Chapter 1
What year will People of Color (POC) become the majority in the United States?
When is 2035?
What do people compare our mental model to
What is a windowpane?
Who wrote 'Swap' (1993) and spoke on the need for true partnership between families and educations. Also characterized by a "mutuality of interaction"
Who is Seely
examples of cultural identity
ethnic identification, race, socioeconomic status, gender, gender identity, etc.
What moves your bus in the right direction
What is desire, vision, and focus
What percent of educators are teachers of color?
What is 17%
what are the 3 different paradigms of family school relations
what are the 3 types of relationship-building strategies for teachers to bridge the gap for parents and children's involvement in education.
Reaching out and sharing oneself with families, Valuing and affirming family expertise and knowing, and Involving parents as significant participants in children's learning.
terms used in discussions of diverse identities
culture, race, ethnicity, nationality, and class.
whats "The Energy Bus" about
What is to succeed in your personal and professional life, you must manage your energy and people around you's energies.
how many low income single mothers were interviewed by Edin and Lein in (1997)
What is 379?
when was the term Paradigm Shift introduced?
When is 1970?
What is recommended to educators in regards to reaching out and sharing oneself to parents of children enrolled in their classes?
Create a storybook as a teacher about yourself to build a human connection instead of parent and teacher.
what's the difference between ethnicity and race
Race is dividing people into groups of physical characteristics and ascribing social meanings to the group, whereas ethnicity is the culture of people in a geographical location like language, heritage, religion, and customs.
What kind of people aren't allowed on your bus?
Energy Vampires
what is student bilingualism
What occurs when another Paradigm replaces another one?
A Scientific Revolution
how do educators value and affirm family expertise
by asking parents to either write a letter explaining their child's unique triggers and tips for the year or talking to the parents in their home about the child.
what is social class.
the socioeconomic standing of an individual or in the case of children, their families.
What was the name of the Energy Bus driver?
Who is Joy?
True or false: Family involvement with their children's education leads to increased language and literacy skills.
What is true?
When was the No Child Left Behind established?
When is 2001
what is a family's funds of knowledge
The various social and linguistic practices and the historically accumulated bodies of knowledge that are essential to students homes and communities.
Define Assimilation
placing an emphasis on working within the dominant culture to achieve ones personal and professional goals.
why must your energy be greater than everyone's doubt?
What is the Energy bus emphasized the importance of a positive mindset and determination in the face of negativity and or doubt