Video scene · 0:20 · Equity, Problem solving
Stay behind
You are a parent volunteer on the planning committee for a Grade 7 class trip.
The committee meets in a classroom after school. The three-day trip to a science center costs $320 per student, and about a quarter of families have said they cannot pay. The class teacher, Ms. Reyes, and the committee chair are at the table with you.
What's said in the scene
Ms. Reyes: Students who aren't going will stay at school and do a worksheet package. That's how we've always done it.
Committee chair: We can't ask the other families to pay more. It's already expensive.
Committee chair: (to you) You look like you disagree. What do you think?
The two questions
- 1What would you say to the committee?
- 2Should schools offer activities that cost money if not every student can afford them? Explain.
What raters look for
- Equity
- Notices unequal access or treatment and acts fairly, especially for people with less power.
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Watch the scene once, record your answers, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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