Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         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!) I think the best thing you can do as a parent is to continue leading by example. While your son does pick up a number of character traits from school, most of them are learned at home. If you instill in him the importance of treating everyone equal, and you set that example at home, he will make good choices when it comes to that.                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I don't see how this is going to solve anything. If a parent has any concerns that involve her child and other students, then the issue needs to be addressed by speaking with the teacher. Rated On: October 21, 2014 10:01 pm Rated By: yVuLyR                 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 agree that home life has a major impact on behavior in school. Rated On: February 25, 2015 7:25 pm Rated By: aNaQev                 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 couldn't have said it better myself. Rated On: October 19, 2015 1:12 am Rated By: Dan G                 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 No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Perhaps an after-school program or some sports is another way of exposing him to diversity! Rated On: October 25, 2015 11:27 pm Rated By: uSezaV