1-9-2014 Praxis Inquiry Journal Entry

Rhys Fry
This morning I had an incidnt !ith on o" th studnts !ho causs con#ict
$t!n studnts commonly% !hn trying to undrta& my Inquiry lsson I !as
'lacing studnts into thir ()* "st grou's+ ,hn a studnt r"usd to sit !hr
I had as&d him to sit and h rs'ondd to on studnt !ho said -ust sit do!n
(ohammad h said .shut u' "aggot/ to th studnt !ho !as as&ing him to a$id
my instructions+ I quic&ly statd to (ohammd that that rs'ons is sim'ly not
acc'ta$l and that I !ould rquir a discussion at th com'ltion o" th lsson
!hich !as ultimatly th studnts rcss tim+
Th rst o" my Inquiry lsson ran smoothly and at th com'ltion o" th
'riod I s'o& !ith th studnt and said to him 0rstly that all o" this could ha1
$n a1oidd $y -ust sim'ly "ollo!ing my instruction $ut as h mad a
homo'ho$ic commnt h had to rci1 this tal& !hr I x'laind that ! ar
all qual rgardlss o" our sxuality and that th !ord "aggot $ing associatd
!ith a ngati1 stroty' is somthing that I -ust do not tolrat in my
classroom+ (ohammd a'ologisd to m "or $oth not "ollo!ing instructions $ut
also th commnt+
)"tr th rcss $ra& and a consultation !ith my mntor% I dcidd to d1ot 2
minuts to stting classroom ruls "or crating a !lcoming and su''orti1
n1ironmnt in my class+ This highlightd that !hn I am taching a class all o"
my studnts ar 1alud rgardlss o" gndr% sxuality% rac or socio-conomic
status+ I "lt as though this !as somthing I had to do as discrimination in any
"orm is sim'ly unacc'ta$l in our community and socity+