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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!)
You should correct the students and inform them that they are speaking or writing incorrectly. Afterwards, you should take the time to speak to your colleague. This is what teachers do, they help and mentor each other. If I am making a mistake, I would appreciate corrections, that way I can improve my communication. You should talk to her and tell her the problem, I am sure she would understand and even thank you. |
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| Comments: It is insensitive to correct the teacher unless she asks, but its always important to correct the students. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 11:35 pm |
| Rated By: Lauren Hill |
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| Comments: I wouldn't give a child negative feedback. Do not tell the child they are wrong. Their parents speak that way and saying that the child is wrong is giving them a negative impression on their parents. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 12:18 am |
| Rated By: HeMury |
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| Comments: Although I do agree with your point on communicating about the problem with the colleague, I do not agree with telling the students that they are speaking and writing incorrectly because you do not want your students to think of their teacher, your colleague, as anything less than a professional educator. If you teach them the right way, they will learn the right way and the first step of doing so is by only speaking with the colleague. |
| Rated On: October 21, 2014 2:56 am |
| Rated By: yVuLyR |
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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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| Comments: The solution is good but the teacher's language barrier is not an easy fix. |
| Rated On: March 15, 2015 5:03 pm |
| Rated By: yTuGub |
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