Building Knowledge: What an Elementary School Curriculum Should Do

Autor/in	Wexler, Natalie
Titel	Building Knowledge: What an Elementary School Curriculum Should Do
Quelle	In: American Educator, 44 (2020) 2, S.18-21 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0148-432X
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Curriculum; Role of Education; Low Achievement; Scores; Achievement Gap; Vocabulary Development; Disadvantaged; Low Income Students; At Risk Students; Family Environment; Learning Processes; Short Term Memory; Schemata (Cognition); Poverty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsauftrag; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Wortschatzarbeit; Familienmilieu; Learning process; Lernprozess; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Cognition; Schema; Kognition; Armut
Abstract	Despite billions of dollars and massive efforts on the part of thousands of highly dedicated and intelligent people over the past 25 years, the size of the test-score gap between the wealthiest and the poorest students has not changed. These problems do not end at high school. Studies suggest that students with low test scores are less likely to pursue higher education, obtain and keep jobs, provide for their families, exercise their civic rights and responsibilities, and lead fulfilling lives. Education is supposed to enable everyone to do those things. It represents the best hope for breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty. [This article is an excerpt from the author's book, "The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix It."] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4420; e-mail: ae@aft.org; Web site: http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01