Teaching With Poverty in Mind, Eric Jensen
Teaching With Poverty in Mind, Eric Jensen
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Teaching With Poverty in Mind
What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It

Author: Eric Jensen

Narrator: Basil Sands

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/12/2019


Synopsis

In Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It, veteran educator and brain expert Eric Jensen takes an unflinching look at how poverty hurts children, families, and communities across the United States and demonstrates how schools can improve the academic achievement and life readiness of economically disadvantaged students.

Jensen argues that although chronic exposure to poverty can result in detrimental changes to the brain, the brain's very ability to adapt from experience means that poor children can also experience emotional, social, and academic success. A brain that is susceptible to adverse environmental effects is equally susceptible to the positive effects of rich, balanced learning environments and caring relationships that build students' resilience, self-esteem, and character.

Drawing from research, experience, and real school success stories, Teaching with Poverty in Mind reveals what poverty is and how it affects students in school; what drives change both at the macro level (within schools and districts) and at the micro level (inside a student's brain); effective strategies from those who have succeeded and ways to replicate those best practices at your own school; and how to engage the resources necessary to make change happen.

About Eric Jensen

Eric Jensen is a former teacher and the author of more than twenty-eight books, including Teaching with Poverty in Mind, Tools for Engagement, Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind, Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain, Bringing the Common Core to Life in K-8 Classrooms, and Different Brains, Different Learners. Since the early 1990s, he has synthesized brain research and developed practical applications for educators.

Dr. Jensen is a member of the invitation-only Society for Neuroscience and the President's Club at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He cofounded SuperCamp, the first and largest brain-compatible academic enrichment program, held in sixteen countries with more than 65,000 graduates.

Dr. Jensen received his BA in English from San Diego State University. He received an MA in organizational development and a PhD in human development from Fielding Graduate University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristin on February 12, 2014

I read this book for a class. The discussions we had related to this book were so depressing. How can we effect change? There are so many things that need to be done to help our students. We need to completely overhaul the education system in America, we need to provide much-needed services to famil......more

Goodreads review by Nosilla on February 15, 2011

Sorry, I just did not find any earth shattering revelations in Jensen's book. It's all been said before! If you have never read anything about kids in poverty, then, sure, the book can provide a basic foundation, but if you have ever been in a position to work with disadvantaged, at risk kids, then......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on March 06, 2016

This book is written for an administrative audience- I feel it should be titled "Leading with..." Because it's misleading as is. The facts, statistics, and strategies are compelling but not anything new. I was particularly frustrated by Jensen's consistently disparaging comments about families in po......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on September 02, 2011

This book is probably more of a 3.5 but I went ahead and bumped it up to four stars since I felt it was worthwhile reading. The book is written for administrators looking to make changes within their schools and to better understand poverty. However, it was beneficial to read as a teacher. I wouldn'......more

Goodreads review by Kellie on August 14, 2014

The part about baby's brains only being hardwired for 6 emotions stood out to me. Those emotions are joy, anger, surprise, disgust, sadness, and fear. Learning about the attunement process for children under 3 and their need to develop gratitude, forgiveness, and empathy was helpful in understandin......more