Well, I think that every person, no matter the profession, is prone to stereotype others. This definitely happen in both primary and secondary classrooms. Part of the problem with secondary is that teachers and administrators become concerned with test scores, drop-out rates, and getting kids to graduate more than anything else. I, secondary certified, see this problem all the time. It's hard to build relationships with students when you shove them in and out of the classroom for only 50 minutes 5 days a week. This, coupled with a huge amount of curriculum to cover, creates no sense of identity for many students. Thus, they are lost in translation. I'm terrible with names and I feel guilty when I don't know someones. This reading has shown me to always check students names and know how to pronounce them correctly.
Don't ever EVER judge someone by name or looks! For example, I have a student whom is pregnant in one of my classes. She is a really good kid, and one of my best students. I did not treat her any differently under any circumstances and I think she really appreciates that. She doesn't want to be judge wrongly, but she doesn't want people to pity her either. I hope that she has appreciated how I have treated her. I'm not here to judge, I'm here to teach.
I totally agree with your judgement statement, Amanda. Educators must set personal beliefs aside in order to build a good relationship with certain students. Since students come from different backgrounds, educators must treat every student with respect in order for learning to occur.
ReplyDeleteI agree that a teacher should never judge a student by the way they look,because you can not control how they are being treated outside of your classroom, but if they know that in your classroom everyone is treated with respect and equality, then they will still have hope and encouragement
ReplyDeleteGood choice of words. Never judge a book by it's cover!
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