Comments on: A Future Context for Understanding Diversity in Education (The Tap on the Shoulder) http://future.teacherleaders.org/2010/02/a-future-context-for-understanding-diversity-in-education-the-tap-on-the-shoulder/ Keepers of the Flame Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:55:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JasonP / InnerEd http://future.teacherleaders.org/2010/02/a-future-context-for-understanding-diversity-in-education-the-tap-on-the-shoulder/comment-page-1/#comment-58 JasonP / InnerEd Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:17:08 +0000 http://future.teacherleaders.org/?p=89#comment-58 To follow-up with Shannon's comments, this is something that really needs to be stressed to many of us in this profession. We are scared to let go because the problems that naturally occur as our older students (teenagers for me) work through expressing themselves so often end up on us. Many of us who have tried this have had to have those conversations with principals and parents where they want to know "why didn't we jump in at tell them what to do in the first place." The second part is the modeling. For many teachers, "teaching the norms" is a difficult task. They can't quite put their imaginations around what that is supposed to look like. For me, I can say this has sometimes been a personal challenge. To follow-up with Shannon’s comments, this is something that really needs to be stressed to many of us in this profession. We are scared to let go because the problems that naturally occur as our older students (teenagers for me) work through expressing themselves so often end up on us. Many of us who have tried this have had to have those conversations with principals and parents where they want to know “why didn’t we jump in at tell them what to do in the first place.”

The second part is the modeling. For many teachers, “teaching the norms” is a difficult task. They can’t quite put their imaginations around what that is supposed to look like. For me, I can say this has sometimes been a personal challenge.

]]> By: Shannon http://future.teacherleaders.org/2010/02/a-future-context-for-understanding-diversity-in-education-the-tap-on-the-shoulder/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Shannon Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:47:33 +0000 http://future.teacherleaders.org/?p=89#comment-44 Once again well stated. I think that in many instances teachers, with good surface intentions, involve themselves too early in the group management trying to help the marginalized enter the conversation. What we should focus on is the prep work prior to the discussions that sets the groundwork for inclusion. Teaching the norms of th conversationsof inclusion, discussion, give and take, listening with intensity and asking for clarification rather than tuning out. It is an interesting exercise to sit and just listen to a department meeting or a district meeting to see how the diverse voices are received. There is a lot of food for thought here in online discussions as we have a chance to get this right and set the tone early on in the innovation. Shannon Once again well stated. I think that in many instances teachers, with good surface intentions, involve themselves too early in the group management trying to help the marginalized enter the conversation. What we should focus on is the prep work prior to the discussions that sets the groundwork for inclusion. Teaching the norms of th conversationsof inclusion, discussion, give and take, listening with intensity and asking for clarification rather than tuning out. It is an interesting exercise to sit and just listen to a department meeting or a district meeting to see how the diverse voices are received.
There is a lot of food for thought here in online discussions as we have a chance to get this right and set the tone early on in the innovation.
Shannon

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