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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, maybe you should make more of an effort as a teacher to meet these kids needs and get them on grade level.  [/quote]

+1 as a TA at that school your job is to work hard and try to change the problems that you identify, not give up and say they can’t be helped. If that’s your perspective, then that school is not the setting for you. There’s no shame in admitting a job is not right for you.[/quote]

She isn't going to change most of these problems. She won't change poverty and everything that goes with it. But there are things teachers can do to deal with the issues students bring to school. The book, The Poverty Problem, is great for understanding poverty and gives suggestions that can help in the classroom. [/quote]

Thanks, I am familiar with that book and I often read it with the new teachers I mentor! I was unclear in my response--I don't think any of working in high-poverty schools can "fix" poverty or the way our school systems and zoning systems contribute to perpetuating it. But if one doesn't believe that they can make a difference in the lives of the children with whom they work, then they need to find a different setting in which to work. [/quote]

Teacher here. We can help students advance academically but it is a heavy pull to do so. We've just gotten 70% of the kindergarten students in my school to grade level. At the beginning of the year, that % was 10-15%. It was a hell of a lot of work. Sadly, they will go home over the summer and start off next year with appr. the same % on grade level as last year. For our kids, 10 weeks off is devastating.[/quote]

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