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ERIC Number: EJ190437
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste.
Proctor, Samuel D.
Phi Delta Kappan, v60 n3 p201S-03S Nov 1978, Nov78
To assure that children emerge from the subculture of poverty, the teacher of the least privileged students must be prepared to vicariously enter their world, our curriculum needs to be brought closer to life, and our understanding of justice needs to be refined. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Self Esteem, Teacher Attitudes
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Language: English
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