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Friday, June 23, 2006
Do Some Teachers See a Bunch of Sow’s Ears?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here’s the Maureen Downey piece referenced in an earlier thread.
It raises the issue of what sometimes seems like the flip-side arguement as to why so many minority students in poor communities fail. The child’s home life is most often cited. But there is also the belief that teachers in schools serving poor, minority children have low expectations for them. They stereotype the children as being incapable of learning at the same level as white and Asian students in schools serving more middle-class and affluent communities. Their doubt becomes reality.
Do you believe in the culture of low expectations? Have you witnessed it? (And if I may cut you off at the pass, please don’t bring up “Stand and Deliver.” I love the movie and have seen it a million times, but I’m looking to cover some fresh ground with this discussion…)
