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From Poverty 2 Potential
Joan Fretz and Allyson Schoenlein
IAIE World Conference Orlando, Florida
October 2013
Who are we?
What is our message?
KEY WORDS with COMMON MEANINGS:
PoorHigh PovertyLow Income
Low Socio-Economic Status Low (SES)
Poverty occurs in all countries and among all races
Poverty is redefined from culture to culture based on circumstances.
Ruby Payne A Framework for Understanding Poverty, 2005
The culture of poverty has universal characteristics that
transcend rural-urban and even national differences whether in
London, Paris, Harlem NY or Mexico City.
Oscar Lewis Four Horsemen, 1971
Poverty…is the extent to which
an individual does without resources.
Ruby Payne A Framework for Understanding Poverty, 2005
Resources• Financial• Emotional• Mental• Spiritual
• Physical• Support Systems• Role Models• Knowledge of
Hidden Rules
Forms of Poverty • Situational: Lack of resources due to
a particular event (death, divorce, illness…)
• Generational: Two or more generations have lived in poverty
Students in poverty are more likely…
• To be retained in one or more grades• To be assigned to lower tracks• To be labeled as problem kids• To be absent more often• To earn lower scores on standardized tests• To drop out of school without graduating
- John Biddle, 2001
The dropout rate for low-income students is five times
greater than their high income counterparts---
7.4% compared to 1.4%.
- National Dropout Prevention Center. 2013
Students living in poverty are exposed to more stress than their peers and to more severe stress
Eric Jensen Teaching with Poverty in Mind, 2009
Degrees of Stress• ACUTE: an incident of trauma,
abuse or violence
• CHRONIC: continuous stress (food shortages, lack of power or water, moving frequently)
Stress is Toxic• Links to 50% of student absences• Impairs attention and concentration• Reduces memory and creativity• Inhibits growth of brain cells• Reduces motivation and effort
Eric Jensen, 2009
Learned HelplessnessWith no control over many situations in their lives, students in poverty become passive even when they have the power to overcome their circumstances.
They believe work is futile.
Eric Jensen, 2009
“There can be little doubt that an untapped source of human intelligence and creativity is found among the vast number of individuals in the lower socio-economic levels. The byproducts of this waste are evident …in unemployment …in rising crime, delinquency rates, and most important, in human despair.” Joseph Renzulli University of Connecticut leader in education of ‘gifted’
Assumption #3 of Invitational Theory and Practice
“People possess relatively untapped potential in all
areas of human development.”
William Purkey and John Novak
Invitational Theory and Practice taps human potential with 5 elements
1.Trust2.Respect3.Optimism4.Care5.Intentionality
TRUST
To earn trust, teachers must… do the right thing… in a respectful way…for the right reasons. Anthony Bryk and Barbara Schneider
Trust in Schools, 2002
RESPECT
We must give respect to students even when they seem to least deserve it. It is useless to demand RESPECT from students until they learn how to show it.
OPTIMISM
Effort and emotional intelligence matter more than IQ in predicting achievement. James J. Heckman, 2006 Big Ideas for Children: Investing in our Nation’s Future
Brains can and do change.
HOPE changes brain chemistry.
It enhances brain metabolism.
Eric Jensen, 2009
CARE
PEOPLE matter most. 9 of 10 success stories point to a relationship with a caring adult. Ruby Payne, 2005
PITY is not the same as CARE
INTENTIONALITY
Brains are hardwired for only six emotions: joy, anger, surprise, disgust, sadness and fear. All others must be taught. We must INTENTIONALLY teach the others.
Eric Jensen, 2009
If You Want IT, Teach IT!
Step 1: Tell kids what they need to knowStep 2: Model the behavior; demonstrate itStep 3: Students practice the behavior until
the class shows 100% complianceStep 3: Review the first three steps if needed
- APL Associates
The Most Important ThingSome of the most important things to remember about Poverty and Invitational Education (IE) are___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
But the MOST IMPORTANT THING to remember is __________________________________________
CONTACT US
Allyson Schoenleinaschoenl@access.k12.wv.us
Joan Fretzjrfretz@optonline.net
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