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Case: Uneasiness and Fear
Mrs. Clare was well prepared for her culturally diverse first grade students this school year. She was looking forward to learning more about the five different countries and cultures represented in her classroom. She had completed all of the required courses to successfully earn her ESL (English as a Second Language) teaching endorsement. She was very aware of how to enrich her lessons to accommodate second language learners. What Mrs. Clare was not prepared for was the uneasiness and fear that overwhelmed the parents of the students who were not ESL pupils. One parent in particular complained to Mrs. Clare that her child was being harassed by another student in the classroom. When Mrs. Clare inquired about the identity of the "bully," the parent did not know the name of the student who was bothering her child. However, the parent mentioned to Mrs. Clare that the student causing trouble was one of the "foreign" boys with the dark hair and real dark skin. Mrs. Clare did not expect adults to react in this manner about a classroom of typical six year old students.
Questions:
1. How can Mrs. Clare prepare herself for the challenges involved in teaching culturally diverse students?
2. Is it possible to convey to parents the importance of being open minded in their outlook of the culturally diverse world?
3. How can Mrs. Clare ease the tensions of the concerned parents?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
1. I feel like Mrs. Clare has done what she needs to do to prepare herself for the challenges of working with the students themselves. Having gotten the endorsement and being aware of how to accommodate the students is one of the hardest parts of being a teacher who works with ELL students. As far as the parents are concerned, it could help to get the advice of the school counselor or the school's parent liaison on how to reach these parents and address their needs.
2. While it would be nice if parents were open-minded, teachers ultimately do not have control over the wants and opinions of parents. You could try talking with parents who have concerns in a conference--maybe include the ESL teacher--and try to explain the importance of integration in the classroom to the students' learning. You might even try talking to them about the benefits their own child might experience from having culturally diverse students in their class based on research.
3. Meeting with parents and helping them to understand that ELL students are just like regular students would probably help the parents. They need to know that their child's education is not being neglected when you accommodate the other students. Also, having classroom expectations that all students have to meet where behavior is concerned would likely help as well. |
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| Rated On: February 11, 2013 2:22 pm |
| Rated By: Sara Jernigan |
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| Rated On: February 11, 2013 3:45 pm |
| Rated By: Iesha Little |
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| Rated On: February 14, 2013 11:45 pm |
| Rated By: Jaime Godwin |
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| Rated On: February 25, 2013 7:16 pm |
| Rated By: eMypur |
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| Rated On: February 26, 2013 11:12 am |
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| Rated On: April 24, 2013 1:55 am |
| Rated By: Elizabeth Powers |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: Great solution. The teacher meeting with parents is a way for her to hear their concerns and tell them about how she runs her classroom and accommodates students. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:53 pm |
| Rated By: Megan Lee |
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| Comments: Great set of solutions |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 11:59 pm |
| Rated By: HeMury |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 10:43 pm |
| Rated By: punybu |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: Great points in your solution, I am of the mind that what the parents say and think are ultimately out of my control. |
| Rated On: February 26, 2018 1:09 am |
| Rated By: medega |
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