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Case: My Colleague Speaks Broken English
In my school we practice team teaching. One of my colleagues and I share the same students. She teaches Science and Social Studies, while I teach Math and Language Arts including Reading. Because we teach lower elementary students—2nd grade—I pay special attention to modeling correct use of English in both writing and speaking in my lessons. This is where my problem begins. My team teacher is an immigrant from Korea. She speaks English well, but she makes mistakes regularly. I can see some of my students making mistakes in their speech and writing that mimic the mistakes I hear from my team teacher. What should I do about this? I do not want her to get in trouble because she is a very good teacher. If I inform her about what I have observed in her speech, would I be culturally insensitive? How should I tell her about this? I am at a total loss.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Confronting team mates about problems is always stressful, however I think this one may be an easy fix. Ask your team teacher to collaborate with you and work together on planning units in order to teach throughout the curriculum. Explain to your partner the issues that you are having with your students, do this without ever addressing any language barriers that she may have. She probably doesn't even realizing that she is making mistakes and will learn from you. Be sensitive to her feelings and work together to help her become a stronger teachers. Put yourself in her shoes before talking with her about this issue. |
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| Comments: This is a very respectful solution. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2014 12:04 am |
| Rated By: Denise Lukacik |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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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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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| Comments: In this situation, I think this is an excellent first step towards discussing this topic with the teacher. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2017 5:56 pm |
| Rated By: jyHyHy |
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