Poor Students, Rich Teaching [Revised Edition]
Seven High-Impact Mindsets for Students From Poverty
Student poverty and adversity don’t have to prevent student success. Examine how poverty affects education, achievement, and motivation for students across the U.S. and discover seven mindsets for ensuring college and career readiness for all students, regardless of socioeconomic status.
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Using mindsets in the classroom to overcome student poverty and adversity
There are three critical characteristics to know about poverty and education:
- The devastating effects of poverty are accelerating.
- Poverty affects both you and your students in multiple adverse ways.
- You have the power to reverse the academic impact poverty has on your students—and this comprehensive resource will show you how.
In this revised and updated edition, two of Eric Jensen’s top-selling books—Poor Students, Rich Teaching and Poor Students, Richer Teaching—have been merged into one must-read resource on poverty and education. Dr. Eric Jensen clearly defines seven mindsets essential for reaching economically disadvantaged students and shares corresponding strategies for overcoming adversity and ensuring college and career readiness for all learners, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Motivate students to learn in the face of poverty using mindsets in the classroom:
- Understand the urgency of poverty in the United States and how poverty affects education, student engagement, and academic achievement.
- Learn how creating a positive school culture and a growth mindset for students can be beneficial in overcoming adversity.
- Gain seven high-impact mindsets that bring change: the relational mindset, achievement mindset, rich classroom climate mindset, engagement mindset, positivity mindset, enrichment mindset, and graduation mindset.
- Build effective teacher–student relationships, and help students see college and career readiness as a reachable target.
- Create a welcoming classroom climate where all students love to learn, and drive student engagement, motivation, and success.
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Diversity & EquityInstructionStudent EngagementYouth at Risk
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“Eric Jensen’s books are a ringing advocacy for schools’ most challenging students: the children of poverty. In this revised edition of Poor Students, Rich Teaching, he weaves together the biological and neurological foundations of learning with the gritty, day-to-day demands of classroom teaching. He is a genius; even better, he is our genius.”
“Poor Students, Rich Teaching is the perfect balance of research and practical application. The universal strategies Eric provides are suitable for all students but are particularly beneficial for students impacted by poverty.”