Our parents are familiar with
the academic expectations for their children and help to support those goals at home.
Research shows that while Latino parents hold high
academic expectations for their children, teachers tend to perceive and treat them more negatively than other parents.
Not exact matches
It is, after all, widely understood that the
academic gap between blacks and whites, and
for that matter between whites and Asians, has a great deal to do with the
expectations, habits, and values the
children bring with them from home.
In Against the Odds: How «At - Risk» Students Exceed
Expectations (Jossey - Bass Publishers; Publication Date: December 1998), Janine Bempechat, an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, examines the lives of
children who seem to defy the odds, giving parents, educators, and anyone interested in the well - being of
children hope and inspiration as they strive
for academic excellence in all our
children.
But a
child who feels supported is more likely to be excited
for school; she will persist amid challenges and make strides toward following
expectations and absorbing
academic content.
I spoke of high
academic expectations, respect
for my
children, and a positive school atmosphere.
This combination of sensitivity, caring, high
expectations and structure has been shown to have the best consequences
for children, who commonly display
academic achievement, good social skills, moral maturity, autonomy and high self - esteem.»
Stipek found that
children in didactic, content - centered programs generally do better on measures of
academic skill than do
children in
child - centered classrooms, while
children in
child - centered classrooms worry less about school and have higher
expectations for success than
children in content - centered classrooms.
Their
children attend schools that are close to their homes, have high
academic expectations and provide the environment
for student success, and often enjoy a high rate of parental involvement in the life of the school.
Decades of research on effective schools conclusively demonstrates that setting high standards and
expectations for all
children, but especially those most at - risk of
academic failure, creates a more positive, inclusive school culture and raises their level of achievement.
«The new Common Core standards have
academic expectations for kindergarten students, and if
children don't attend they begin first grade behind, and often finish high school behind, if they finish at all.»
increase student
expectations of their own
academic performance, teacher
expectations of ALL students»
academic performance, and parent and community
expectations for children's high
academic performance
Or does the intelligence of these students lead to too high
expectations, given that
children with AD / HD are often at a greater risk
for academic and social failure?
«As an authorizer, I am motivated by the potential of charter schools to provide our
children with excellent educational options based on high
expectations for all, an unwavering focus on
academics, the pursuit of social justice and the hard work, dedication, and talent of teachers and staff.»
The 1997 Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) «aims to strengthen
academic expectations and accountability
for the nation's 5.4 million
children with disabilities, and bridge the gap that has too often existed between what those
children learn and the regular curriculum.»
Paul Tough, author of a book about the Harlem
Children's Zone, describes the philosophy behind «no excuses» secondary schools that target at - risk students: «The schools reject the notion that all that these struggling students need are high
expectations; they do need those, of course, but they also need specific types and amounts of instruction, both in
academics and attitude, to compensate
for everything they did not receive in their first decade of life.»
In doing so, teachers will foster
academic optimism, raise
expectations of excellence
for every
child, connect with each student's prior knowledge and deliver content knowledge in ways students can understand.
on a regular basis, there is nothing inherently wrong with seeking to improve
academic standards and phasing in greater
expectations for our
children's educational achievement.
The increasing number of state legislators, auditors, comptrollers, parents, students and
academic institutions that are calling
for more accountability in the charter sector are right: If we are committed to a public education system that strives to serve all
children, with the understanding and the
expectation that each and every one matters, has potential and deserves the resources and opportunity to succeed, then we must rein in the current growth model of charter expansion, and insist instead on a well - regulated and equitably resourced system of public schools that works
for all
children.
The
Children's Guild DC Public Charter emphasizes high
expectations for academic achievement, character development, an integration of the arts, and a focus on teaching contextual thinking and creative problem solving.
Through parent focus groups, the LEA learned that the high
expectations Latino parents had
for their
children's
academic achievement could not be realized because parents lacked an understanding of the school curriculum, grading, and requirements
for college.
Davis - Kean (2005) studied 8 to 12 - year - old
children and found similar patterns with African Americans; parental
expectations had a direct significant effect on
academic achievement
for European American but not
for African American students.