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knitter4democracy

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3. It's the poverty, stupid.

Reply to Modern School (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 08:36 AM

Mar 2012

I always think that when I start getting told in our mandatory PD sessions that the number one indicator of student achievement is teacher engagement. I'm going to go with the decades of data saying it's poverty say otherwise.

We are told to put demands in request form, btw. If I give commands, then I'm being rude and disrespectful, and I can get written up.

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Parsing the Black-White School Suspension Gap [View all] Modern School Mar 2012 OP

Question. RandySF Mar 2012 #1

From what I've seen, it depends on the school. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #2

It's the poverty, stupid. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #3

My current experience. RandySF Mar 2012 #5

That's any school anywhere regardless of race or socioeconomic status. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Mar 2012 #4

Depends on school Modern School Mar 2012 #6

Yes and no. mzteris Mar 2012 #8

Sometimes race, Sometimes not Modern School Mar 2012 #9