[Xmca-l] Re: Effects of Inequality and Poverty

[mike cole]

Berliner seems to have it nailed down pretty well.
mike


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> privilege" discourse in education appears to be stuck in a state of
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>  Using the Lens of Economic Class to Help Teachers Understand and Teach
> Students from Poverty: A Response<http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=15629>
> by Ruby K. Payne
>  This is a response by Dr. Ruby K. Payne, author of *A Framework for
> Understanding Poverty,* to "Miseducating Teachers about the Poor: A
> Critical Analysis of Ruby Payne's Claims about Poverty" by Bomer et al. The
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> Payne cites scholarly studies on multiple settings throughout the United
> States where her techniques have been implemented the past decade. She
> explains that "hidden rules," a linchpin of her philosophy, are based on
> patterns-and all patterns have exceptions. *Framework* takes a cognitive
> approach to class based on "situated learning." The work is at the micro
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