Critical Incident Sandra gave her students a grammar test

Critical Incident Sandra gave her students a grammar test. During the test, a student was looking at another student’s answers and writing them on his paper. The teacher asked him to do the test on his own. The student continued to look at the other student’s answers. The teacher took his paper away and threw it into the garbage in full view of all the other students to make the point that the student’s answers were not an indication of his understanding of the grammar and that it was pointless to write the test if he was just going to cheat. The student was very upset and went to the office to complain. Group discussion questions Use these questions to explore the ideas and underlying values and beliefs in the stories and quotations. Read the critical incident and answer the questions. • What is the context? What is happening? What are the issues? Summarize. • Can you relate to any of the characters or events? Why? How? • What were the different expectations of the characters in the story? Individual writing assignment Read the critical incident and answer the questions in the essay format. 1. Describe the situation. 2. Without using adjectives, list the behaviours of both characters. 3. List statements of inference. 4. Relate the behaviours from your perspective. 5. Attempt to understand the second individual’s thinking about the first person’s behaviours and values. 6. Expand your interpretation by thinking about an interaction you have had with someone from a different culture. Confirm or reject your understanding through further communication or observation.