You become aware that several members of your class are picking on Trina – teasing her, excluding her from the group, and breaking the class rule about treating others with respect. Using information gleaned from this chapter, answer these two questions:
• What teacher behaviors are likely to be helpful in diffusing this situation?
• What might your goals be for moving forward once the initial situation has been resolved?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but should focus on using communication skills, insisting on respectful interaction, building community among students, preserving all students’ dignity, considering frames of reference, etc.
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What will be an ideal response?
Theresa, the assistant principal of a middle school, often finds herself dealing with accusations of wrongdoing made by one student against another. When she does so, she will not accept circumstantial evidence. Instead, Theresa allows only evidence that she can see, or "hard," observational evidence, to be used in deciding whether a student has violated rules. Theresa could be referred to as
a(n) ____. a. monist b. empiricist c. rationalist d. nativist
The attitudes, values, customs, and behavior that characterize a social group is best described as:
a. culture. b. ethnicity. c. exceptionalities. d. socioeconomic status.
In the context of students' perceived level of skill, when students' skills are high but the activity provides little challenge, the result is anxiety.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)