Best of the Dropout Nation Podcast: The Importance of High Expectations
On this rebroadcast of a Dropout Nation Podcast from February, I take a look at Harvard’s Pathways to Prosperity report and argue that its underlying argument — that poor and minority kids are incapable of learning college preparatory education — is a failed idea, while others who support its recommendations do not consider the true underlying causes of the nation’s education crisis.
You can listen to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle’s radio page or download directly to your iPod, Zune, MP3 player or smartphone. Also, subscribe to the podcast series. It is also available on iTunes, Blubrry, the Education Podcast Network, Zune Marketplace and PodBean. Also, add the podcast on Viigo, if you have a BlackBerry, iPhone or Android phone.
A new Dropout Nation Podcast will come out this Monday.
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[...] as school reformers and status quo defenders battle it out, parents must seize power in education, demand high expectations, and push for the overhauls in teaching, curricula and school cultures needed to help their [...]
Lorraine Richardson
306 days ago
Teachers communication their expectations through the voice, eye contact, body language. Students sense whether we have faith in them and our ability to teach them. It’s called efficacy.