hw # 41

http://www.helium.com/items/290100-effects-of-teacher-bias-on-high-school-students

"I am a high school teacher and believe my students' performances are directly related to my expectations of them. I have see, first hand, the power behind believing in a student that no one else has. I have seen students who actually believed they were dumb, because that is all they have ever been told directly or indirectly. Teenagers are able to read body language quite well, and even though a teacher may not tell a student what they think, that student will read it in their features. Stereotyping students is not only unfair, but it truly deprives deserving students from reaching their potential"

This just proves to what I was previously saying about teachers and them being biased. They know what they are doing, in corrupting the set grading system. Teacher's usually set these really high expectations for certain students, and with the expectance of them doing what they are "supposed" to do, they favor them, grade them with the nicer scale.

Then theres those students who think, "hey, if he/she doesnt have hope in me, I know he/she is going to fail me." It just isnt fair. The worst part of everything is that theres no way this kind of thing can even fixed.


http://vivirlatino.com/2006/05/11/racist-teacher-canned-in-chicago.php

"According to witnesses, the teacher became angry last Friday during an art class when someone stained her jacket with paint.
It was then that she said, according to the same sources, “all Mexicans are criminals” and “you were born to scrub floors”."

This hear shows a different aspect of what I meant when I spoke about teachers taking race into account when grading. A lot of teachers, as well as any given human, have these ideas that they initially get about people. Certain types of people even, they come up with all sorts of things they can call them or things to assume about them. In America, everybody has this stereo type about mexicans, and how they work for minimum wage, do the "dirty" jobs, and are criminals, but most of us dont actually SAY things like this. Maybe its because we know its wrong, both morally and socially. It's just not something you say.


http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jshindl/cm/Teacherpower.htm

"By virtue of the fact that the teacher is in the position of “the teacher,” they have power. The governance of the school places each teacher in a position of responsibility for the management of the students in the class. So, in one sense, it is not so much earned as, it just is. Likewise the role of teacher assumes that they have power. There is no other person in the classroom that can fulfill the duties of the teacher. We could use the term “in loco parentis” (i.e., in the role of the parent) to describe this type of power. The teacher, in addition to their role as educator, is the sanctioned authority in the room.

One the one hand, unlike the other forms of teacher power, position power is not so much earned or cultivated, it exists by default. On the other hand, we can do a better or worse job of projecting that we deserve this role. This is especially true of new and substitute teachers. Those who expect to be given respect, usually are. Position power may come essentially from a contract, but it is also projected in an air of legitimacy and confidence. Those who project an affect characterized by illegitimacy or a doubt that they belong in the position, will suffer from a limited amount of position power, and the problems that come with it."



This is where the teacher power comes from, and well explained. In the second paragraph it is said, "...Unlike the other forms of teacher power, position power is not so much earned or cultivated, it exist by default." First off, I want to start by talking about the title of this chapter. Position Power. Meaning, that the power is only given by... "default" plain and simple. It's definately not something that was earned, as it should be. Teachers expect this aura of respect to be given to them off the bat, but no teachers, thats not how it should be. You SHOULD be able to earn this "Position power" I mean, it's only fair isnt it? Because thats the way it is for the opposition.

The example they give about substitute teachers are on point. Substitute teachers are usually initially given NO respect. But you usually see it that those substitute teachers who are always called on and build some type of relationship with the students, are the ones who are liked and earn the respect from the students. I say we implement a new wave of education, teachers get a one week cycle per class, then we alternate. Let's not let them get too comfortable now.