Chapter 1
How many children live in poverty?
1 in 5 children
What year did the Federal Government develop the Department of Education?
1964
All families are knowledgeable experts who influence their children in and out of school. (true or false)
True
What is culture?
values and norms that organize a group of people
What is the first rule of the Energy Bus?
You're the Diver of Your Bus.
Only teachers should be the only educators for the child to succeed. (True or False)
False, both parents and teachers give students success in school
What is a Paradigm?
a way in which to view the world and reality
What is a climate of the school defined as?
belief systems, values, general cognitive structure, that characterize the social environment
How is race different from culture?
Race is based on the external physical characteristics while culture is based on the group around you
Joy says that, "it takes a ... for many of us to change?"
A crisis
Parents having bad experiences in school is a barrier to what?
Collaborative relationships between parents and educators
What are the six principles of the, No Child is Left Behind Act?
Accountability for Results, School Safety, Parental Choice, Teacher Quality, Scientific Based Methods of Teaching, and Local Flexibility
Reaching out and sharing oneself is a...
collaborative strategy used by teaches
What does CLED stand for?
Cultrally
Linguistically
Economical
Diverse Backgrounds
What does it mean to feed the positive dog?
Only allowing in the positive energy, not allowing in any negativity.
What is it called when children from different homes, community and various backgrounds learn different?
Funds of Knowledge
Whats the original purpose of public schools?
To socialize and help immigrants into the American way.
Those who focus their energy and attention on the world inside themselves are...
Introverts
What knowledge is included in the curriculum?
Marginalized Knowledge
What are Energy Vampires?
People who drain your energy, and suck the life out of you as well as your goals and visions.
When a students sense capability and identity is threatened they feel that their ________ is rejected.
"ways of knowing"
Black and Hispanic students are marked higher than White students for graduation rates? (true or false)
False, Black and Hispanic graduation rates are lower.
What is family diversity?
different elements that make a families identify; culture, economic circumstances and religious beliefs
Is independence in adulthood, individualistic or CLED families?
Individualistic
What do negative people and events teach us?
Negativity teaches us what we do not want to allow us to put our energy to what we do want.