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Case Study : Two Moms

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Unit 4 Final Assignment Case Study 9.4: Two Moms Step 1: In the case study, “Two Moms”, there are multiple problems brought up. The first problem is Denise, a student with two moms, is getting picked on by her classmates. The second problem is the teacher, Ms. Ribiero, is not sure how to bring up hard topics in her classroom, such as homosexuality, and the different ways families can look. The third problem is the backlash received from the parents. Step 2: Ms. Ribiero was trying to do what she thought was best in the circumstance. She saw one of her students getting picked on because the other students were misinformed and she wanted to inform them to prevent other students being bullied in the future. The parents …show more content…

Step 4: The long-term outcome that the school would like from this experience is more acceptance of all families from all families. The short-term goal is for Denise to feel safe in her classroom and for Ms. Ribiero to be able to have the conversation with her class about acceptance and loving everyone. Step 5: An immediate response would have been to talk to the students when they were first making fun of Denis for reading the book. Ms. Ribiero can also send home a letter to all the parents in the class and explain to them that she is teaching a lesson on the ways families can look different. She can also include the books she will read to her classroom, in her letter home to parents. This way they will be able to read them before their students will. This should allow parents to feel more included what their children are learning. She could also have parents choose to opt their children out of the lesson and have them do something in a different classroom while she is teaching the lesson. Step 6: The larger issue stems at the school administration. They need to make new policies about implementing lessons into the classroom about diversity in families. They should also make a parent meeting once a year about the different families at the school and how everyone can be more understanding and compassionate for diversity in the schools. Step 7: The first action that the school needs to take is to talk to the upset parents and

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