Case Scenario 3: Fairly Accused Or Never Given A Chance?
Jamie Gonzalez
Laura Gamez Contreras
Jordan Rucker
Caitlin Fowler
EDUC 2130-W01
Scenario #3
Sept. 26, 2014
Scenario 3: Fairly Accused or Never Given a Chance? In the scenario that was presented, there are many pressing issues with the way that the teacher, Ms. Johnson, handled her student, Billy. To set the tone of the scenario, it all began before the school year even started. Ms. Johnson had developed significantly misconstrued ideas that she was not going to like nor tolerate her up and coming student, little Billy. The scenario told us that while planning for the coming year, Ms. Johnson was informed by her colleague, Billy’s former teacher, that he had proven to be a problematic instigator. She said that he caused an immense amount of disturbances in her classroom the …show more content…
Not only did Ms. Johnson make a mistake by going off on an assumption, but she also could have damaged a possible relationship with one of her students. We feel that the solutions we came up with deal with the situation very appropriately. Each resolution provides a way for Ms. Johnson to correct her mistake and make amends. For example, Ms. Johnson was criticizing Billy for his behavior, which was the wrong way of helping the situation. One of our resolutions for this particular issue, was to use constructive criticism towards her student rather than blatantly criticizing him in front of the class. According to A.J. Ryan, “It is important that you attempt to correct unwanted behaviors as "in the moment" as possible. If you can intervene and correct the negative behaviors as soon as possible, the child remembers the details of the situation and the emotions he or she feels that caused the inappropriate actions.” In conclusion, these were a few of our group’s creative ways of resolving the issues between Ms. Johnson and
Laura Gamez Contreras
Jordan Rucker
Caitlin Fowler
EDUC 2130-W01
Scenario #3
Sept. 26, 2014
Scenario 3: Fairly Accused or Never Given a Chance? In the scenario that was presented, there are many pressing issues with the way that the teacher, Ms. Johnson, handled her student, Billy. To set the tone of the scenario, it all began before the school year even started. Ms. Johnson had developed significantly misconstrued ideas that she was not going to like nor tolerate her up and coming student, little Billy. The scenario told us that while planning for the coming year, Ms. Johnson was informed by her colleague, Billy’s former teacher, that he had proven to be a problematic instigator. She said that he caused an immense amount of disturbances in her classroom the …show more content…
Not only did Ms. Johnson make a mistake by going off on an assumption, but she also could have damaged a possible relationship with one of her students. We feel that the solutions we came up with deal with the situation very appropriately. Each resolution provides a way for Ms. Johnson to correct her mistake and make amends. For example, Ms. Johnson was criticizing Billy for his behavior, which was the wrong way of helping the situation. One of our resolutions for this particular issue, was to use constructive criticism towards her student rather than blatantly criticizing him in front of the class. According to A.J. Ryan, “It is important that you attempt to correct unwanted behaviors as "in the moment" as possible. If you can intervene and correct the negative behaviors as soon as possible, the child remembers the details of the situation and the emotions he or she feels that caused the inappropriate actions.” In conclusion, these were a few of our group’s creative ways of resolving the issues between Ms. Johnson and