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Case: My Cooperating Teacher is Racist
I am a student teacher who cannot wait to have her own classroom in near future. I hope to be the best elementary teacher I can. Recently, I went to have my introductory meeting with my cooperating teacher for the student teaching experience. She is a fifth grade teacher. The meeting took place in the teachers' lounge where other teachers in the school were able to hear everything said. At one point in the discussion my cooperating teacher, who is regarded as one of the district's finest, told me that I will have to be especially careful to recognize that there are "white-blacks" and "black-blacks." The white-blacks are easy to deal with because they come from "good" homes and have "good" values. But the black-blacks are less capable academically and have behavior problems. As I listened I was shocked by what she was saying, but I was even more shocked that none of the teachers in the lounge appeared to find what's being said unusual . I have to complete my student teaching successfully to reach my future dreams, but I do not want to give in to my cooperating teacher's ideas. I do not know what to do.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I don't think the teacher is really racist but she is highly inappropriate. I was in a similar situation where a teacher I was under constantly talked about how poor the students were, and that's why she was failing everything. She was always talking about what the child had on, and would often say "I wouldn't send my dog out of the house in that." Yes, she was inappropriate, but she wasn't racist because she did the same thing with white students. I think that you're experiencing the same thing. Don't compromise your beliefs, you don't have to agree with her to be professional. Continue to do your job and attempt to make a goal to help her see things differently. Maybe this will help the time go by quickly. |
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| Rated On: November 3, 2015 8:41 pm |
| Rated By: yDyjuB |
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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 |
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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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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: Good Solution! |
| Rated On: March 7, 2017 12:12 am |
| Rated By: Vuqaqa |
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