Addressing Major Learning Gaps in Minorities & Economically Challenged Students
Location
Zoom Room 5
Start Date
25-3-2021 1:50 PM
End Date
25-3-2021 2:10 PM
Type of Presentation
Scholarly Work Presentation (15 minutes)
Proposal for Presentation
Education is afflicted with a major problem stemming from a partial investment in human capital. Statistics regarding minorities and economically challenged students suggest educational gaps impede them from further educational opportunities. Unfortunately, few students from low-income areas graduate from high school due to gaps in their learning. The main causes of these gaps have been identified as the following: inadequately trained/resourced teachers, poor parental and community environment/modeling/involvement, and lack of extracurricular enrichment opportunities. Gap-closing solutions and readying learners for academic success, calls for a simultaneous shift in what occurs within and without the academic setting by terminating the compartmentalization of education. The solution lies in merging moral values, intentional seeking through brain science awareness, and educating via culturally responsive modalities.
Addressing Major Learning Gaps in Minorities & Economically Challenged Students
Zoom Room 5
Education is afflicted with a major problem stemming from a partial investment in human capital. Statistics regarding minorities and economically challenged students suggest educational gaps impede them from further educational opportunities. Unfortunately, few students from low-income areas graduate from high school due to gaps in their learning. The main causes of these gaps have been identified as the following: inadequately trained/resourced teachers, poor parental and community environment/modeling/involvement, and lack of extracurricular enrichment opportunities. Gap-closing solutions and readying learners for academic success, calls for a simultaneous shift in what occurs within and without the academic setting by terminating the compartmentalization of education. The solution lies in merging moral values, intentional seeking through brain science awareness, and educating via culturally responsive modalities.
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