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What is good teaching? (Embracing the students diversity... (Sexually (be…
What is good teaching?
Helping the students choose academic excellence
Speak positively about learning
Encourage students to ask questions
See all your students as brilliant
Work with passion
Give the students your time
Develop strong relationships with students
Don't play favorites
Enhancing students academic skills
Make sure you have good training
Encourage the students to study and do homework
Making sure you are getting across to every type of student
Conduct studies on how to better run your classroom
Learn from other teachers/peers
Closely monitor students learning
Watch for bullying
Embracing the students diversity...
Culturally
Sexually
be accepting and encourage acceptance
Academically
Always listen to every student
Include all the students in activities
Work to bridge the gaps
Racially
Avoid stereotypes (Good and Bad)
Affirm Cultural Knowledge
Invite parents to be involved in the class
Spiritually
Encourage learning of all religions if religion is brought into the classroom
Unwrapping the Holidays
Holiday Decorations - The Controversy
Staff meeting and bringing up holiday diversity
Mostly silence
Two staff members show gratitude
Upset Robert (librarian)- feels attacked
Christmas decorations removed from misinterpretation
See all your students as brilliant
Hanukkah book replaces the Christmas tree
Mixed opinions
Letter received - "Rights for homosexuals next?"
Insinuation of hatred - "Germanic heritage"
Public schools and holiday diversity
Barging in or bad timing
Oscar talks about the importance of being able to talk about differences
Before the Holiday Controversy
Bonding with fellow teachers
Slight raise in salary
Smaller classes for 1st and 2nd grade
Union strike in front of the school
Better health benefits
Political Activist
Misunderstandings
Alienation
Oscar (principal passes) - big supporter
Looking back at previous activists - history
Moves after a year
Dreads coming to school
Trading beliefs for "relief"
Lesson Learned
Did not sufficiently assessed the staff regarding their potential reactions
Assumed
Naively equated solidarity around union issues with pedagogical agreement
New teacher that "stepped on toes"
Christmas was a belief system held high at the school
Introducing change is very complex
A suggestion of balance of caution and wisdom