Tell them to behave in class....
Black students, even in preschool, are nearly four times as likely to be suspended as white students. We are going to end the school-to-prison pipeline. Read my plan to do that and end mass incarceration in America:https://berniesanders.com/justice-and-safety-for-all/ …
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Ugh. That attitude is despicable. Student behavior is a symptom of deeper issues. Rather than reacting negatively, often a mature conversation, getting to know the struggles a student faces in and out of the classroom can mediate difficult behavior.pic.twitter.com/lkvwltDLf2
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You are right but you're also too unrealistic. Thats too much work and teachers aren't paid enough to go the extra mile.
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The pay is an issue, but the larger issue is that "behave" looks different in different settings. From home to school, class to class. Students at a young age struggle with Code Switching and break these culture based norms then are taught they are "bad"
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Excellent point, Shawn! And far too often, teachers with little experience, or from a different background reflexively react negatively, instead of trying to understand different students’ perspectives.pic.twitter.com/BYI0dwM3qc
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Sad to say, in my first year of teaching I was one of those teachers. I took the volume and sarcasm from some of my toughest students as "bad" and at the end of the year (and later visits) I found out they loved me. I missed great opprotunities trying to force my learning style
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It’s a learning process, brother. I’m guilty of taking “bad” classroom behavoir personally, also, and it took a long time to realize that a little understanding and compassion went a long way!
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Lol when I was a substitute teacher I got called Ms. Poopyhead but the same class also drew a big heart on the board w ‘Ms Mackenzie’ in the middle. Kids are weird
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As a teacher, I appreciate
#BernieSanders including explicit measures to address the school-to-prison pipeline in his#CriminalJustice plan:
end zero-tolerance, restraint & seclusion discipline
expand & fund community schools model
invest in small class sizes
and morepic.twitter.com/hlYnARuHEp
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These are fantastic, and necessary measures! Smaller class size is such a huge issue for teachers, and students. Many people don't understand the negative impact of overcrowded classes. Mix in lack of resources, like not having enough textbooks for all, and it's a disaster.
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So true! Do you follow
@ClassSizeMatter? If not, check them out, along with their website. Great resources to help educate colleagues, district officials, parents on the importance of smaller class sizes.@leoniehaimson has done amazing work with this! https://www.classsizematters.org/ -
I do now & thanks for that! Class size has been a problem for a while. My dad, back in the early 80's, had to teach 49 students in his 9th grade chemistry class. There were only 12 lab stations in the room, and of course, not enough textbooks. Can you even imagine?
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That’s not necessarily racist. Kids get expelled or suspended for behavioral issues. I’ve never heard of a school in this century suspending kids for the color of their skin...
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wow, and if YOU haven't heard about it, it definitely didn't happen
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If it did happen it would be a HIGE deal
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Too many jittery white teachers. How about hiring more minority teachers that know what the hell they are doing.
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I don't agree w your wording; I agree w the idea. I chose to teach in a predominately black school bc I grew up in the area and can relate to an extent. I prefer to teach in urban areas, but that's me. I'm not a jittery white teacher. We definitely need more PoC as teachers.
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Jittery and all over the place. No structure no sense as a result the kids are the same.
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Not true. Yes, some of those teachers exist, but are not representative of the vast majority. From my experience, I feel more teachers fall into the old rigid way of teaching than what you are presenting. That way of thinking tends to lead to more ISS and OSS instances for PoC.
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I was taught in the Caribbean where we have a 98-99% literacy rate and I have never seen this level of incompetence. You are not teaching theses kids basic math most ppl today have to rely on tutors. It’s not the system it’s jittery white teachers need to be replace.
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It is the system tho... What do you think produces an education system where the majority of teachers are white? And puts parents in low economical areas at a disadvantage?
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