25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

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Mistake
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Sexual Harassment
SCENARIO 25.1
Scratch My Back, I’ll Scratch Yours
The worst encounter I had with a teacher was when I joined Number Sense, a UIL competition,
and I was hit on by my algebra teacher. I felt that if I didn’t comply I would not
pass the class. I hated to go to my algebra class because he always called on me and
never acknowledged the other girls. I was always teased and everyone would always ask
me where’s my boyfriend, the algebra teacher, Mr. C. I hated my sophomore year in
H.S. because of this. What made matters worse was that on Fridays as a cheerleader I
had to wear my uniform with my little skirt and that made me feel very uncomfortable!
Teachers like this teacher
clearly violate sexual harassment
laws. Sexual harassment is
not limited to unwanted sexual
advances. It includes words or acts
that demean a person on the basis
of sex. The Equal Employment
Opp ortunity Commission recognizes
two types of sexual harassment
that can conceptually be used
in claims of harassment. “Quid pro
quo,” or something for something,
occurs when a superior seeks sex
in exchange for a decision. In this
scenario, the teacher is the superior
and the quid pro quo is the course
grade. A second type of harassment
is “hostile environment,”
where unwelcome sexual advances
create an offensive environment