The memory that I have is when I witnessed a teacher being biased toward a student. I noticed that a student who was less fortunate than the other students in his class, it seems as if the teacher did not want to listen to him. I noticed that the teacher would always talk about the child came to school with dirty clothing. I felt like she should have talked to the little boy parents instead of placing him in a corner. I noticed she never allowed the little boy to have any privileges.
I feel like the specific bias incident dimished equity because it is important that student/teacher interaction plays an important role in class. It is important to use the appropriate materials because it sends a powerful message to the students. The feeling that this incident brought up to me was a feeling of sadness as well as anger. It is hard for me to accept a child being ignored because of his appearance or the way that he looks. The child was eventually moved to another classroom and I was glad to see that justice was done for this child. Children can only get what we give to them they are very dependent on us. I feel like the professionals will have to change themselves first; they need to take a look at their own bias as well as I believe that it is important that staff members receive training on diversity.
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