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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
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Consider what you would do in the following scenarios:
A teacher refuses to teach a district-mandated leadership unit that includes leaders who are gay or lesbian
A parent requests that her child be transferred to another classroom when she learns that her child’s teacher is a practicing Muslim
Students who are economically disadvantaged protest budget cuts to financial aid
To prepare for this Discussion, identify an unresolved social justice issue within an educational context with which you are familiar. Consider possible obstacles impeding the resolution of the issue.
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In a situation where a teacher declines to teach a leadership unit that covers a mandated district, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) leaders, I consider it appropriate to sit down with the teacher and find out the reason that made them refrain from teaching that particular unit (Demissie et al. 2018). My arguments would be focused on social justice, stressing that a range of views should be presented to teachers. If the teacher resists, I would refer the teacher to a higher authority and insist on the district's policies.
In a case where I find myself facing a parent who is insisting on the transfer of their child to another class because the teacher is a practicing Muslim, I would set up a meeting with the parent and discuss the policies against discrimination that are strictly upheld in the school (Khaitan & Norton, 2019). Also, I would acknowledge the parent that one's race, colo...
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