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Case: White Intern in a Black inner-city school
My sister, Gina, who is a young White girl, started her student teaching in a predominantly Black school in inner-city America. She initially approached her job with optimism and purpose. However, she began to experience her first doubts with the presentation of an emotionally charged poetry reading at an all-school assembly. The poem painted a picture of the oppression of the African Americans by the European American majority. My sister was moved by the poem and accepted the historical truth of its message. At the same, she said she wondered what educational effects of the poem were and whether it would affect her legitimacy as a White teacher in a Black school. She talked to me about her experience. I am an experienced teacher, but I could not answer whether poems like that have any educational value, and whether or not my sister should worry about her legitimacy as a White teacher. I don't what she should do in this specific situation.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I would begin by having a class discussion over the poetry reading. Ask questions that cause the students to think about the way the poem made them feel and include a discussion over how far we have come as a society. It is not up to the teacher to decide if this poem reading had any educational value. Each student could walk away with a different emotion because of the poem. It is important for the teacher to tell the class how she felt about the poem and how it caught her attention. This way the students may realize that every race and ethnicity can learn something from this type of art. I would even have the students write their own poems in which they find injustice of any kind and describe their feelings towards them. |
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| Rated On: September 15, 2013 9:35 pm |
| Rated By: Stormye Brantley |
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| Comments: Kyle - this is a good robust solution and assignment for a class discussion. It would be interesting to see how the discussion flowed and what ideas the students may bring up. |
| Rated On: March 4, 2014 10:22 pm |
| Rated By: Will Melton |
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| Rated On: October 4, 2014 7:50 pm |
| Rated By: ePeHyM |
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| Comments: This is a very politically correct way to address a tense situation, I would be comfortable responding this way. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2016 11:11 pm |
| Rated By: yLeBun |
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| Comments: I found this solution quite effective since it allows not only students, but the educator to be able to discuss about how they feel. This allows for a open communication to exist in the classroom and ultimate creates a trusting relationship between a teacher and their students. |
| Rated On: July 5, 2016 1:59 am |
| Rated By: aWyVys |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
| Rated On: March 4, 2017 11:19 pm |
| Rated By: GyNyzu |
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| Comments: Giving students an opportunity to voice their concerns is a good idea, especially when it comes to creative writings such as poetry. It's important for them to find the meaning themselves. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2017 6:10 pm |
| Rated By: jyHyHy |
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| Comments: Good |
| Rated On: October 3, 2017 6:07 pm |
| Rated By: NuXepy |
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| Comments: A great suggestion to bring an activity that goes off of the poetry reading. Having an in-class discussion is also a great idea. |
| Rated On: October 15, 2017 9:07 pm |
| Rated By: eHuPas |
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