Vote for T.A.P.P. Scholarship Application Questions

Hello Everyone!!
We need your help to improve our Scholarship Application. We need to decide which one of these three situational questions include.


Please vote by writing the number of the question you think would be most helpful in the comments under this post or send us an e-mail to tappatsac@gmail.com Please submit your vote by Wednesday, Feb. 13th before 11:00 AM. Thank you for all your help.


Proposed Situational Questions for T.A.P.P Scholarship Application


1. Setting: The hallway outside your classroom.
Time:A few minutes after school has ended.
Person Involved: Betty, the mother of twin students in your class.
Background: Betty dressed the twins alike and is fond of claiming that they are "identical in every way".
Circumstances: You have met Betty in the hallway the day after the twins received back their first graded test.
Simulation: Betty says to you, " I simply cannot believe that my twins did not make the same scores on this test. They studied the same amount of time, they read the same material, and I drilled them together. Excuse my bluntness, but I can only blame you for this discrepancy".
Consider the following in your response:
What is your objective?
What do you say to Betty?
What will you say to the twins?


2. Setting: The school conference room.
Time: The afternoon of parents' conference day.
Person Involved: You and the parents of Jack, on of your students.
Background: Jack has so many absences and tardies that he is in danger of failing.
Circumstances: Jack is bored and under challenged. He has become a behavior problem and it is disruptive in class. Jack has been tested and shown to have an I.Q. of 161. The only accelerated programs available require that the family provide transportation. This is impossible for Jack's parents.
Simulation: Jack's parents are upset and angry at the school. They say that it is the school's responsibility to provide academically appropriate work for their gifted child. They blame Jack's disruptive behavior on you, as his teacher, for failing to meet his needs.
Consider the following in your response:
What are your objectives?
How will you respond to his parents?
Will you accept giftedness as an excuse for absenteeism and tardiness? Why or why not?
What will you say to Jack tomorrow?


3. Setting: Your classroom.
Time: The final class period of the day.
Person Involved: Jennifer, one of your students.
Background: Jennifer often exhibits some behavior problems.
Circumstances: Your students are taking a test.
Simulation: Jennifer begins tapping her pen on her desk in a rhythmic patten, distracting the other students from their work. You look at Jennifer, raising your eyebrows meaningfully, and then she meets your eyes. As soon as you look away, the tapping resumes.
Consider the following in your response:
What are the objectives?
What does Jennifer seem to want?
How do you handle the situation?