Case Study 10.2 Whose Values Should We Accept?

Case Study 10.2 Whose Values Should We Accept?
Was there a rule, procedure, or policy that Dr. Jamison followed when she indicated publicly that three of the four student teachers would not make it through the probation period? If so, what was the rule, procedure, or policy? If not, should there be a rule, procedure, or policy to address Dr. Jamison’s behavior? There was no rule, procedure, or policy when Dr. Jamison publicly announced that three of the four students would not make it through the probation period. Dr. Jamison believed due to her experience that only one student would have a reasonable chance of completing the program and becoming a good teacher. In addition, Dr. Jamison felt it was her responsibility to the field of education to direct the students to another career field since she didn’t feel the other students qualified or would be …show more content…
One way Dr. Jamison could bring the turbulence down to light would be to apologize for her public comments and proceed with the supervision to ensure that the teacher students are equally prepared to have an appropriate learning experience. If the director of student teaching doesn’t address the issue that Dr. Jamison has created, it could increase the turbulence to severe and cause a cascade effect that students file suit for illegal discrimination based on the ethics of critique relating to age, gender, class, and disabilities. In addition, if other potential students find out about the public incident, it can cause an effect to have lower enrollment rates within the field of education at the university based on one faculty member to speak candidly based on their personal experience. By addressing the concern of the students this could lower the turbulence and lower the tolerance by having a better understanding that these student teachers all provide different qualities that increase the diversity of the student enrollment within the program at the