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Case: Interaction with Diverse Peers
A few years ago, we moved to a new town in the rural south during the summer. At the start of school, I was delighted to see that my son's class was quite diverse in its ethnic and racial composition. I shared with my son's fifth grade teacher that my son had a diverse groups of friends at her previous school. I told her that I would like him to work and play with as many diverse peers as possible. However, all my son's partners for projects, peers at his table, and even suggestions of "good" friends for my son have all been the same ethnicity (nearly all the same gender too) as him. I don't want to be perceived as a bothersome parent at this new school, but my son's interaction with diverse peers is important to me. What should I do?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
My first inclination would be to have talks with my son first. He is at an age where he will understand that all of his classmates are potential friends. I sat with peers all the time that were not my "friends". We got along, but they were not peers I socialized with outside of school. Where I sit and where I live does not dictate who my friends are and who I interact with all the time. My seat in school dictates who I work with and speak to in that moment. I would also meet with his teacher again. In a diverse classroom, there is no reason a student should be placed with with same gender and ethnicity. Is the son allowed to choose his own partner, and he is choosing who he works with on the projects? Suggestions are just that, no suggestion of a friend is a mandated friend. We choose our friends based on who we have things in common with and who are a reflection of some part of self. |
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| Comments: I completely agree, talk with the son first and find out what he thinks of his classmates. Speaking with the teacher and expressing your feelings on the importance of your child interacting with diverse students is a great way to go about this. |
| Rated On: October 21, 2014 9:58 pm |
| Rated By: yVuLyR |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: Finding out from your son if he is choosing his class partners or if they are given to him. Your son is going to choose his own friends regardless of who he works with on class projects. |
| Rated On: February 26, 2015 5:52 pm |
| Rated By: aSaByN |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: Good point of reference. Great solution. |
| Rated On: March 10, 2015 3:06 pm |
| Rated By: qaqeHy |
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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: I agree with this solution. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2020 8:18 pm |
| Rated By: Jennifer Overbey |
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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 |
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| Comments: Agreed. |
| Rated On: April 3, 2023 2:13 am |
| Rated By: TuVune |
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