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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd love if educators could weigh in on what's going on here.[/quote] Educator here. Socioeconomic status is the biggest predictor of student performance. The impacts of poverty start well before school age. By the time Kindergarten starts, a child of professionals has heard 30 million more words than a child on welfare. This word gap leads to the achievement gap on standardized test scores, reading below grade level, etc. Things like early childhood education, and an excellent string of elementary teachers can close these gaps. If the student does not have those, and the gap just widens as they get older, then it becomes socially easier to be a "bad kid" than a "dumb kid." Conflict resolution strategies can be taught at school, but the battle is uphill if they are not modeled or reinforced at home.[/quote]
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