I have many students who live in poverty. This book has helped me to understand how poverty effects a child's learning. It has given me ways to improve the way I teach to better accommodate these students. Most importantly, this book has made me think more about my instruction methods, and how they will be best used to help all of my students reach their full potential.
I was so excited while reading this book. Although I went through Ruby Payne's "Framework to poverty", it has been awhile since really getting some good ideas. I began to talk with a teacher I work with, which I mentioned earlier in the blog, and we are teaming up to implement some of these strategies. For second semester, we are starting a breakfast club of art and exercise. We are doing some Positive Behavior Support strategies. We are asking for donations for daily healthy snacks. We really want to give the students in that class a chance to succeed. The principal wants to track our data to see if this is something to try school wide. So glad I did it!
I am so glad you liked the book. As I read it, it made so much sense to me. This is much of the clientele we work with. I think it really brought it home to me how much poverty affects a child mental, physically and emotionally.
Then they come to school and we expect them to learn just like every one else.
It really was thought provoking for me.
I am really glad to hear that you have further plans to use the information and put strategies in place.
This book has been so enlightening. It has made sense and backed up what I intuitively knew. I guess it's the old axiom...when the student is ready, the teacher would appear. My niece has her first teaching post this year. I plan on getting her a copy of the book. However, it would be better if the whole school would be involved with blogging to each other. Thanks Marcy.
Many of the students we teach live in poverty and come to school needing enrichment. We need to recognize the signs and be ready with strategies that will help them find success in school and success in life. Our society will depend on our meeting their needs. Many of our students will be the tax base in coming years. They may not leave their home communities. If they are strong, our communities will be stronger. That aside, they will also be parents with families of their own. If we can help them now, we may be helping generations to come.
Since reading the book, I find myself armed with more information about how IQ can change given enrichment. It really is a snapshot on a given day at a given period in the student's development. It isn't the "defining number" that some would have us believe. It makes me feel good that I work for High Plains where we figured that out over 20 years ago.
Marcy, I appreciate your selection of this book because I think it strikes at the crux of the challenge that educators face today. Rachel and Denise, I'm glad that that we have teachers who are making the attempt to differentiate and meet the needs of students. We will all be better for it.
This book has really made me think - -about how I support ALL students, how other teachers I work with are supporting ALL students and what I can do BETTER. I do many home visits and see so much poverty, but didn't really understand it's effects on learning until reading this book. Thanks for the selection - -I plan to share with others!
I have really picked up a lot through reading this book. It was an excellent read with so many practical insights about poverty. There was so much great content. I have taught in classrooms with high numbers of students from poverty, but I don't find myself in that situation right now. However, there are so many great ideas that I can pass on and remember to use (if I'm in that situation again). I was so excited about this book that I've already passed it on! The teacher who is reading it is very excited about Eric Jensen being in Wichita in April.
I have really enjoyed reading this book. I have taught in a classroom that was 100% poverty based. The book helped remind me of things I learned when teaching that classroom. It also brings encouragement that by our actions we can help create positive outcomes for our students. I have a couple of coworkers who want to read this book. Thanks for the selection.
I guess I already had an idea that poverty had an effect on students, how they learn, etc. because I took a course in college where we went through Ruby Payne’s “A Framework for Understanding Poverty.” I thought the book was very interesting and was happy that I would get to revisit the topic with this book study. I think what I liked best about this book was that it gave so many ideas and strategies for working with students who come from impoverished backgrounds, and that many of them seemed pretty simple to try implementing. It’s amazing to me that the littlest actions can often times produce the largest results. Reading this was a good reminder that I need to pay more attention and take into consideration things that I sometimes may have overlooked or taken for granted.
Rachel~ That is AWESOME that you’re getting to put into practice what you’ve learned! Good luck with everything!!! I hope you experience GREAT success with your program, so that it can continue to grow!
Alan~ I really liked your comment about how the students we have now may also grow up to be parents with families of their own. I don’t think I’ve ever really thought past helping these students while they’re in school and then, hopefully, into some type of post-secondary learning/employment opportunity. It’s amazing to think that by helping an individual now, we may also have an impact on their children, and generations afterwards, as you said. What an INCREDIBLE position we’re in! We DEFINITELY need to take full advantage of the opportunities we have and do everything possible to help these kiddos while we can!
Many of my students live in poverty and face many of the challenges presented in this book. I can use what I’ve learned to foster good relationships and encourage a safe, welcoming environment to these children. I’ve also learned to keep my expectations high for them. I need to remember that a good education CAN make a difference for these children. They CAN beat the odds and change the trend in their families. If I continue to teach with that in mind, I know I can make a difference in their lives, correction: WE can make a difference in their lives. I feel like I understand the effects of education on those who live in poverty more so after reading this book. It was a good book selection -- I will recommend it to others.
I think everyone of us has children that we work with that live in poverty. This book has been so motivating and has helped me to understand what I can do as an educator to help all children, not just the ones I work directly with. The children I see in the hall are also important and deserve to feel safe in their school. I feel that everyone should read this book-I know our district is going to use this book for the Spring book study. I am very excited that they see the importance of the information in this book.
I have many students who live in poverty. This book has helped me to understand how poverty effects a child's learning. It has given me ways to improve the way I teach to better accommodate these students. Most importantly, this book has made me think more about my instruction methods, and how they will be best used to help all of my students reach their full potential.
