How Do I Manage My Class?
One thing that caught my attention in this unit was the possibility of something going wrong with students in a classroom. The scenarios may vary from students arriving late, to refusing to put away a cell phone during class time or a student refusing to work with other classmates due to religious beliefs. Whatever the situation, the teacher has to find a reasonable solution to the problem, and yet, not allow the students to think that the teacher will be making such changes just because the students want to. I totally agree with respecting specific requests made by students, but they also have to know that the way a teacher runs his/her classroom has to be regarded as well.
In addition to the above scenarios, there are other issues to think about. The teacher should also consider other learners with literacy needs, poverty, mental/physical disabilities, and LGBTQ and how to support them and include them like any other "normal" group.