Case Study 1: Kelly At Smart High School, there are different levels of math classes and Ms. Write teaches an remedial section.
Ms. Write has had a student for the past year who she has become more concerned with, Kelly Kelly is very withdrawn and indifferent. She seems to just get by. The students in the class perform well below grade level, but Kelly seems to have the most difficulty. Ms. Write is concerned with the fact that Kelly never speaks in class and that she does not interact with classmates. Kelly is a teenage girl but acts more like a younger isolated child. Kelly is also the only girl in the class but Ms. Write believes that Kelly is a teenager so interacting with male students should not be a concern. While teaching a one day, Ms. Write tried to included everyone in the class, however, whenever she called upon Kelly, Kelly just stared blankly. There would be a delay and the class was being affected by Kelly's attitudes and actions. If Kelly did speak she would speak only one or two words softly. Ms. Write would have to repeat everything Kelly would say, so the whole class could hear. Again another When the students are asked to work in groups Kelly never initiates conversation and she never works The delays and the special attention Ms. Write has to give Kelly, just to get Kelly to speak a few words setback because of Kelly with others unless forced to. was having a negative impact on her students. The students were having a hard enough time paying attention and often Ms. Write lost the students. She found herself repeating lesson plans. o Why do you think Kelly behaves as she does? o Does Ms. Write treat Kelly differently from the rest of the class? Should She? o How can Ms. Write motivate Kelly? o How can Ms. Write organize the class differently to teach all of the students better, including Kelly?
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