Two of the -isms that I experienced was sexism and ageism. During my 2nd year of teaching I had a student who's father was much older than I was and had a hard time respecting my as his sons teacher. He would often talk down to me and would be rude. When his son got in trouble and had a special day taken away he was furious and said it was because I couldn't handle his child, only because I was a young female. I often felt as though I had to be very careful with want I said to him and how I treated his son. I was always grateful when the student's mother or brother picked up instead of the father. I never wanted it to effect my relationship with their son, but ultimately it did.
I think that when you experiences -isms between families that have students in your classroom there is going to be a level of uncomfortableness. Even though you try your best to make the situation as comfortable as possible it is always going to be a tough one. When I was in the situation and even when I have currently been in these situations again, I handle the situation with as much respect and professionalism as I know how.
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