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Case: Iranian student
I was a paraprofessional for a second grade class a few years ago. Since it was basically a military town, many of the students had military parents. One of the students in our class was Iranian. He spoke perfect English, but he and his parents had thick accents. His mom wore traditional Iranian clothing, but the student didn't. He wore what all the other kids wore: blue jeans and t-shirts.
When the school year started, I noticed that the other kids stayed away from the Iranian student. The teacher tried to get the students to interact with each other, but it was no use. Looking back, I wonder if it was the student's personality or his culture that the other kids tried to stay away from. How could a teacher get students to give the Iranian student a chance? How could we get second graders to make friends with everyone?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
As a teacher I would create a lesson plan directed towards the Iranian culture. Maybe the students didn't like him because they were unaware of his culture and are basing their opinions on what they've already heard. Personally, I attended an elementary school right next to the military base, and right after 9/11 we were all cautious of people of that culture. Its not common young children watch CNN at night with their parents, so they base their judgement off of rumors. The goal of the lesson plan is to tell the truth, and open their eyes to the world and not everything they hear is true. Once they realize how alike the Iranian student is to them, they would be more accepting. As for the issue with second graders making friends with everyone period, is another lesson plan or discussion. There are plenty of books out there explaining the importance of friendship and treating everyone equally. These should be shared in the classroom if an issue occurs. |
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| Rated On: February 18, 2013 12:37 am |
| Rated By: Suzi Hancock |
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| Comments: Agree |
| Rated On: February 24, 2015 4:50 pm |
| Rated By: zyWute |
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| Rated On: November 3, 2015 8:38 pm |
| Rated By: yDyjuB |
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| Comments: teaching students only about Iranians will only further spotlight and isolate the student and make him feel different. many. cultures should be gone over including Iranian. |
| Rated On: February 22, 2020 2:21 am |
| Rated By: Vanessa Tuliau |
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