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Identifying Bias in the Classroom

David Sadker (coauthor of Teachers, Schools and Society) often works with school administrators and teachers to demonstrate, through a role-play, several issues of bias that can overwhelm a classroom. In this observation you will observe David Sadker give one of these classroom bias workshops.

1			What examples of race or gender bias do you detect in this classroom role-play?

Analyzing the Role Play

In this observation you will observe a discussion that follows the role-play in the previous observation. The discussion analyzes both the subtle and not-so-subtle forms of bias that emerged from the role-play in the previous segment.

2			How many of these examples of bias did you identify?
3			What strategies can you use to avoid sexist practices when you teach?