ReplyDeleteI was so excited while reading this book. Although I went through Ruby Payne's "Framework to poverty", it has been awhile since really getting some good ideas. I began to talk with a teacher I work with, which I mentioned earlier in the blog, and we are teaming up to implement some of these strategies. For second semester, we are starting a breakfast club of art and exercise. We are doing some Positive Behavior Support strategies. We are asking for donations for daily healthy snacks. We really want to give the students in that class a chance to succeed. The principal wants to track our data to see if this is something to try school wide. So glad I did it!
ReplyDeleteRachel, that is so awesome! I like your enthusiasm and energy. Pray it catches on.
DeleteGood luck on your project Rachel. It is always exciting when something you learn can be implemented.
DeleteDenise and Rachel:
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you liked the book. As I read it, it made so much sense to me. This is much of the clientele we work with. I think it really brought it home to me how much poverty affects a child mental, physically and emotionally.
Then they come to school and we expect them to learn just like every one else.
It really was thought provoking for me.
I am really glad to hear that you have further plans to use the information and put strategies in place.
This book has been so enlightening. It has made sense and backed up what I intuitively knew. I guess it's the old axiom...when the student is ready, the teacher would appear. My niece has her first teaching post this year. I plan on getting her a copy of the book. However, it would be better if the whole school would be involved with blogging to each other. Thanks Marcy.
ReplyDeleteMany of the students we teach live in poverty and come to school needing enrichment. We need to recognize the signs and be ready with strategies that will help them find success in school and success in life. Our society will depend on our meeting their needs. Many of our students will be the tax base in coming years. They may not leave their home communities. If they are strong, our communities will be stronger. That aside, they will also be parents with families of their own. If we can help them now, we may be helping generations to come.
ReplyDeleteSince reading the book, I find myself armed with more information about how IQ can change given enrichment. It really is a snapshot on a given day at a given period in the student's development. It isn't the "defining number" that some would have us believe. It makes me feel good that I work for High Plains where we figured that out over 20 years ago.
Marcy, I appreciate your selection of this book because I think it strikes at the crux of the challenge that educators face today. Rachel and Denise, I'm glad that that we have teachers who are making the attempt to differentiate and meet the needs of students. We will all be better for it.
This book has really made me think - -about how I support ALL students, how other teachers I work with are supporting ALL students and what I can do BETTER. I do many home visits and see so much poverty, but didn't really understand it's effects on learning until reading this book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the selection - -I plan to share with others!
I have really picked up a lot through reading this book. It was an excellent read with so many practical insights about poverty. There was so much great content. I have taught in classrooms with high numbers of students from poverty, but I don't find myself in that situation right now. However, there are so many great ideas that I can pass on and remember to use (if I'm in that situation again).
ReplyDeleteI was so excited about this book that I've already passed it on! The teacher who is reading it is very excited about Eric Jensen being in Wichita in April.
I have really enjoyed reading this book. I have taught in a classroom that was 100% poverty based. The book helped remind me of things I learned when teaching that classroom. It also brings encouragement that by our actions we can help create positive outcomes for our students. I have a couple of coworkers who want to read this book. Thanks for the selection.
ReplyDeleteI guess I already had an idea that poverty had an effect on students, how they learn, etc. because I took a course in college where we went through Ruby Payne’s “A Framework for Understanding Poverty.” I thought the book was very interesting and was happy that I would get to revisit the topic with this book study. I think what I liked best about this book was that it gave so many ideas and strategies for working with students who come from impoverished backgrounds, and that many of them seemed pretty simple to try implementing. It’s amazing to me that the littlest actions can often times produce the largest results. Reading this was a good reminder that I need to pay more attention and take into consideration things that I sometimes may have overlooked or taken for granted.
ReplyDeleteRachel~
That is AWESOME that you’re getting to put into practice what you’ve learned! Good luck with everything!!! I hope you experience GREAT success with your program, so that it can continue to grow!
Alan~
I really liked your comment about how the students we have now may also grow up to be parents with families of their own. I don’t think I’ve ever really thought past helping these students while they’re in school and then, hopefully, into some type of post-secondary learning/employment opportunity. It’s amazing to think that by helping an individual now, we may also have an impact on their children, and generations afterwards, as you said. What an INCREDIBLE position we’re in! We DEFINITELY need to take full advantage of the opportunities we have and do everything possible to help these kiddos while we can!
Many of my students live in poverty and face many of the challenges presented in this book. I can use what I’ve learned to foster good relationships and encourage a safe, welcoming environment to these children. I’ve also learned to keep my expectations high for them. I need to remember that a good education CAN make a difference for these children. They CAN beat the odds and change the trend in their families. If I continue to teach with that in mind, I know I can make a difference in their lives, correction: WE can make a difference in their lives. I feel like I understand the effects of education on those who live in poverty more so after reading this book. It was a good book selection -- I will recommend it to others.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone of us has children that we work with that live in poverty. This book has been so motivating and has helped me to understand what I can do as an educator to help all children, not just the ones I work directly with. The children I see in the hall are also important and deserve to feel safe in their school.
ReplyDeleteI feel that everyone should read this book-I know our district is going to use this book for the Spring book study. I am very excited that they see the importance of the information in this book.