Cassie Brown Case Study4 Problems (Recognize)

1. Cassie’s math teacher (Mr. Tempe) questions Cassie to reconsider further study of math in college, causing differences among the two.

2. Cassie is in emotional turmoil since her career goals and dreams for the future have been seriously questioned by her teacher.

3. There are misperceptions among people in this case study about the ability of women and students of color to succeed in the fields of math and science.

4. There is an underrepresentation of women and students of color as teachers in mathematics and the sciences, as well as in careers that require this background.

Party Belief/Values (abridged phrasing)

Cassie Persistent, feels her math teacher has low expectations on minorities and women; pride; feels supported by others.

Mr. Horton: Wants to help.

Mr. Tempe Wants to shield Cassie from failure; frustrated Cassie’s progress; strict & traditional; high math focus; tries for reasonable expectations women and minorities.

Ms. Jensen: Wants to help; surprised to see Cassie; diplomatic for all parties; empathetic & concerned on low representation of women and minorities in math.

ReferencesAdenika-Morrow, T.J. (1996). Lifeline to science careers for African American

females. Educational Leadership, 53(8), 80-83.

Clewell, B., Anderson, B, & Thorpe, M. (1992). Breaking the barriers: Helping female and minority students succeed in mathematics and science. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Davis, B.M. (2005, June). Make room at the top: Getting to the heart of women’s exclusion from science & the professions - A real world look. Paper presented at the eighth International Women’s Policy Research conference. Retrieved November 8, 2010, from http://www.iwpr.org/PDF/05_Proceedings/Moseley

_Davis_Barbara.pdf.

Riegle-Crumb, C. (2006). The path through math: Course sequences and academic performance at the intersection of race-ethnicity and gender. American Journal of Education, 113(1), 101–122.

Now it’s your turn…

Come up with a. Common Threadb.4 goals of this case studyc. Action Plan taken from 1 of your 4

goals (you can just use one strategy instead of 4 strategies)

Plan of Action for Goal_____________ (abridged)

Strategy 1: Can you come up with one? Remember for your actual case study analysis, your group needs to come up with 4 strategies

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