Back-to-school PD
In Dr. Punita Rice’s research, 68.2% of South Asian American adults said teachers assumed they needed less academic support than their peers. Before the year starts, here is what they said they needed.
The supports students wanted
- More individual help
- More opportunities for review
- Information broken into chunks
- Check-ins on progress
- Help building organization and time management skills
- Help with writing
None of these are specialized supports. They are teaching best practices.
A six-meeting staff reading schedule
- Chapters 1–2: Who our South Asian American students are
- Chapters 3–4: Teachers, cultural proficiency, and overt racism
- Chapters 5–6: Microaggressions and disconnect
- Chapters 7–8: The model minority myth and the problem with it
- Chapters 9–10: Teachers, the myth, and students’ support needs
- Chapters 11–13: What we will change
The free Reader’s Guide has discussion questions for each meeting.
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Discussion questions for every chapter, plus reading schedules for book clubs and staff reading groups, and pages for families and college courses. Free to print and share.
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