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OvercomingtheAchievementGapTrap:Libera6ngMindsetstoEffectChange
AnthonyMuhammad,PhD
WorkshopDisclaimer–WarningJ
• Wewillexaminepersonal,social,andprofessionalmindsetsandtheworkshopmaterialisdesignedtobeprovoca6veandforcediscomfortandcogni6vedissonance
• Thisworkshopwillbedifficultforpeoplewhoare“offensi6ve”(overlysensi6veandeasilyoffended)
PublicSchoolPurpose
� AllchildrenhavetherighttohavetheirgiOsandtalentscul6vatedthroughtheprocessofeduca6on.
� Allchildrencanlearnandbecomeeducated.
(Cuban&Tyack,1995)
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TheAchievementGap
Achievementgapreferstotheobservedandpersistentdisparityonanumberofeduca6onalmeasuresbetweentheperformanceofgroupsofstudents,especiallygroupsdefinedbygender,race/ethnicity,language,disability,andsocioeconomicstatus.Theachievementgapcanbeobservedonavarietyofmeasures,includingstandardizedtestscores,gradepointaverage,dropoutrates,andcollegeenrollmentandcomple6onrates.
(TheAchievementGapIni6a6veatHarvardUniversity,hZp://www.agi.harvard.edu/projects/thegap.php)
“Theworld’sproblemsbeginwiththebeliefthatsomehumanlivesaremorevaluablethanothers.”
—NelsonMandela
TheProblem
“Oursocietytendstoembracetheideaofequalityasdogma,butsocietyhasnotembracedtheideaofequityinserviceandenvironmentinordertoachievetheequalitythatweclaimthatwedesire.Thisisaproblem.”
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PausetoThink!
• Whoareyourunderrepresentedachievementgroups?
• Isthereasenseofemergencytoaddresstheirneeds?
AMajorShiOinParadigm
Invita6on(Meritocracy)
Guarantee(Egalitarianism)
Meritocracy
Asysteminwhichthetalentedarechosenandmovedaheadonthebasisoftheirachievement
—Merriam-WebsterDicBonary
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ASystemBuiltonInequality
MeritocracyIstheFounda6onfor…
• Gradingprac6ces• Academictracking• Normreferencedtes6ng• Schoolaccountabilityra6ngs• Meritpayandevalua6on
MeritocracyMakesSensein…
• Sales• Commerce• Athle6cs• Talentcompe66ons
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ToxicSchoolCulture(Meritocracy)
“Educatorsbelievethatstudentsuccessisbasedonstudents’levelofconcern,aZen6veness,priorknowledge,andwillingnesstocomplywiththedemandsoftheschool,andtheyar6culatethatbeliefinovertandcovertways.Educatorscreatepoliciesandproceduresandadoptprac6cesthatsupporttheirbeliefintheimpossibilityofuniversalachievement.”
—PetersoninCromwell,“IsYourSchoolCultureToxicorPosi6ve?”EducaBonWorld(2002)
Egalitarianism
1:abeliefinhumanequalityespeciallywithrespecttosocial,poli6cal,andeconomicaffairs
2:asocialphilosophyadvoca6ngtheremovalofinequali6esamongpeople
—Merriam-WebsterDicBonary
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Founda6onoftheDemocracy
“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,Liberty,andthepursuitofHappiness.—Thattosecuretheserights,Governmentsareins6tutedamongMen,derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,—ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestruc6veoftheseends,itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,andtoins6tutenewGovernment….”
—U.S.DeclaraBonofIndependence
EgalitarianSystems
HealthySchoolCulture(Egalitarian)
“Educatorshaveanunwaveringbeliefintheabilityofalloftheirstudentstoachievesuccess,andtheypassthatbeliefontoothersinovertandcovertways.Educatorscreatepoliciesandproceduresandadoptprac6cesthatsupporttheirbeliefintheabilityofeverystudent.”
—PetersoninCromwell,“IsYourSchoolCultureToxic
orPosi6ve?”EducaBonWorld(2002)
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LearningAc6vi6es?
Ananalysisofresearchconductedovera35-yearperioddemonstratesthatschoolsthatarehighlyeffec6veproduceresultsthatalmosten6relyovercometheeffectsofstudentbackgrounds.
(Marzano,WhatWorksinSchools:TranslaBngResearchIntoAcBon,2003)
TheAchievementGapIsaProductofOurThinking!
PausetoThink!
• IsyourculturealignedwiththefundamentalpremiseofaPLC?
• Wouldyoudescribeyourschoolasmeritocra6coregalitarian?Pleaseprovideevidenceforyouranswer.
• DotheeducatorsinyourschoolblameunderperformingstudentsorstrategizetoservethembeZer?
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Mindset
Theestablishedsetofaltudesheldbysomeone
—Merriam-WebsterDicBonary
TwoClashingMindsets
Superiority Vic6m
SuperiorityMindset
“IcontendthattheBme,scholarship,effort,andresourcestoaddresstheachievementgapweredoomedtofailfromtheirincepBonbecausetherearepeoplewhohaveavestedinterestinbeingdefinedassuperiortoothersandtheywillseektoprotectit.Icallthisthesuperioritymindset.”
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ComponentsoftheSuperiorityMindset
• Paternalism–Theneedtofeelsuperiortoregularhumanfolly
• Compe;;on–PersonalandgroupvalueisbasedontheabilitytobebeZerthanothers.
• StandardBearing–Thebeliefthatmyconstructisthebestandonlyconstruct,andIdefinemyselfandothersthroughthatlens
DoesInequalityBotherYou?
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PausetoThink!
• Howdidthesephotosmakeyoufeel?
• Didyoufindyourselfangryoroffended?Didyoufindyourselfunaffected?
• Rankthesephotosinorderoftheirlevelofoffensivenessfrommostoffensivetoleastoffensive?
Vic6mMindset
“IndividualandcollecBveresponsibilitytochangecondiBonsisdifficult.ThereisasenseofcomfortthatcomesfromframingothersaspredatorsandoneselfasavicBm.IcallthisthevicBmmindset.”
ComponentsoftheVic6mMindset
• Irresponsibility• Lowmo6va6on• Lowexpecta6ons
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PausetoThink!
• Howdidthesephotosmakeyoufeel?
• Didyoufindyourselfangryoroffended?Didyoufindyourselfunaffected?
• Rankthesephotosinorderoftheirlevelofoffensivenessfrommostoffensivetoleastoffensive?
Libera6onMindset
“TheliberaBonmindsetisanunwaveringsetofcollecBvebeliefsandacBonsrootedinthegoalofachievinghighlevelsofacademicandsocialsuccessforallstudentsdespiteinternalorexternalbarrier.”
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ThreeComponents
• Equality
• Responsibility
• Advocacy
Equality
Thebeliefthathumanpoten6alisnotafunc6onofpersonalcharacteris6cssuchasrace,gender,economicstatus,homelanguage,na6onalorigin,ordisability
Responsibility
Thebeliefthatwewillholdourselvesaccountablefornurturingeachstudenttohisorherpoten6alandtoteachresponsibilityandself-empowermenttoourstudents.Wewillaccepttheresponsibilitytodevelopourprofessionalknowledge,prac6ce,andsystemstoberesponsivetotheneedsofourstudentpopula6on.
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Advocacy
Thebeliefthatpeopleanden66esoutsideofschoolmustplayanac6veandsuppor6veroleindevelopingourstudents.Wewillholdothersaccountableforsuppor6ngoureffortstoproperlyeducateourstudentsthroughac6vepar6cipa6on,financialsupport,posi6vepublicity,providingexperiences,andlegisla6on.
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