Disrupting Poverty Webinar

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The title of this webinar grabbed my attention and I was excited to attend it and know more about how to deal with such a widespread issue. That's why I attended it in February 27, 2018 and I have learned several effective teaching practices that help in including poor children with other ones. Kathleen Budge and William Parett highlighted five powerful classroom practices that are essential for making the school a safe environmet for everyone. One of these practices includes building good relationships among students themselves and with their teacher to let them build the sense of belonging to a group. Another important practice is having high expectations towards students which will push them to learn and motivate them to exert more effort to succeed. In addition, encouraging pupils to take risks and have the courage and will to take actions is super important because this makes them feel competent enough to do whatever they're required to do. As a result, dealing with poverty in schools must be given attention same as the educational part because it does affect learning and students' academic and social achievement. To sum up, every student must feel that he/she isn't counted out and that school is the safest place to them and this feeling can be created when teachers treat all pupils equaly and show them that they're capable of improving themselves and reaching their goals.

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  1. UnknownApril 18, 2018 at 1:40 PM

    Teachers play a vital role in pulling poverty-stricken students up from the dismal realities they face daily. Here in Lebanon, we need to teach teachers how to be more compassionate and involved in their students lives, especially in the public schools where most impoverished students learn.

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