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Tag: Equitable Education

  • Advocating for Equitable Education

    Title: Advocating for Equitable Education.  Blog Series Name: Deficit Thinking in Education. When I think about what it means to advocate for equitable education, I find myself reflecting on the power of our voice- both individually and collectively. As teachers, equitable education is about giving our Mexican American students a voice in the classroom. As…

  • What is Deficit Thinking, and What Effect Does It Have on Mexican American Students?

    Blog Series: Deficit Thinking in Education. How educators think about their students matters. It guides the expectations that they set for them. Are their students capable of learning the content? How educators answer this question matters. How they answer this guides what they will do next. They might adjust the complexity of a question to…