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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
I think this is where I got stuck. Is it a problem to tell the have nots to step their game up? Isn't the lack of belief that the have nots can achieve a roadblock to their success? I ask because we've seen time and again that, when provided with resources and attention, low performing students can and definitely do excel, as the issue is not a lack of intelligence.
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If it was as easy as telling the "have nots" to step their game up, this would have been accomplished years ago and without a merger. The problem is access to resources and essentially re-socializing the students. Throwing "have nots" in an environment with more resources and telling them "DO BETTER," as though it was only their fault they weren't achieving, will have a horrendous outcome. The school district reps, staff and teachers need to prepare the students for the new environment that is much different than what they are accustomed to.
As for the bolded, many aspects of intelligence are not inherent. If intelligence is lower it is also a result of access to resources in the home, school, and other environments. If this is caught early enough, intelligence can be shaped. If it is not caught early enough, the average low performing student will be considered less intelligent, by many standards of intelligence, and will therefore not perfom well in excelled environments if there is nothing to buffer the previous lack of access to resources.
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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
While this issue is a given, it shouldn't be a factor in the decision-making process. Unless the haves students will be negatively impacted, academically, these parents need to get over themselves.
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It has been a factor in the decision-making process for over a generation. That doesn't end just because some people are finally doing something about it.
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