The specific information that seems relevant to my professional development is the focus on cultural, ecological and structural forces that enhance minority children's capabilities in different domains, and across different development periods as well as identify pathways to positive development. That is defined as research that focus on adaptation and adjustment rather that maladjustment and adversity.
The idea/statement that made me think about an issue in anew way is being label "at risk" is like being voted least likely to succeed. For where there is no faith in your future success, there is no real effort to prepare you for it.
What information does the website contain that adds to your understanding of how economists, neuroscientists,or politicians support the early childhood they support by using achievement gap which is supported by data indicating the the gap begins prior to school, especially for young black boys. There are many reasons for the achievement gap, and many intertwined solutions. One of the most prominent suggestions is to focus not on the achievement gap itself, but on the opportunity gap that exists for black children and their families. However, this gap is deeply entrenched in the social political and historical contexts of the lives of black families and children since the enslavement period. Research is clear that parenting and family processes provide an avenue for successfully addressing the gap experienced by black children, yet it is critical that we ask how parents are supported in ways that are culturally relevant and strength based.
The other insights that I gained In examining the literature on what can raise achievement and close performance gaps, some other insights have been revealed. In addressing educational disparities, it is important to distinguish between two categories of reform activities,. Technocratic and transactional.
Technocratic solutions have clearly been one to which educational decision makers have most often subscribed. They entail changes in school proceedings, regulatory practices and structural factors around which schooling is unorganized. Examples of these reforms include extending the school day or the school year, reducing class size, actualizing school choices or reconstituting schools. Transactional solutions which concern efforts to optimize the learning exchanges that transpire inside the classroom and other learning settings between teachers , students, and among students themselves.
My reference that I used was a United States website - The National Black Child Development Institute
retrieved from http://nbcdi.org/
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