David and all,

Someone recommended this study in a discussion last year on the FOB List
about teachers' expectations asnd how they affect the students' success:


"The Color of Success, by Gilberto Conchas. He's a sociologist who
studied an urban high school which is successful at getting minority
students to graduate and go on to college. What he found is that
detracking, career academies and high teacher and parent expectations
were key to the success of these students. 

The high achievement of the Vietnamese students was the most surprising,
as these students had none of the educational or economic advantages
usually associated with Asian students. However, they were still treated
as "the model minority" by the school and rose to meet the high
expectations placed on them." 
 
I don't think it's available online, but can be found by googling.

All the best,
Julie

Julie McKinney
Discussion List Moderator
World Education/NCSALL
jmckinney at worlded.org


>>> David Rosen <djrosen at comcast.net> 12/15/06 9:15 PM >>>

Colleagues,

I am listing and summarizing the replies to my question about movies,
TV videos and books which inspire teachers.  You will find this on
the Adult Literacy education Wiki, at:

http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/
Books_and_Films_which_Inspire_Teachers

or, at the shorter URL, :

http://tinyurl.com/yj2w6s

I hope subscribers will continue to add books, films and TV videos
here or on the ALE Wiki.

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net




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