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  Case: My Son's Teacher
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 have worked in a very popular daycare before and 99% of the time there is a director at the site that is supposed to be running the entire site as well as making sure everything is going smoothly. I would pull the director off to the side when I was picking up the child and express your concerns to her or him. That is what they are there for. I would not go directly to the teacher. It would cause things to be incredible awkward and could possibly make the teacher start treating your child differently. It is the director's job to then take care of the situation and/or teacher. The director could talk to the teacher and find out what is happening without mentioning what child's parent came to him or her. If the director does not do anything or you do not see any difference in the class, then I would suggest going over the director's head to whomever her/his boss is or whoever runs the daycare program.
 
     
     
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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 26, 2013 10:15 am
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  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: I agree with your solution. Taking your observation to the director will remove any personal bias. The director can observe the classroom and decide what to do next without involving you.
Rated On: October 13, 2014 11:30 pm
Rated By: ySaryN
 
     
     
  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: If I was in this situation I think this solution would be the most helpful.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 3:47 pm
Rated By: duGyJy
 
     
     
  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: The more you involve the administration, theoretically the better the handling of the situation should go.
Rated On: March 5, 2017 9:11 pm
Rated By: uheVaX