Yes, I'm noting engagement and some decent student-generated questions the teacher didn't even seem to consider, but I'm also noting how the 2 black students nearest to the camera, who are made to sit farthest away, keep getting reprimanded for coming closer while he's got other students leaning over his shoulder right next to him. Now for all I know, he rotates these locations or moves his position. But I see who gets to look at the iPad first every time, and this alone speaks to inequity of instruction. And their eagerness to participate is clear. And yes there are strengths in this like student-generated questions about fossils and hands-on materials and visuals. But even there (and maybe it's edited out) but the students next to him seem to have much greater/easier access to it. And the fact that they always get to see it first is like a prize as well.
Definitely noticed the same thing & was bothered by the mistreatment the whole video. He allows the kids closer to him longer time to view the iPad and flashcards and speeds it up when it gets to the students further away.
This video was very sad to watch indeed. Those children in the back never got to look at the iPad for the same amount of time. I'm not sure why absolutely no AA children were allowed near this so-called teacher, whoever he is.
He did go around the circle with the iPad in the same direction every time, but he went the opposite way with the photos of the creatures and when he did the questions he seemed to start with the furthest students. I also saw at the beginning of the video, he only asked them to take a seat on a letter and did not tell them where exactly to sit on the carpet. He probably always sits in the same spot and it seems like the kids can sit on whichever letter they want.
Yeah observed this video for a college project, and I observed absolutely no disparities whatsoever. The teacher was kind and engaging to all his students. Why malign the teacher like that? I am black as well and there was nothing there at all.
This was a very creative and enriching lesson. Kudos to a good job on student engagement. I would recommend being more inclusive of the students who were furthest away. Really smart kids!
II understand and get the point about the engagement process. But I am very bothered as to how you ignore the black students, and focus more on teaching the white kids. I really have a big issue with that and see that so often in the classroom setting towards our black children..
The teacher ignores the Black scholars for the most part, while he focuses on the White students nearest to him. This video is a clear example of what NOT to do in a classroom.
@@MJ-gj6mj I agree with you completely. I did love the lesson, but he engaged the kiddos to left for the most part, and left the others out quite a bit. I did not like this at all.
