Research suggests that, in the United States, children from ethnic minority groups often have lower academic achievement when compared with children from the majority culture. Of the following, which one is not a likely reason for this disparity?
a. Children from minority groups experience environmental stresses associated with economic hardship.
b. Many teachers have low expectations for children from minority groups.
c. Children from minority groups selectively adopt customs of the majority culture rather than fully assimilate.
d. Children from minority groups have limited access to good schools and educational opportunities.
Question 2
Three of the teachers below are using strategies appropriate for a culturally diverse classroom. With the textbook's discussion of ethnic and cultural diversity in mind, identify the teacher who is probably not promoting the classroom success of some of her students.
a. Ms. Andreas forms small, multicultural groups in which students describe and compare their perspectives about a recent international conflict.
b. Ms. Boynton uses competitive activities to get all students motivated to do their best.
c. Ms. Champas explains that ethnic jokes are unacceptable in her classroom.
d. Ms. Delaney makes sure she presents both the American and Mexican views of the Mexican-American War.
Research Methods
The Distribution of Dominant and Minority Groups
One of the cultural privileges of being white in the United States is less suspicion of wrongdoing.
Why the Poor Need Children
Functional Groups of Carbon
Children were given the same set of concrete operations tasks five times