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Case: Dealing with Teenagers and Race
I am a teacher who has a lot of interaction with students both in the classroom and in various extra curricular activities after school. I very must dislike how many students of all races speak about race sometimes, but I also sometimes wonder if my view of what they are talking about is different from how their generation is dealing with race. Students will make light of their own race and sometimes bring up racial stereotypes in a tongue in cheek way usually talking about one of their closest friends. As a white male teacher, I sometimes am not sure how to handle some of these situations, especially when it comes from students of other races about their own race. I realize that an overreaction on my part in some cases may make the student who is being targeted feel safe, but at other times may bring extra attention to the situation and cause embarrassment to the student.
My question mainly is focused on how the current generation of teenagers view race and how are they handling racial differences? How do we navigate what may be offensive to my generation while understanding what is not offensive to the current generation?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I think that it would be really nice to teach a lesson about culture and humanity. When you teach the students about culture, teach about values, food, traditions, and race. It is important for the students to understand that race is socially constructed and your race does not define who you are. We are all humans and every human being deserves respect. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: I think its a good suggestion to bring up the topic through a simple academic lesson. This invites discussion afterwards. |
| Rated On: October 15, 2017 11:40 pm |
| Rated By: eHuPas |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: Great response, having the students learn about others cultures could get them to actually respect others. |
| Rated On: October 14, 2018 5:22 pm |
| Rated By: Brittany |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: I love this solution and think that it is great to make the racial problem a classroom lesson plan. |
| Rated On: February 23, 2019 4:31 am |
| Rated By: Meghan Fletcher |
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