Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Everything is Gay Students in Mr. Jones' class have a habit of calling anything with negative gay. Mr. Jones has requested the students find an alternative word but they continue to use it. How can he convince students to not use this word in negative contexts only? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Ask the students if they fully understand what the word means.                 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: Great idea, the student may not have a clear understanding. Rated On: March 3, 2017 3:26 pm Rated By: dyMaDe                 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: Helpful but probably won't solve the problem fully. Rated On: March 3, 2017 10:44 pm Rated By: uDaHeD                 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: Tell the students what it means. Then, tell them why you don't tolerate it. Make an example and show the poster of 100 words to use besides gay. Rated On: July 4, 2017 12:49 am Rated By: yGedeb                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: While that's part of a way to solve the problem, they may fully know what it means and may be using it anyway. Needs to suggest a solution to whether or not they do or don't know what it means. Rated On: October 11, 2017 1:48 am Rated By: yGeHyz                 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 Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: The word is now slang so to them it has a different meaning than we would think of. The meaning has changed too so it's difficult to have students understand it's real meaning. Rated On: October 16, 2017 12:09 am Rated By: eHuPas                 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 agree, the likeihood of the student not knowing what "gay" means is slim to none with what kids know these days. I would create a new class rule and with a consequence if the term is used again. Put the new rule and consequence on a handout and have the students sign it - so then they know what to expect when that term is used again. Rated On: October 16, 2017 1:52 am Rated By: TyNeby                 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 does not solve anything though. Rated On: February 21, 2018 3:15 am Rated By: uXysej                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't know if this is the right solution. They probably do know what it means already, they just don't care that it's offensive. That's where correction needs to be made. Rated On: February 25, 2019 4:33 am Rated By: Joseph Scharfschwerdt                 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 think this is a great way of going about it. I would explain to them what it means and give them other words to say instead. Rated On: February 26, 2019 2:07 am Rated By: eBejaP                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No 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 No The suggested solution is original No Comments: While it is a good idea to explain the definition of words students may not realize they are using in the wrong context, this does not provide a further explanation to solve the immediate issue. Rated On: February 23, 2020 6:56 pm Rated By: Taylor G.