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Political Science Minor Lab
 * Student's name || Answer to assignment 4 ||
 * Kelly Adsit || [[file:Adsit.Kelly.MinorLabAssign4.docx]] ||
 * Dominique Devereaux || Dominique Devereaux

**Assignment – week 4 ** **Task 1 ** In the discussion board, you need to respond to 4 situations from the following scenarios. These scenarios were taken from a real classroom life. You need to answer the question: What would you do in this situation and why?

1. One of your students announces to the class that they are having a party after the game tonight and their mom is buying drinks for everyone as long as they stay the night.

I would ask the student, privately, if he was referring to alcoholic beverages? After confirming that it was alcohol going to be served to underage students I would explain to the student that how that is illegal and could potentially get people in to trouble and harm people. Following the conversation with the student I would contact the parent about the situation and inform them of the conversation had with the student. I would take this course of action because my intentions are not to anyone into trouble or scolded but, it is to protect the best interest of my students while they are under my supervision. I would also have a discussion with the class on issues dealing with underage drinking.

2. One of your students wants your advice but will only ask if you “promise not to tell” After you promise, they say that they are pregnant.

I would explain to the student that there are certain issues I must report to at least the school counselor. I would then stress that she would need to see a doctor as soon as possible. If the student agrees to talk to the counselor, I would send her to speak with the school therapist/ counselor and hope that they can convince the student to talk to their parents about the student’s situation so that they can seek further assistance.

3. A parent of a special needs student complains to your administrator that you are not following their accommodations and that they plan to complain at the next school board meeting.

I would set up a meeting with the parent, my administrator and myself. At this meeting we would discuss the student’s special needs and what it is that the parent is unhappy with. I would prepare past lesson plans and samples of the student’s work that would show how I try to use different teaching strategies that attempts to reach students of all backgrounds. In the meeting I hope to get an understanding of the parent’s expectations and come to some type of agreement. In the agreement I would have a goal set for the student for the parent to be able to assess their student’s progress. I would also invite the parent to sit in on a class period to witness how my classroom is being run.

4. In the middle of class two girls start screaming at each other over a Face book posting.

I would approach the two young ladies and ask them to please exit the classroom. I would most likely send them to a counselor’s office where they would wait for me to join them. Once I find a teacher or school employee to supervise my class as they worked on their assignment, I would discuss the argument with the two girls and come to an agreement in a civil manner. I would handle it this way because as a Social Studies teacher it is important to teach students how to handle themselves when disagreements arise. These are critical tools to building an active respectful citizen

**<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Task 2 **

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Read the article “Toward a conception of culturally responsive classroom management”, choose three components of the culturally responsive classroom management and write a commentary paper. In this paper you may need to explain how do you understand these components, how these components are going to support students’ learning, how do you plan to apply these components in your teaching career, how do these components fit, or do not fit your teaching philosophy. What new insights you get after reading this article about classroom management, and the relationship between teachers and students. (the answer need to be posted in that table in the wiki.

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In the article I found that the components of CRCM are very idealistic and written for a European audience. However, there were some components that provided insight and ideas in dealing with classroom management. The component “Recognizing One’s own Ethnocentrism and Biases” is vital classroom management because many have preconceived notions about behavioral normality’s in the classroom. It is important to make sure that your students feel comfortable in your classroom to express themselves. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The other component that proved to insightful was the “Knowledge of Students background”, by learning about a student’s cultural background you can pick up their different social norms or language. By understanding these cultural norms a teacher will gain the “Ability and Willingness to Use Culturally Appropriate management Strategies.” A teacher will be able to decipher what actions to address and how to address them. I plan to apply all of these components in my classroom. I plan to observe and note certain behavior of my students in order to create a safe and welcoming environment. || Bradley || ||
 * Bob Poelking || [[file:poelking4.docx]] ||
 * Kayleigh Wallace || [[file:Kayleigh Wallace Minor Lab Week 4.docx]] ||
 * Brian Field || [[file:Brian Field Assignment 4.docx]] ||
 * Matt Hokanson || [[file:Hokanson- Assignment 4.docx]] ||
 * Lauren Jasinski || [[file:Jasinski.Assigment4.MinorLab.doc]] ||
 * Vincent Lindquist || [[file:Lindquist.Assignment4.PLS-lab.doc]] ||
 * Danielle Kello || [[file:Minor Lab- Assignment 4.1.docx]] ||
 * Kelley Linhart || [[file:Plsminor#4.docx]] ||
 * Zach