Justin Finger

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@DrDeLeonGray @SparksFactory Why try and better yourself if you will be socially ridiculed? Kids see social as more important #edp304f13

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@DrDeLeonGray @SparksFactory If a minority is getting made fun of for being proper or nerdy, they are less inclinced to study #edp304f13

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@SparksFactory Growing up in schools where there were many minorities, being made fun of for "acting white" is a huge problem #edp304f13

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stereotype threat seems prevalent here #edp304f13

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Understand that there are culture differences and each culture, talk, think and act differently and teach accordingly #edp304f13

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I think the gap is more important between income not race #edp304f13

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"acting white" #edp304f13

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Schools can not control what life is like at home #edp304f13

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I think overall Value added models are a good judge. There are always if's and but's, overall I think it is a good tool #edp304f13

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I know they needed to set up assessments quickly, but it seems like they set up teachers to fail #edp304f13

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44 percent proficiency rate, that is very hard to swallow #edp304f13

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Those test scores WOW #edp304f13

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Are the SMARTER balance assessments actually smarter??? #edp304f13

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NC created all the state tests in a short amount of time. that doesnt sound good #edp304f13

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This chart of all the assessments is crazy #edp304f13

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This doesnt have to be field trips, it can be project and lab based learning. Get them to apply knowledge from lectures #edp304f13

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You could structure the class so the activities are done in small manageable groups around the classroom #edp304f13

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If studetns are more hands on they will want to do more research for themselves #edp304f13

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Constructivism can create more creative students if they have to think for themselves #EDP304F13