Teachers have a tendency to stereotype
in secondary classrooms by not approaching students or asking students who are
not freshly groomed questions. Teachers tend to avoid asking girls questions or
having them answer. In my classroom that I am observing, I noticed the teacher
do not respond to a boy that she earlier had to tell him to pay attention. She
ignored him when he raised his hand to answer a question. I also noticed that
she assumed that a student will misbehave, because of the way he spoke or
dressed. Teachers have to realize that kids do not always get to pick what they
want to wear to school. Some teachers think that males are more competent to
answer with the right question. I also noticed that the teacher would not give
much wait time for girls to answer than they would boys. If the teacher has a
male answering a question, she gives a decent amount of wait time.
A way that I can treat a student by
the way they are rather than by assumptions is by treating each student equally.
If a student does not turn in their homework verses a student who never turns
in their homework, they will both have to go to detention. I will not give one
student a chance that has never been late on homework and not the other
student. Something that can also help me to not be stereotypic is to ask
questions to every student and not just the ones who look as if they know the
answer. For an example, if I ask a sports question to get my point across to
the class, I will not ask a student who looks like they play sports. If I ask a
question about math, I would not ask a student who a think is good at math.
Generalizing my questions for anyone to answer will minimize stereotyping in
the classroom. If a student is being picked on, I will not assume that he did
something to deserve it. I will get the students together and find a solution
so that it will not happen again. If a student who is blind and wants to read
aloud to the class, I will allow them to read and will not rush them as if they
are reading the same way the majority of the classroom reads. I had a teacher
began to read the students who was blind parts in the story, because the
teacher decided she was taking too long to read it.
I like how you trwat the students as eho they are based on their actions instead of making an assumption. You read the book instead judging by the cover. Teachers now days have trouble not being so judgmental at first sight. I commend you on your actions.
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