Analysis Of A Class Divided

“A Class Divided” Worksheet
1. Please define self-concept, self-esteem, and significant other (ch.3). Self-concept is who you think you are and the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of your self, not only the physical features but also including emotional states, talents, likes, values, roles. Self-esteem involves evaluations of self-worth. People with high self-esteem tend to think well of others and expect to be accepted them. Significant others are people whose opinions we especially value such as family members, a special friend, a teacher, someone you dated, and so on.

2. Please explain how the teacher’s comments on the “inferior”and “superior”groups affect the kids’ self-concepts. After the

Elliot mentioned how after Martin Luther King died she wanted to deal with racism in a concrete way and just not talk about it with her students. She heard white commentators say many arrogant things about the shooting of Martin Luther King and also asked who was going to control and hold African Americans. So she wondered how her third graders were going to react to this situation if these white commentators reacted negatively and ignorantly. When the class was studying about the Indians, the teacher realized the how there was no progression with the treatment towards Native Americans. With that in mind, Mrs. Elliot thought it was time to do her lesson on prejudices and stereotypes and have the children walk in the shoes of those who face

On the first day I was in middle school, the teacher let every student introduce him/herself. I was so excited to let others know me. When it was my turn, I went up and started introducing myself and sharing my stories. Students were interested in and concentrate on what I was saying. However, when I talked about my hobbies, a lot of students were laughing and seem thought I was unreasonable. I said my hobbies were shooting game and making building models. At that time I feel disappoint and sad because I didn’t know what’s wrong with my hobbies and why students laughed at