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Case: Was Alex too Friendly?
My good friend Alex, who is a White person from Central America, has been teaching biology at a high school for two years. The school where he works serves a majority Black student population. One of the strengths of Alex is his ability to connect with people and establish good relationships. He used his skills in his new school, too, to form close relationships with his students. He believes that a teacher should be like a friend to the students for the students to trust and relate to the teacher. He gained popularity among teachers and students as a great biology teacher. One specific incident got him in great trouble. As he was walking from his car to the school building one morning, students greeted him with smiley faces and friendly attitudes. Most students greeted him by saying things like "What's up Mr. A?" "What is going on dude?" "How you doing buddy?" Alex found these appropriate and responded to students similarly every day. This specific morning, one student greeted Alex by saying "What's up nigga?" and Alex responded to the student using the same phrase. The next day he found out that the student and his family filed a complaint against Alex for using the "n word." The principal asked Alex to submit a written explanation in his defense and that his position at this school was at jeopardy. Alex asked for help, and I am not sure what to tell him.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
My experience is that I would love to be close friends with many of my students, however this just can't be because you lose the authority persona with your students and familiarity creates situations that will be misunderstood. It is also more important for male teachers to maintain this distance. I know as soon as a fourteen year old female student comes up and huggs Mr Sanders at a b- ball game, some tongues will wag. The same goes for friending students on social media sites, people troll these sites for anything that might be deemed inappropriate, racist, etc. Stay off with students. Stay Professional at All Times. |
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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 |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: I agree, he should have been more concerned about his career rather than his friendship with his students. There's a certain level of professionalism that he should always keep around his students. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:56 pm |
| Rated By: Doniesha |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: Not necessarily agreeing with this so I do not feel this offered a valuable solution. |
| Rated On: March 2, 2016 6:08 am |
| Rated By: uBybuz |
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