tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post5282473766896491360..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: Is poverty an excuse?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-47109152672579479782012-08-29T09:38:22.058-06:002012-08-29T09:38:22.058-06:00so, the argument here is since we didn't get t...so, the argument here is since we didn't get to choose the right "seed" nor the soil, we shouldn't expect the amount of watering and sunlight that we normally give to "the proper seeds" to work? farming is just as poor of an analogy as the factory model is. in both examples the end product is assumed to be mass produced clone. When in reality we should expect each child to be able to meet their highest potential, an outcome unknown by their social statusAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595429440039137047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-6455069677874679462012-08-28T23:24:15.510-06:002012-08-28T23:24:15.510-06:00Great post, Joe. I think it's important to po...Great post, Joe. I think it's important to point out, too, that our students are transplanted at least twice a day from one 'field' to another. If there's great disparity in the conditions of the different fields it can cause stress.<br /><br />I'm not suggesting that everyone be home-schooled, but I do think we need to note stressors in our students lives and do what we can to accommodate the differences. This would actually make a case that poorer neighborhoods should have the best schools to make up for the shortcomings at home. Dan McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165245665212961209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-37916793516959081822012-08-28T09:54:18.440-06:002012-08-28T09:54:18.440-06:00There are indications that the genes that modify t...There are indications that the genes that modify the amount of cortisol produced are 'set' at a level based upon the stress/threat level children and their mothers are under- higher stress=higher levels of cortisol. High levels of cortisol production are associated with poorer health and learning outcomes. The tragic thing is that while subsequent changes in environment can reduce the cortisol production levels in the short term, the 'setting' lasts for a lifetime! I think this is the best thing to focus upon is the mental health of mothers. That should be reported upon in the same way that GNP is now. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698810681366928113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-71187273789013860832012-08-28T06:13:30.328-06:002012-08-28T06:13:30.328-06:00Society tolerates child poverty. As Stephen Downe...Society tolerates child poverty. As Stephen Downes says the ultimate assessment of the education system would be a reduction in indicators of social maladaption including incarceration, social assistance, and crime rates.<br /><br />To borrow and perhaps extend a expression of Stephen's our Canadian society "needs to be the soil, that grows the plant that produces the flower." In a society based on economic and social justice, all the children will have greater opportunity to produce the flowers that make society flourish. OhSherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615016542697221174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-22917909517290493242012-08-28T05:33:01.282-06:002012-08-28T05:33:01.282-06:00Poverty afflicts children's brains. Researcher...Poverty afflicts children's brains. Researchers have long pointed to the ravages of malnutrition, stress, illiteracy and toxic environments in low-income children's lives. Research has shown that the neural systems of poor children develop differently from those of middle-class children, affecting language development and "executive function," or the ability to plan, remember details and pay attention in school.AllanKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832588840708909428noreply@blogger.com