Introduction
All
throughout our years of schooling, we get the opportunity to be taught by many
different educators. Either positive or negative, each teacher consists of
creating a chapter in our book. Together, it makes a story of each milestone
we’ve accomplished from our days of Elementary School to our College
graduation. I myself have my own book with chapters from each teacher whom I’ve
had both positive and negative experiences with; till this day, I will never
forget them. As a future educator, these experiences have shaped me into the
teacher I wish to become.
So
what makes us have negative experiences with teachers? My curious mind has
always wondered if these negative experiences are really an underlying bias.
Although several people may have different interpretations of this, what is
bias? A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial
judgment; an unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice; a statistical
sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over
other. (freedictionary.com) It is evident that there are endless examples of
what shape and form bias can be. In this particular case, I have been curious
about ethnicity bias and how/if it affected the student and teacher.
Using the article, “Bias in the Classroom:
Types, Frequencies, and Responses” by Guy A. Boysen and David L. Vogel along
with data collected from interviews conducted with a college student and Professor;
I hope to answer the question, “Can teachers understand when they are being
bias?” I will include sufficient data collected to support this research
question from both interviews with the teacher and student. For methods, I will
use the data to discuss the differences in interviews, the obstacles I faced,
and why this occurred. The categories of analysis will include evasions, easy
answers (premeditated responses), and processing (in depth thinking about
questions/unsure how to answer). In discussions, I will distinguish the
conversation challenges and comfort level between both participants. Lastly, in
connections; I will connect the challenges of speaking/admitting bias. With
this, I will unveil the similarities in both interviews in terms of realizing
that bias does not “stem” from one particular reason. It is clear that its
human nature and apart of society to be bias against something.
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