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The culture of poverty refers to the unique set of beliefs, behaviors, and ways of living that impoverished people transmit to their children from generation to generation. Because the vast majority of educators hold middle class values, which are very different from those held in the culture of poverty, they can find it difficult to understand and work with students who come from impoverished backgrounds.
In Working with Students from the Culture of Poverty, expert Mary Montle Bacon examines the culture of poverty and how educators can come to understand and reach students from this culture. The program helps educators examine their own values and the importance of creating classroom environments where difference is the norm. Also, the program outlines three key principles that educators must learn and implement in order to better understand and teach their impoverished students: acceptance, accommodation, and affirmation. Acceptance focuses on acknowledging that although students from a culture of poverty may not have the same tools as other students, they do have unique strengths. Accommodation refers to making adjustments in the school environment that favorably respond to the characteristics of poor students and allow them to understand and learn. Finally, affirmation concentrates on raising expectations, engaging families, and celebrating the successes of students from the culture of poverty. From this program, educators will learn how to adjust and change their teaching methods to reach and encourage students of poverty.
The Working with Students from the Culture of Poverty program includes everything you need for over 8 hours of ongoing professional development training.
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