One of the biggest mistakes I think schools can make is confusing participation with progress.A student answers questions.Contributes verbally.Appears engaged.Completes tasks.Behaves well.And as teachers, it is very easy to leave the lesson feeling: “They understood that.” But increasingly, I think many disadvantaged students become trapped within what I would describe as the illusion of progress.BecauseContinueContinue reading “The Illusion of Progress in Disadvantaged Students: When engagement hides the real problem”
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