By Micia Mosely, PhD and Matthew Florence An article recently posted on New York School Talk, «A Parent's Perspective on
the Benefits of Teachers of Color,» posed the challenging question of how to make our schools more effective at educating our young people.
An article recently posted on New York School Talk, «A Parent's Perspective on
the Benefits of Teachers of Color,» posed the challenging question of how to make our schools more effective at educating our young people.
Not exact matches
Have I seen
benefits to my children being taught by
teachers of color that I don't see with their majority white
teachers?
And as the student population continues to grow more racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, the
teacher workforce remains overwhelmingly white.3 Research shows, however, that students
of color benefit from having
teachers with whom they share the same race or ethnicity, 4 and white students
benefit from having nonwhite
teachers as well.5 In order to increase the number
of teacher candidates
of color enrolling in and graduating from
teacher preparation programs, several states are developing initiatives to intentionally recruit high - achieving people
of color into the teaching profession.
There is even research that shows that all students stand to
benefit when they have a
teacher of color.
The
benefits of keeping
teachers of color in the classroom extend far beyond role models.
Research also shows that students
of color benefit when they see adult role models who are people
of color in positions
of authority, and from having higher expectations placed on them by
teachers of color.
But as the Shanker researchers attest, it's not just students
of color who
benefit from diverse
teachers; all students do.
What is becoming clear through empirical evidence is that all students — not just those
of color —
benefit from increased
teacher diversity generally, and Black male educators specifically.
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And, while White students also
benefit by learning from
teachers of color, the impact is especially significant for students
of color, who have higher test scores, are more likely to graduate high school, and more likely to succeed in college when they have had
teachers of color who serve as role models and support their attachment to school and learning.
«While White students also
benefit by learning from
teachers of color, the impact is especially significant for students
of color, who have higher test scores, are more likely to graduate high school, and more likely to succeed in college when they have had
teachers of color who serve as role models and support their attachment to school and learning.
Evidence also suggests that exposure to diverse
teachers can
benefit all students — not just students
of color — by reducing students» stereotypes and encouraging cross-cultural social interactions.9 Extrapolating from this research, it is likely that Latinx students — as well as all students — would
benefit similarly from Latinx
teachers.
Research also shows the
benefits of being taught by
teachers of color for all students, yet we are faced with an increasingly large gap between the diversity
of our
teacher workforce and the diversity
of our student population.