Transformative Principal

Pedro Noguera is a sociologist by training and is a professor at UCLA. Center For The Transformation Of Schools. Author of many books. If ideas are too abstract and we can’t address the practical needs of kids then academia is in trouble. Address both the academic and non-academic needs of kids. Equality vs. Equity. Equality is treating everyone the same. It makes no sense in education because we know all kids are different. Equity is about understanding differences. It is not about lowering the standards. Compensate for needs that kids that bring. Adjust how we do homework to meet the needs of kids that are in front of us. Don’t penalize kids because they don’t have the same circumstances as someone else. Many kids are relational learners and they will learn better with people they trust and care about. You start from the premise that we do best when we are in a community. The conditions for learning Community More likely to punish kids with the greatest needs. What sorts of things must we do to make edu e