SUBSCRIBE chat center Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Classroom Management Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • September 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Next year Posted by Tom on 5/18/08 Sara, You wrote, "If you're not teaching inner city, why are they rude and disrespectful?" Based on my recollection of other posts you've written, I don't think you actually believe that inner city kids HAVE to be disrespectful, but your comment certainly reflects the general societal view that this is so. So, to counter that general expectation, I would like to keep putting the thought out there that KIDS WILL ACT AS YOU EXPECT THEM TO ACT -- whether they are rich and white kids in an expensive rural private school, or the poorest kids of color in an economically-challenged inner city public school. The truth is, I've taught, observed, heard about, and read about incredibly rude 'rich white' kids, and incredibly polite 'poor kids of color.' The difference is what the teacher actually expects, AND how the teacher treats the kids. In a mutually respectful classroom, in which discipline has more to do with leading (as in disciple), and less to do with punishing, kids of ALL socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds can be 'model' students. A great book which puts this myth of 'inner city = bad students' to rest is "It's Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools," by Karin Chenoweth. The bottom line is that when expectations are high, performance is high -- and that applies to both academics and behavior. Significantly, it also works from the top down -- when the principals have low expectations of the students ("Inner city kids can't learn and can't behave"), they will also have low expectations of the teachers ... leading to such an unnecessarily discouraging and hopeless situation!! [BTW, if you haven't watched 'The Ron Clark Story,' with Matthew Perry playing this real-life inner city middle school teacher, watch it on DVD. It's just another example of what high expectations and kindness (but firmness!) can create.] All my best, Tom Posts on this thread, including this one Next year, 5/15/08, by CC. Re: Next year, 5/15/08, by hlk. Re: Next year [TOME + 5th Step], 5/15/08, by Tom. Re: the correlation between mgmt and instruction delivery, 5/16/08, by marjoryt. Re: Next year, 5/18/08, by Sara. Re: Next year, 5/18/08, by Tom. Re: Next year, 5/18/08, by Sara. Re: Next year, 5/19/08, by Darren B..

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