The Achievement Gap and the Education Conspiracy against Low Income Children

Autor/in	Renzulli, Joseph S.
Titel	The Achievement Gap and the Education Conspiracy against Low Income Children
Quelle	In: International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 1 (2013) 1, S.45-55 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2291-7179
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gap; Low Income Students; At Risk Students; Educational Practices; Underachievement; Student Centered Learning; Student Motivation; Creativity; Creative Teaching; Learner Engagement; Educational Change; Change Strategies; Teaching Methods; Intervention; 21st Century Skills; Student Needs; Teacher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungspraxis; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Schulische Motivation; Kreativität; Creative thinking; Teaching; Kreatives Denken; Unterricht; Bildungsreform; Lösungsstrategie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	Despite changing rhetoric, fifty years of educational reforms have largely relied on deductive, didactic pedagogy focused on rote memorization and knowledge consumption. This article focuses on inductive, investigative approaches to schooling that lead to enjoyment, engagement, and enthusiasm for learning. The Enrichment Triad Model and Prism Model, for reversing underachievement, are based on students' strengths and interests and the promotion of joyful learning. As such, these counterintuitive approaches to school improvement offer promising alternatives to "drill and kill" approaches that have left vulnerable at-risk students bored and alienated. Our goals are to minimize boredom and to improve achievement and creative productivity by the infusing of enrichment experiences into any and all aspects of the curriculum. Judicious use of technology and professional development can help make enjoyable enrichment learning a reality, developing in young people an enduring passion for learning. Infusion of this type has been shown to improve the culture and atmosphere of a school, to expand the repertoire of teachers, and change the mindsets of students. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) & Lost Prizes International (LPI). Postfach 12 40, D-89002, Ulm, Germany. Web site: http://www.ijtdc.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01