Latino English Language Learner and the Mathematics Perspective
Latino English Language Learner and the Mathematics Perspective
Latino English Language Learner and the Mathematics Perspective
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Educational Studies<br />
High Expectations<br />
☯ Metropolitan Life Survey of <strong>the</strong> American Teacher<br />
2001: 75% of <strong>the</strong> students had high expectations for<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir futures<br />
☯ 40% of <strong>the</strong> teachers <strong>and</strong> 50% of <strong>the</strong> principals agreed<br />
with <strong>the</strong> students<br />
Subtractive Schooling<br />
Subtractive Schooling. US-Mexican Youth <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Politics of Caring by Angela Valenzuela. Provides a<br />
framework for underst<strong>and</strong>ing patterns of immigrant<br />
achievement <strong>and</strong> U.S. born underachievement.<br />
Valenzuela argues that schools subtract resources from<br />
youth in two major ways: 1st by dismissing <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
definition of education <strong>and</strong> 2 nd through assimilation<br />
policies <strong>and</strong> practices that minimize <strong>the</strong>ir culture <strong>and</strong><br />
language.<br />
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Noemi Lopez-HCDE
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