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Teaching Lower Socioeconomic Students

Who’s Responsible? . Teaching Lower Socioeconomic Students. The Changing Role of Educators. What is low socioeconomic status? . Inadequate Support- Financially- struggle to provide basic needs Educationally- low familial education level Socially- few social connections.

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Teaching Lower Socioeconomic Students

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  1. Who’s Responsible? Teaching Lower Socioeconomic Students The Changing Role of Educators

  2. What is low socioeconomic status? • Inadequate Support- • Financially- struggle to provide basic needs • Educationally- low familial education level • Socially- few social connections

  3. What is the tie between socioeconomic status and grades? • Data since the 1970’s shows the link is real. • Focus on immediate needs, not long term educational needs. • Students start school at a disadvantage.

  4. Previously Accepted Student Outcomes • Failure or Below Average Grades • Retention and Social Promotion • Quitting School to Work • Low Graduation Rates

  5. Previously Accepted Teacher Performance • Student Failure • Non-Proficient in Course Tests • Save some, not all. • Impossible to catch up. • Do what you can.

  6. What Changed? • No Child Left Behind • More Accountability • Higher Graduation Rate Requirements • Stronger Standards • More Testing

  7. New Student Expectations • All students can learn • All students can make educational gains • More regulations keep more students in school

  8. New Teacher Expectations • Expect all students to learn. • If all students are not making gains, change methods. • Make gains, or be ready to find a new job!

  9. Waves of Change • Hamilton Co., TN ends all teacher contracts; rehires only most effective. • Rhode Island fires entire school staff. Obama applauds action. • Pay freezes for ineffective teachers. • New teachers recruited to replace others.

  10. Now What? • Teachers proven to make a difference if they are good. • Accept FULL responsibility for all student progress. • Listen to what students need. • Take a learning inventory, and teach by different methods and styles.

  11. Need More? Look here. • US Dept. of Education. • 19 Urban Questions • “Testing Teachers” NPR- Radio

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