tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post2708280157722083860..comments2024-03-09T21:28:30.555-05:00Comments on Special Education Law Blog: The Role of Poverty in Education - RevisitedJim Gerlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-1183254132478579012011-03-23T11:34:44.539-04:002011-03-23T11:34:44.539-04:00Anon,
Well said. One of my favorite organization...Anon,<br /><br />Well said. One of my favorite organizations, ACRES specializes in rural special education issues. I have had conversations with the secretary of OSERS and the Director of OSEP regarding rural issues.<br /><br />Poverty is not confined to urban areas.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />JGJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-45857414694716746272011-03-23T11:22:39.800-04:002011-03-23T11:22:39.800-04:00I hear so much of the discussion of poverty-strike...I hear so much of the discussion of poverty-striken students centering on urban areas. My students are rural residents. Many of them suffer from poverty. I think rural poverty is more isolating, due to a lack of transportation and lack of communication ( internet service, cell phone service, etc. )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-14807093921685203182011-02-17T09:23:26.778-05:002011-02-17T09:23:26.778-05:00Joanne,
Thank you for your insightful comment.
J...Joanne,<br /><br />Thank you for your insightful comment.<br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-31086615604980792892011-02-16T21:25:00.402-05:002011-02-16T21:25:00.402-05:00As an educator who works in an inner-city school, ...As an educator who works in an inner-city school, I see first hand the effects of poverty on children's learning. For greater perspective, I left and worked in one of the most affluent schools in the surrounding areas. Students from the affluent school were truly disabled (for lack of a better term). You knew there were no other variables influencing their learning (in most cases, not all). In the inner-city setting, I often found myself wondering is this a true disability or lack of exposure-after a while the two basically become one. How do you address this-smaller class sizes, more intense interventions with smaller groups. Is this what happens? Absolutely not, inner-city schools have the least resources and the greatest demands. I do not think you can take the families out of poverty, but with the proper resources and support, we could help children expand their options by offering them a high school diploma and a college education. I think that is the starting point for reducing poverty. Including families in this process would also be a huge part.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342948204682002434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-77296727615070332222011-02-03T11:52:20.779-05:002011-02-03T11:52:20.779-05:00Dr Mauro,
Thank you for the thoughtful comment.
...Dr Mauro,<br /><br />Thank you for the thoughtful comment.<br /><br />Why is this not discussed more?<br /><br />What can we do?<br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-29011113066004408452011-02-03T11:34:24.528-05:002011-02-03T11:34:24.528-05:00Mark,
Always good to hear from you.
I have some ...Mark,<br /><br />Always good to hear from you.<br /><br />I have some ideas, but poverty seems to be a perplexing problem.<br /><br />What would you do to reduce poverty?<br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-35536110841929514712011-02-01T23:38:50.804-05:002011-02-01T23:38:50.804-05:00Socio-economic factors continue to be the 500 poun...Socio-economic factors continue to be the 500 pound gorilla, I encourage this line of questioning since in it you will see the problems of enviromental factors of grinding poverty have upon identfication, % of children with disability as well as qualility of curriculm and instruction.Dr. Theodore Darid Maurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878044909336253579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-52518634567114115052011-02-01T13:13:31.126-05:002011-02-01T13:13:31.126-05:00It's a very good thing that you are calling at...It's a very good thing that you are calling attention to this issue. Any thoughts about solutions to the problem? MarkMark Webernoreply@blogger.com