{"id":5379,"date":"2022-07-18T22:46:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=5379"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:06","slug":"fairness-scratchjr-examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/fairness\/fairness-scratchjr-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairness in Practice – ScratchJr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Example #1:<\/strong> A child is quiet and attentive while each of her classmates presents their project.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #2:<\/strong> Two children take turns recording sounds for the Play Recorded Sound block.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #3:<\/strong> Two children decide to contribute 5 blocks each to their program.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Teacher Insights on Practicing Fairness<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their students practiced fairness<\/span>, as well as times in which the teacher personally practiced fairness<\/span> while implementing the Coding as Another Language-ScratchJr curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It taught them fairness, because I always say to them, fair isn’t equal. Some kids need a little more support than others, while some kids need no support at all. So if it seems like I’m working with a group more than I’m working with you, that’s okay.<\/p>\n\u2014 Valerie, First Grade Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fairness was a discussion a lot, because some kids were like\u2014”it’s not fair they know how to” and I go, “but that’s a different kind of fair\u2014fair is each of us getting to explore the same thing.”<\/p>\n\u2014 Liz, First Grade Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Watch Fairness in Practice<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waiting Your Turn to Present<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A child is impatient to present her project, but she must wait for another child to present first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 How does the teacher uphold fairness in her Zoom class?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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