Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Classroom talk I have a class of first graders. There were a couple of students that their parents told them about the Boston Bombings but the rest of the students did not know about this. I was not going to say anything about it to my students. That is for the parents to talk to them about. However, these two students decided to tell the class about what had happened. What do I do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) As a teacher you have to make that decision to discuss disasters to the class. Be prepared how you are going to discuss it, ask how the students feel and what they heard but please be brief without too much details. I think there is nothing more offensive when kids get to an age where they hear things and see things going on in their country and the teacher don't allow a discussion talk about it. Remember prepare to have a little discussion, hear other students thoughts, and be done with the topic and move on towards the day. You can also encourage kids to write letters in their journal to the world on how sorry they are about the disaster.                 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 find this solution to be useful because it allows for the students to share their thoughts and discuss their feelings, while also informing them on the event. Journaling is a great activity because it allows for the students time to self reflect. Rated On: October 13, 2014 4:09 pm Rated By: sugeLu                 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 think that it's important for these types of discussions to occur in the classroom. While the discussion doesn't have to be deep and go into much detail, it's still a decision that the teacher needs to make. Rated On: October 18, 2014 7:40 pm Rated By: Kayla Campbell                 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: Yes I agree with this and think that the topic would then need to be approached. Rated On: February 27, 2017 2:04 am Rated By: RehaGa