presentation on volcanoes. Was I being too nice by letting her stay and give her oral presentation with nobody in the classroom? she was very scared to speak in front of everyone so I gave her a break.
2006-09-16 10:25:16 · 8 answers · asked by Hank 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You were nice to offer her the chance to give you some oral
presentation; however, the purpose of an oral assignment is usually to show one's mastery of the subject they were to study. Having a single member of the audience wouldn't allow for that, though it would allow for greater one-on-one receipt of the oral
presentation.
2006-09-16 10:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by GrlNamedJane 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you need to look at is, if you're a male teacher, you are putting yourself in a potentially dangerous situation by being alone in the classroom with her. That's the first thing that comes to my mind.
Second, you weren't being too nice, but then again, you were. Your heart is in the right place, but you are doing more harm by trying to help her, per se. You are somewhat defeating the purpose of oral presentation. She can't go through life being afraid to speak in front of a group of people.
It builds character and enables/prepares her for future life experiences, such as college, a job, career, a courtroom, etc. Explain to her that while you would like to be able to make this exception again, you're only doing her harm by allowing her this particular "out"....
She won't have you to help her out of jams as she travels down the road of life. And if you make an exception for one, you're going to have make exceptions for the rest. You're there to teach first, and be a friend second. If you want to help her, then do so by working with her to tackle this fear of speaking in front of others. That would be the best thing you could do.
2006-09-16 17:42:27 · answer #2 · answered by xentpro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutley setting yourself up for some trouble. All it would take is someone seeing her leaving the school late, parents wondering why she was late, or simply her statement to the fact to open up an investigation at the behest of a "concerned" party. Even if nothing came of it, you would still have the investigation in your file at the state level which cannot be expunged.
If a student is nervous, have her videotape herself present to family members, do it with less people in the room, or simply do an alternate activity. Being alone with a student in a room only opens you up for future headaches.
2006-09-16 17:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by Gimmeanathlon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each student is different. If her project and all was sound, but she is just very shy, then why torment her by forcing her in front of the class. I would hate to see a student with a lot of hard work and effort get an F just because people make them nervous. Cheers to you for realizing not all people can handle crowds.
2006-09-16 17:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by mother_of_bonehead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart on your part but how is this going to help her in the future? Eventually she will have to comply with regular rules of performance,so,I'm not sure you actually gave her a break.
2006-09-16 17:31:54 · answer #5 · answered by butch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes now and days you have to be very careful when it comes to students not saying that only sexual allegations could come up but it could be said that you were showing signs of favoritism.
2006-09-16 17:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by t_tneal27 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think not...the other students were subjected to "public speaking"
so she shouldve been also.
secondly the others wont learn from what she presented..
she should have given everyone in class the oral
presentation.
2006-09-16 17:34:59 · answer #7 · answered by billybadazz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You being the so called teacher you should be able to answer that for yourself.
2006-09-16 17:29:11 · answer #8 · answered by BlackJack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