How to Help Students Believe in Themselves [greatergood.berkeley.edu]

Alicia Doktor 12/14/174:00 AM

“She’s just going to be a maid anyway.”

This was the reason given to me by a fifth grade teacher as to why I, a student teacher at the time, shouldn’t give extra help to a child who was working hard to improve her reading.

Once my shock at this disturbing statement wore off, I realized that the teacher’s beliefs and assumptions were potentially jeopardizing the quality of life and future aspirations of this student. Bar none, reading skills are essential to life. And while there is absolutely nothing wrong with domestic work, what if this student wanted to become a cancer researcher or an airline pilot or a Pixar animator?

[For more on this story by VICKI ZAKRZEWSKI, go to https://greatergood.berkeley.e...elieve_in_themselves]

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