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Discussion Forum 13

Go to the discussion form and post a response to this scenario (based on a true story). In order to receive full credit for participating in the discussion forum you will need to not only post your response but also respond to one other person's response.

Mrs. Smith is a 10th grade English teacher in a local area high school. She also serves as homeroom teacher to 10th grade students. About four months after September 11th, she is alarmed when a tenth grade African-American female ( who is a straight A student) shows up in class with her faced covered in a black scarf with only her eyes showing. She asks the student to remove her face covering, but the student replies that she cannot. The teacher again asks the student, but again the student replies that she is unable to remove the face covering. At this point, the teacher is very upset and sends the girl to the Principal's office. Also at this point, the girl is crying and very upset. When the Principal asks her to remove the face covering, the girl just explains that she is not allowed to remove it. The Principal suspends the girl for a week and calls her parents.

Her parents arrive at the high school very dismayed. They explain to the Principal that the night before their daughter had decided to become part of their Muslim faith and adopt the covering (Please note several other religions have a similar practice of young people wearing a clothing item to signify they have decided to adopt the faith of their parents). They explain to the Principal that this a normal religious practice. The Principal states that the school should have been informed prior to her attendance, so they would have been prepared. The Principal goes on to say that the parents should have let the school know ahead of time. The family tries to explain that it just happened and was not a planned event. Despite their requests for understanding, the Principal does not dismiss the suspension.

The parents take their daughter from the school and as you might guess contact a lawyer. By the way, they did not ask for compensation but just asked that their daughter be allowed to make up the work.

In the meantime, the press is alerted and the case makes national news. The family decides to remove their children from the school and send them to a Muslim school in Dayton. They cite religious intolerance as their basis.

What are the cultural issues in this scenario? What could have been done differently? What should have been done differently?

Here is an interesting video clip on a similar incident:

Okla. Muslim Takes Driver's License Photo with Hijab

Rubric for Evaluating/Grading this Discussion Forum:

Requirements	You are a Survivor Excellent (3 points)	You Might Survive Good (2 points)	You re Struggling to Survive Needs Improvement (1 point)	You need a Life Raft Failed to meet requirements (0 points)
Followed Directions	Posted by deadline and replied to at least one classmate Wrote at least five complete sentences without spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply	Posted by deadline and replied to at least one classmate Wrote four complete sentences without spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply	Posted by deadline and did not reply to at least one classmate AND/OR Did not write in complete sentences and/or had 1 or 2 spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply	Did not post by deadline - 0 points Did not write in complete sentences, and/or had spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply
Addressed Content	Thoroughly discussed the question and responded to another classmate by asking a question	Adequately discussed the question and responded to another classmate by asking a question	Attempted to discuss the question but did not thoroughly analyze and/or did not ask a question in response to a classmate	Did not attempt to discuss the question Post and/or reply did not address the question
Cited Materials	Cited academic materials from either the internet, the textbook, class notes, and/or other classmates Citation addressed the question *MLA format is not required as long as you noted a textbook page or internet site.	Attempted to cite materials from either the internet, the textbook, class notes, and/or other classmates Citation was not clear or did not address the question *MLA format is not required as long as you noted a textbook page or internet site.	Cited materials incorrectly or cited inadequate materials from either the internet, the textbook, class notes, and/or other classmates *MLA format is not required as long as you noted a textbook page or internet site.	Did not cite materials in the post and reply

Your score out of 9 possible________/9

Note about this rubric:

Unless otherwise noted in the discussion forum, you will need to first post your response to the question, film clip, and/or assignment. Your discussion post must include at least 5 sentences and must include a reference/citation to course materials (the book, websites, or films). Your reference does not need to be formally cited. For example, you can state that on p. 32 of our textbook, our author notes…the following. You do need to at least let the reader know where your information came from.

After you post, it is your responsibility to reply to at least one classmate. Your reply also needs to be in 5 sentences but does not have to include a reference or citation.

Discussion Forum 14

Surprise!! No complicated scenarios.

Of everything you learned in this course, what do you think will be most useful in your career? Be sure to reply to a classmate.

Of everything you learned in this course, what was the most interesting?

Thanks for a great course.

Rubric for Evaluating/Grading this Discussion Forum:

Requirements	You are a Survivor Excellent (3 points)	You Might Survive Good (2 points)	You re Struggling to Survive Needs Improvement (1 point)	You need a Life Raft Failed to meet requirements (0 points)
Followed Directions	Posted by deadline and replied to at least one classmate Wrote five complete sentences without spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply	Posted by deadline and replied to at least one classmate Wrote four complete sentences without spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply	Posted by deadline and did not reply to at least one classmate AND/OR Did not write in complete sentences and/or had 1 or 2 spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply	Did not post by deadline 0 points Did not write in complete sentences, and/or had spelling / grammatical errors in post and reply
Addressed Content	Thoroughly discussed the question and responded to another classmate by asking a question	Adequately discussed the question and responded to another classmate by asking a question	Attempted to discuss the question but did not thoroughly analyze and/or did not ask a question in response to a classmate	Did not attempt to discuss the question Post and/or reply did not address the question
Cited Materials	Cited academic materials from either the internet, the textbook, class notes, and/or other classmates Citation addressed the question *MLA format is not required as long as you noted a textbook page or internet site.	Attempted to cite materials from either the internet, the textbook, class notes, and/or other classmates Citation was not clear or did not address the question *MLA format is not required as long as you noted a textbook page or internet site.	Cited materials incorrectly or cited inadequate materials from either the internet, the textbook, class notes, and/or other classmates *MLA format is not required as long as you noted a textbook page or internet site.	Did not cite materials in the post and reply

Your score out of 9 possible________/9

Note about this rubric:

After you post, it is your responsibility to reply to at least one classmate. Your reply also needs to be in 5 sentences but does not have to include a reference or citation.