Author Question: Mr. Burris teaches a class made up predominately of African American and Latino/a students. The ... (Read 733 times)

plus1 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Burris teaches a class made up predominately of African American and Latino/a students. The students are engaging in a debate about a controversial topic. Mr. Burris notices that some students are getting louder, more animated, and more overtly emotional as they build their argument. Mr. Burris asks that all students calm down and remember that the goal is to have a meaningful, productive conversation, and that if the behavior continues, they'll have to discontinue the debate. Mr. Burris's intervention is

a. likely to be effective, because it is a reasonably and professionally delivered request.
b. likely to be effective, because it reminds students that Mr. Burris likes a calm and orderly classroom.
c. likely to be ineffective, as the students' behavior may be a product of cultural norms and they may not perceive it as inappropriate .
d. likely to be ineffective, as Mr. Burris has demonstrated authoritarian behaviors to which students are likely to respond with strong negative feelings.

Question 2

Make sure their management ideas are concrete and can be translated into ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word