While reflecting on the RAFT activity in class, the reality of the decisions that I will be faced with really hit me. I had thought about some of the situations described in class, but I definitely overlooked some of the most obvious situations that could arise.
Scenario 3 was pretty shocking for me. I forgot that there were people who still might hold strong to the belief that a woman's place is at home, and that furthering a girl's education would be a waste of time and effort. I was at first discouraged by the fact that I might have to deal with this kind of situation, but realized after talking in class, that we as teachers do have some power over the education of our students. A teacher, if using the right avenues (speaking with the other teacher, and parents), can influence the future learning of her/his students.
Some situations were very new and challenging for me, such as the one about the gay male student who goes by the name Cynthia. Before this activity, I thought I knew how to deal with "gray area" decisions. This one definitely caught me off guard, and left me wondering what the best choice would be. While I thought our discussion was helpful, this situation left me thinking that I won't always have the answers to every situation. While looking back at this realization, it seems as though my assumption was self-centered. This really gave me a new perspective into my own assumptions about how well I understood the teaching profession. I realized that there is so much that a teacher must improvise in reaction to. I feel like this was a valuable insight into my personality that will be good to be aware of in the future.
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