Name Matt Halla Class time: 11 am
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1. (Knowledge)Tell three interesting elements of this chapter:
a. Miranda knows two languages and plays on the basketball team.
b. The teachers didn’t take responsibility, they all blamed someone else
c. School officials said there would be a public apology, but all they did was send a generic letter to parents/guardians.
2. (Comprehension) Summarize what is being discussed within this chapter?
This was an article about a young 7th grader who was suspended from her basketball game for speaking in her native language. When she was in class she said “hello” and “I love you” in her native language and the teacher came up to her desk, slammed her hand down, and asked her how would I know if you’re not saying something bad. The mother of Miranda was very upset about this and had 3 different meetings with school officials over this issue. In the end, there was a letter that was sent to all parents/guardians as an apology, but the mother still felt like it wasn’t enough for what has happened.
3. (Application)Name a specific example or NEW solution for this type of problem/similar situation in society or that you have experienced – be specific and explain?
I think that the school should have actually done a public apology, not a generic letter sent out to the households of the parents. The school never got to the point of the problem that was raised by the mother; they just kept sending her in circles to different people to talk to. If the school would have had an assembly, maybe not specifically for her but in general about the issue, it would have made a point that they didn’t take this in the right steps and it would show everyone that they could make things better for future situations that could come about in the same type of way.
4. (Analysis)Address ANY that apply. How can you compare one of the situations in this chapter to something that does not relate to computers, technology, or the Internet? Be sure to reference the chapter and your solution. What ideas NEW can you add to the issue that is being presented within the reading? Try to connect what you have by reading this article and how it applies to the stages in Bloom's taxonomy in 2 full sentences.
The issue being addressed in this article is that the school didn’t take the right steps in how they acted toward the student. A simple conversation in a native language was blown out of proportion by the staff and they didn’t know how to recover after they had already made their “ruling”. The way the first teacher acted I think was a little out of hand and the second teacher just followed the first one because they were friends.
5. (Synthesis) Address all that apply. Do you agree with what is being said within the article (Why/Why not? Back up with FACTS)? What new conclusions can you draw about this (or other topics) after reading this material?
I disagree with the way the school attempted to reconcile for what happened to Miranda. I believe that when they told the mother they would do a public apology, they mislead her. When someone thinks of a public apology they think of the principle or other high school officials talking in front of the parents or students, not a letter sent out that was probably a template for all different kinds of situations. After reading this article I feel that school systems don’t always act in the right way or handle things the way many people would. I can understand why the teachers acted in the manner that they did but I think they could have done it in a better way.
6. (Evaluation) Address all that apply. Judge whether or not this topic is relevant in today’s society? Evaluate why you are viewing the topic in this manner based on your experiences. What ethical evaluations (see Chap1-1.4 for exp of Ethics) or decisions were made/can be assumed from this chapter? What new ideas will you make after reading this chapter?
I believe that this issue is relevant in today’s society. It may not be the exact same issue but one relevant to it, like a piece of clothing or some assignment for the class. There are issues in every school and not all of them will make the news like this one. It’s good that this story got in the open because it shows how sometimes you need to stand up for what you believe in if you think it’s wrong. It doesn’t always work out for the best, like how the mother in this case wasn’t happy with the school in the end, but at least she got her point across and stood up for what she felt was wrong. This article backed up what I thought of how school officials and that they don’t want to deal with anything and just push it around to everyone else in a big circle. It shows that the school wanted to just drop everything and quiet the problem down without having anything major happen.
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