a. A. I
believe the commonality of seeing stereotyping within the secondary classroom
has to do with the educator. The variety of teachers within the field
nowadays offers for a variety of views and educational opinions. I think in
larger and more urbanized schools you see either teachers that really
stereotype or you see teachers that completely do not. In smaller more rural
schools, I think all teachers stereotype a little. The secondary field is quite
a bit different than the elementary field in that students already stereotype
themselves before they even step inside your classroom. This makes it hard for
educators to not already have swayed opinions on how these students are going
to act and respond to situations within the classroom. However, it is important
for me, as a future educator, to have a neutral view and treat students equally
to allow them to all receive the same equal treatment and opportunity.
b B. As an educator, I must keep a positive and
proactive attitude when working to view future students equally. By keeping the
correct mind set when meeting new students year to year I can guarantee to
allow students to affect my opinions positively. I must allow students to show me
who they are without judgment on my end. I have practiced this way of thinking
this semester just by allowing students to show me who they are in the
classroom and shop. Not being from where I am student teaching and coming in
brand new made it easier for me to not stereotype students as I met them.
I agree with what you said about the urban schools Eric. Coming from a rural area and being in a more urban geared school, I have noticed a lot of stereotyping from about half, and nearly no stereotyping from the rest. I believe it also depends on where the teachers themselves have come from and the experiences they have had.
ReplyDeleteI think that most people are prone to stereotype a little bit even if they do not think that they do. That's just human nature, but we need to try, as teachers, to stay above that. You are right. Staying positive and fair in your views of students from year to year, though it may be difficult, is one of the keys to having a successful teaching career. Good job! :)
ReplyDeleteBURTON! Hope you are enjoying Wall with the recent shenanigans that have arisen. Nonetheless, I like how you bring to light the fact that students do already stereotype themselves before they step into our classes. Also, keeping a positive attitude is also something I feel is important, even though it something that is not always easy to do! See you in Angelo Friday buddy!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great positive outlook just remember you are human and may eventually fall into the stereotype trap don't take it too hard and don't lose your great attitude.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that students in elementary compared to secondary students have already set a stereotype on themselves and other students, and it is our job to not assume what we hear about these students but to figure them out for ourselves. I really enjoyed reading you post!
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