Stereotypes In The Classroom

Some common stereotypes I have heard include women are bad drivers, are not good at math, and love shopping. Of these three stereotypes, I think the first two can do the most harm. After all, if someone is being told they will be a bad driver or that they will not do well in math, I think they are likely to not try as hard or subconsciously worry and not do as well. The third stereotype is mainly harmless, though it is annoying when someone simply assumes it is true. No two people are alike. However, there are those who I relate to easier because of similar hobbies, shared beliefs, and similar life experiences. Whenever I meet or interact with those who are notably different than me I am generally open minded. However, when deciding if I want to become friends with someone I usually take several factors into consideration; some of which

Stereotypes… We all have had to deal with them. They may seem somewhat harmless and anybody who takes it seriously is obviously overreacting. But, what if I told you that these seemingly small things are the first step in a larger cycle? Behind racism, injustice, stereotypes, and etc. is fear, more specifically fear of the unknown. However, it is not fear that leads to racism, it is the insensitive actions that occur due to this fear and through the use of stereotyping they reinforce their fear and justify their actions.

As a young child I learned what the good group of kids looked like and what the bad group of kids looked like. In movies, the bad group of people are portrayed in high school as boys who wear really big clothing and girls that wear too dark of makeup. However after my junior year, I now know that you never really can tell between who the good and the bad people really are. Starting from when I was very young, my brother began changing my entire life for the better because I grew up with him in and out of jails and prisons for theft, drug use, and underage consumption. During his time in jails and prisons, it killed my mother and father. However for me, I never really knew the person labeled as my brother. He was a shadow with a name for me.

Even the most introverted students such as myself could overcome the anxiety of large class discussions by starting out with smaller groups. Coming into high school was extremely intimidating, especially since it seemed as if everyone already had their own friend groups from middle school. A whole class discussion meant too many people sharing their opinions.

Kids in middle school, are enduring a time period in their life where they're becoming teens, who are becoming adults. Kids going into middle school are at a point where boys being friends with girls was somewhat acceptable, to adults thinking if two 11 year olds of the opposite genders are gonna have sex with each other if they're left alone together for 5 minutes.

The media portrays high schools being full of identity stereotypes, whether it is in movies, TV shows, or sometimes music. Each school has the group of star athletes, the kids bound for broadway, and the kids who could become the next Einstein. Every show or movie has the same supporting character who each belonged to different cliques.

Misbehaving has many consequences. Children are taught to keep quiet when in silent places, and when they disrespect this rule, they are reprimanded. This is what happened today. Meredith entered the class and began speaking with her friends as she wrote down the agenda. The bell had not rung yet, so she believed it was still acceptable to socialize. She normally behaves this way before class begins. Many times during class she will make side commentary on the subject matter at hand, such as the book the class is reading or the practice

The one place that everyone thinks is their own personal hell, theirs plenty of reasons though. It could be that you don't want to spend your day learning, you hate your teacher- especially Mr. Harris-, you have no friends, or the most famous one is that you have bullies. Bullies from the popular group like Lydia, who would bully you mentally by criticizing your outfit. Or Jackson; who would, other than pushing you against the locker, mentally bully you by saying your weak, you can't play lacrosse, or by making you think your poor by boasting about his new silver Porsche that he got from his rich adoptive parents. Then, last but not least we have

Though we may say words don’t hurt us, they do in one form or another. By the middle of fourth grade instead of being known as the nice girl as I was in my old school, I became the outcast. It all began when one of the girls in my group had a comment about why I was in school when I could be doing her yard work. It was the furthermost embarrassing moment in my entire life, and while all the students laughed uncontrollably all I could do is hide my face in shame. This moment had sparked the never ending bullying that was my fourth and fifth-grade year. While walking the hallway’s boys would call me “illegal” and, of course, a “wetback”. Though I find it humorous now, this was undoubtedly the ultimate dilemma I faced living in Georgia. Two

One of the many things people discriminate against is age. Someone may claim that if a person is too young, they cannot help in the church. People may also say that older people can’t do anything because they are too impotent. Even in schools, High Schoolers may not want to help out anyone younger than them because it is deemed “not cool.” We should help elementary students, our elders, and high schoolers or young adults.

Have you ever been stereotyped, if so how did you feel? In American education, it is typical for students to be stereotyped as well as the educational system. The stereotypes can often effect the students' education. In the movie, Freedom Writers, teachers and administration had given up on students that they perceived as “trouble,” except Mrs. Gruwell. She wanted to prove regardless the stereotypes, everyone can still learn and have the same opportunity at education.

Braden seated in the corner of the classroom most of the class time. During one activity he got up of his seat and joined two 6th graders boys to answer questions on a race using their iPads. His team won the race, and then he went back to his seat and stayed there while the rest of the students were moving around during the presentations and activities.

These classrooms treat males and females incredibly differently and stereotypically “In one instance, boys had an electronics day, where they could bring in all their electronics and play them if they behaved, while girls did not. In another, the teacher in a girls' classroom gave each girl a dab of perfume on her wrist for doing a task correctly (Sherwin, 2014).

The participants were obtained through volunteers from a classroom. There were 26 participants in total, with 8 males, 17 females, and 1 omission. Demographics that were recorded included age, sex, ethnic background, and social economic status. Participants were instructed to avoid adding any extra informative identification to protect their confidentiality as well as informed about their right to withdraw from the study. Participants were then told that the completion of the study will act as giving consent to participate. Upon completion, participants were given a debriefing that included an explanation of the nature of the study along with contact information whether they had any more questions.

It is important to think about your behaviors because you need think about how it will affect you and the other person. If you call someone ugly and say just kidding you don't know how that person will feel about you saying that. The person might be laughing now, but later they will look back at that comment and start thinking about if they are ugly or not. There are people who can take jokes, there are people who can't. Just put together who is and isn't. There are times in class when you are learning something, and there is that one person who wants to talk in class when you're learning. They aren't thinking about how they are making others feel, just themselves. When you say something they start getting defensive for no reason. That's why you don't say something. You can't do anything but tell the teacher, or just learn from them. Don't be the person who will hurt others education. They aren't hurting anyone