Poverty and the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
10MT | Superintendent Anael Alston Shares His Thoughts in Episode #24 for Thought Leader Thursday
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Dr. Anael Alston @DrAAlston talks about common misconceptions that educators have about students in poverty. Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, Anael “Dr. A” Alston is an award-winning educator and serves as Superintendent of Schools of the Hamilton Central School District in Hamilton, NY. Prior to that, he was the principal of the Robert M. Finley Middle School in Glen Cove, New York and principal of Great Neck North Middle School in Great Neck, New York. Dr. A is passionate about leadership, service, and all things public education.
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Our Topic
In today’s show, we discuss how teachers should approach teaching students who are in high-poverty situations. This is important because Anael argues that many thoughts about students in poverty are off-base. In today’s show we discuss:
- The mindsets and attitudes students need for success
- How educator expectations are an essential ingredient of student success
- The importance of relationship with students
- Anael’s advice for what teachers should do daily to adjust their thinking and prepare to teach students from poverty or any difficult situation
I hope you enjoy this episode with “Dr. A.”
Selected Links from this Episode
- Anael’s Twitter handle seems to be having an issue right now. I’m emailing him to get the right one. It was @DrAAlston
- Linked In: http://ift.tt/2mwDEtw
- Baruti Kafele https://twitter.com/PrincipalKafele
- Book: Closing the Attitude Gap by Baruti Kafele
Download Transcript: Episode 24 Dr. Anael Alston
Full Bio
Dr. Anael Alston
Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, Anael “Dr. A” Alston is an award winning educator and serves as Superintendent of Schools of the Hamilton Central School District in Hamilton, NY. Prior to that, he was the principal of the Robert M. Finley Middle School in Glen Cove, New York and principal of Great Neck North Middle School in Great Neck, New York. Dr. A is passionate about leadership, service, and all things public education.
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