from the class so another form of action would be to notify the child's parents or guardians of what you have seen and have them handle the situation as they see fit. You stated that the child is the only white male in the class so you could suggest that the teacher highlight his differences and use that as a teaching tool for his classmates. While the white boy is different from his classmates they still share similarities so, his classmates can also be utilized as a teaching tool for him. This will make the class more unified as one and everyone will play a part.
 
     
     
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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
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Rated On: February 12, 2013 3:57 pm
Rated By: Nicole Strenkowski
 
     
     
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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:
Rated On: February 26, 2013 9:58 am
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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:
Rated On: March 2, 2013 11:46 pm
Rated By: eruHeB
 
     
     
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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 Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This solution could be appropriate, if you are a colleague of the teacher otherwise, it appears as if the parent is telling the teacher how to teach reather than offering possible solutions such as assist as a classroom parent helper .
Rated On: October 25, 2014 6:11 pm
Rated By: VeHyge
 
     
     
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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
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Rated On: November 3, 2015 8:40 pm
Rated By: yDyjuB
 
     
     
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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: It is always helpful to ask for reasons before jumping to conclusions.
Rated On: March 5, 2017 9:07 pm
Rated By: uheVaX
 
     
     
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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 solution. No child should be treated like this, and it needs to be better understood before it can be solved but it absolutely needs to be solved.
Rated On: October 13, 2018 6:47 pm
Rated By: aGuraz