Bill Gates. Tedx
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
group cont.
Ladsen Billings:
The main thing I pulled out of this article was that we, as educators, must work hard to bridge the achievement gap that is evident in education.
In the article it gives several stats that indicate a gap of more than 20 points on average between Hispanic and African-American students to that of Caucasian Americans in the same classrooms.
disparaging aspect of the system that is called the education debt.
Like any debt, we must work hard to pay it off. As educators we have to make investments in the future, have to practice inclusion, and have to be open-minded to change.
Multiculturalism:
Race Relations
"Without curriculum intervention by teachers, the racial attitudes and behaviors of students become more negative and harder to change as they get older."
Curriculum interventions: plays, folk dances, music, role-playing
-What are some other examples you could use in your classroom?
Talked a lot about cooperative learning, "cooperative interracial contact situation in schools...have positive effects on both student interracial behavior and student academic achievement."
Much of the article had a negative feel to it; which is unfortunate because it is an important issue that many people want to change.
A 1972 study said that equal status between groups in interracial situations has to be deliberately structured by teachers or it will not exist. <--seriously? (optimism required)
--its been over 40yrs since this study, is this still the case?
"It is not uncommon for students of color who are a small minority in schools or university classes to believe their needs and priorities are low compared to those of white students."
Summary statement: Prejudice is caused by ignorance, can be reduced by interventions
It is important to create/allow opportunity for students to join superordinate groups to stimulate cohesion.
The main thing I pulled out of this article was that we, as educators, must work hard to bridge the achievement gap that is evident in education.
In the article it gives several stats that indicate a gap of more than 20 points on average between Hispanic and African-American students to that of Caucasian Americans in the same classrooms.
disparaging aspect of the system that is called the education debt.
Like any debt, we must work hard to pay it off. As educators we have to make investments in the future, have to practice inclusion, and have to be open-minded to change.
Multiculturalism:
Race Relations
"Without curriculum intervention by teachers, the racial attitudes and behaviors of students become more negative and harder to change as they get older."
Curriculum interventions: plays, folk dances, music, role-playing
-What are some other examples you could use in your classroom?
Talked a lot about cooperative learning, "cooperative interracial contact situation in schools...have positive effects on both student interracial behavior and student academic achievement."
Much of the article had a negative feel to it; which is unfortunate because it is an important issue that many people want to change.
A 1972 study said that equal status between groups in interracial situations has to be deliberately structured by teachers or it will not exist. <--seriously? (optimism required)
--its been over 40yrs since this study, is this still the case?
"It is not uncommon for students of color who are a small minority in schools or university classes to believe their needs and priorities are low compared to those of white students."
Summary statement: Prejudice is caused by ignorance, can be reduced by interventions
It is important to create/allow opportunity for students to join superordinate groups to stimulate cohesion.
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