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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!)
A possible solution would be to meet with different groups of teenagers of different races. Have a discussion about racial emotions, feelings, and that sort of thing. It is a great thing to have open, honest conversations with teenagers. Like you said, it might just be a cultural thing. |
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| Comments: I like the idea of communication and understanding; but even so, while joking with friends, students may not realize that they are offending a bystander or a group in general. I believe racial comments should not be allowed. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2014 3:21 pm |
| Rated By: uJasuX |
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| Comments: I enjoyed this possible solution because it is important to get the feedback from others. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2014 5:09 pm |
| Rated By: Amanda Meredith |
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| Comments: I agree with you, but I would also invite in a role model or mentor representative of the race to talk with the students as well |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 1:00 am |
| Rated By: uZyvaP |
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| Comments: I believe that having meetings with the different races is not the correct approach. The students will probably feel attacked and not understand where you are coming from. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 2:11 am |
| Rated By: ySaryN |
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| Comments: the students might see this as a comparison to other races. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 1:17 am |
| Rated By: Christie Gerlach |
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| Comments: Great idea! |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:21 am |
| Rated By: Tekla Mayotte |
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| Comments: I disagree |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 3:17 am |
| Rated By: Neyvis Mendoza |
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| Comments: If this issue is ' a cultural thing' like the problem and solution suggests, then it needs to be addressed through education of cultural awareness and sensitivity. The solution presents this as something to be ignored, which is wrong |
| Rated On: October 25, 2014 7:58 pm |
| Rated By: VeHyge |
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| Comments: Just meeting with the students and knowing what they view as appropriate doesn't change the fact that a lot of the things they are saying are inappropriate and disrespectful to themselves and others of their race. |
| Rated On: March 2, 2015 3:55 am |
| Rated By: SeRuru |
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| Comments: Awesome solution. I love the panel idea. I would make sure I give expectations of what the panel is going to be about and how it will handled. |
| Rated On: March 13, 2015 7:44 pm |
| Rated By: qaGuqy |
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| Comments: I believe communication is the key to success in any type of relationship. I love this idea and I would use this in my classroom. |
| Rated On: July 1, 2015 10:11 pm |
| Rated By: TaPeBu |
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| Comments: You would have to be careful starting this conversation especially if it were inside the classroom. |
| Rated On: October 13, 2015 2:28 am |
| Rated By: uVeWar |
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| Comments: This is a good way to open the lines of communication and see how these words really affects them. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2016 12:53 am |
| Rated By: Elisa Perez |
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| Comments: Doesn't seem to be a relevant or feasible strategy in most situations |
| Rated On: March 1, 2017 9:03 pm |
| Rated By: jyHyHy |
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| Comments: I feel that this solution is not relevant to the case.. I would not follow this solution. |
| Rated On: February 26, 2018 3:25 am |
| Rated By: Samantha Rey |
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| Comments: I'm not sure about this because some teenagers can be very racist ans can lead to arguments that could disrupt the classroom. |
| Rated On: February 23, 2019 4:34 am |
| Rated By: Meghan Fletcher |
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| Comments: I think that teenagers do value honesty, so open conversation would be helpful. |
| Rated On: October 21, 2019 12:33 am |
| Rated By: LyWuLy |
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| Comments: This is unlikely to solve the issue at hand. |
| Rated On: October 31, 2021 8:08 am |
| Rated By: aPeQyG |
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