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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 10:00 AM
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32. I agree,


Can teachers make a difference? I think they can. Poorer kids as a whole may never do as well as wealthier kids because of their disadvantages but that's not the goal. The goal is minimum basic skills.


This teacher is forced to a rigid curriculum because whatever was happening in the schools did work to overcome the disadvantages. Maybe the truth is that there is nothing teachers can do to overcome the disadvantages. I hope not because that is where we have the most control over the educational experiences of a child.

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