Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Talking like a white girl I work at an inner-city school and I am the only white person in the classroom. Whenever I have a behavior issue with a student, I follow our school guidelines. When discussing it with my mentor teacher and team leader, they always respond that I need to quit talking to my students like a white girl. They inform me that my students come from the ghetto and sometimes it is necessary to be loud and "ghetto" to get respect from students. I don't agree with this. Any suggestions of how to get respect from my students and have them follow the rules of the classroom? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I am in a similar situation, and it does really help if I "get on their level." You have to dish whatever they dish to you right back at them, and they quickly get the point. I sometimes throw in a rapper name to use in a sentence example and they love it. Little things like that go a long way to make them respect you too. It has a greater effect because they know you go out of your way to listen to it just for them....I clearly don't like rap and they know it.                 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: . Rated On: November 3, 2015 8:34 pm Rated By: yDyjuB                 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 is not a solution that I would use in my classroom. Rated On: March 2, 2016 5:16 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 solution supplies a great idea that we do not necessarily have to speak how they speak, but find other ways to speak their language through things like their interests. For example, sometimes the ghetto lingo can be improper, so if in a English classroom setting it is important to seek properly. However, this does not mean we do not have to neglect to include subjects that would keep the students interested. Rated On: July 5, 2016 2:28 am Rated By: aWyVys                 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 don't think this completely establishes the fact that certain behavior/disrespect isn't to be tolerated. It almost encourages it. Rated On: October 24, 2016 12:33 am Rated By: Aja Galioto                 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 No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This is good because it lets you get to now the students, but you have to be careful not to lose their respect. Rated On: March 5, 2017 7:08 pm Rated By: uheVaX                 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 is racially discriminatory. Rated On: March 5, 2017 10:30 pm Rated By: aTaqyW                 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: We shouldn't stoop to their level, but model correct responses. Rated On: February 21, 2018 5:14 pm Rated By: uJyGep                 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 do not like this solution. I think it is a bit inappropriate and would not solve the problem. I would not use this solution. Rated On: February 25, 2018 3:35 am Rated By: Samantha Rey                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes 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 Yes Comments: Not super relevant and no solution really provided. Rated On: October 8, 2018 3:04 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: Relating to the students is a great idea however, I wouldn't use whatever you are dishing to dish back at them. That can cause problems that could be problematic down the road. Rated On: February 23, 2019 3:52 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: You are not their friend. It is important that they understand you are being serious with them. I am by no means saying yell at them or get "ghetto", but being stern is sometimes necessary, not buddy buddy get on their level type of thing. Rated On: February 24, 2019 7:26 pm Rated By: Keith Evans