Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Multicultural education scholar Rudine Sims Bishop talks about books as mirrors, which are texts in which children can find themselves, their families, and their communities reflected and valued. When students read books where they see characters like themselves who are valued in the world, they feel a sense of belonging.
Students need to learn about how other people conduct themselves in the world in order to understand how they might fit in. This is where I will diversify my materials so that ALL students get to see windows into the experience of others to broaden their range of possibilities out in the world.
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Multicultural education scholar Rudine Sims Bishop talks about books as mirrors, which are texts in which children can find themselves, their families, and their communities reflected and valued. When students read books where they see characters like themselves who are valued in the world, they feel a sense of belonging.
Students need to learn about how other people conduct themselves in the world in order to understand how they might fit in. This is where I will diversify my materials so that ALL students get to see windows into the experience of others to broaden their range of possibilities out in the world.