Pedro Noguera
Pedro Noguera
thinking nuts fields
It’s hard to think of another field in which experience is considered a liability and those who know the least about the nuts and bolts of an enterprise are embraced as experts.
school thinking class
If students don't think that you care and can relate, especially as they get older, they tune you out. I didn't get it in my classes at the graduate school of education. I got it intuitively from my own experiences as a student.
kids thinking class
Middle-class kids get to play, develop their thinking ability. Poor kids are much more likely to get regimentation under the guise of socialization. On top of it, we have huge segregation in early childhood programs. I don't see these patterns changing anytime soon, and that's a big obstacle.
fact schools simple
The simple fact is that schools can't do it alone,
advocate boards closer elected electorate lowest means policies political position programs rung school schools seen
School boards are seen as the lowest rung of the political hierarchy, especially by other elected officials. But what that means is they are closer to the electorate than most officials. That to me is a position of influence, and it's not being used sufficiently to advocate policies and programs the schools need.
children essential lives simply stability
It's not simply the learning, ... It's the stability. Stability is essential in the lives of children.
putting trust value
It's not that they don't value education, ... They're putting too much trust in the schools. That's a big mistake.
beneath fact hit hurricane poverty seen urban
The fact is if a hurricane hit any urban city, you would have seen the same thing, ... Poverty is right beneath the surface.
blame resources starve
We starve them, ... We don't give them the resources they need and then blame them for the results.
dropping emphasis mainly parents
They're not dropping out because they're not sufficiently Chinese, but mainly because their parents put an emphasis on work.
struggle school kids
Most departments of education are set up largely to regulate schools and hold them in compliance. They don't really help schools. When a school is struggling with certain kids, they can't go to the state and say, "Can you help us with resources and training?" That should be their role.
believe boys domination
Boys are still led to believe that power is associated with domination.
new-york kids class
New York rushed to get students into early childhood programs, but the research is clear that it has to be high quality. What we are giving poor kids now in early childhood is nothing like what we are giving middle-class kids in most places.
teacher kids creating
You don't see a positive culture, stability among teachers, or leadership. We don't focus enough in our policies on creating conditions to educating kids with the greatest needs. There is no state that does that.