Preston Smith is an early childhood educator that has specialized in the field since he entered the industry as a young employee in 2001. He grew up around San Diego. It didn’t take long for him to realize that many families in the area were of low-income jobs and revenue streams. Mr. Smith knew that these people were associated with a host of disadvantages that moderate-income people didn’t have to deal with.
This led him to want to teach in low-income areas. Mr. Smith has done great things while at Rocketship Education. Each of the eighteen facilities has “safe zones,” in which illegal immigrants cannot be pestered, inquired upon, or otherwise bothered with.
Mr. Smith released a short list of some of the most valuable bits of information that he was fortunate enough to learn about, all of which have some level advice that can be applied in some capacity in education – they’re great for low-income areas, too.
The meaningful inclusion model states that, when considering the ratio at when to expose children to various teachers, you shouldn’t keep those with disabilities away from general classrooms. Keeping them segregates as such didn’t have any benefit, other than keeping the two parties individually disadvantaged, unable to grow acclimated to one another.
Even though it might not seem like it could have a big impact, Mr. Smith thinks that it’s important for both kids and parents to be proud of the fact they’re attending a public school. Most public schools underperform compared to their private cousins, although simply sharing the pride of being enrolled in a public school is potentially enough to shape someone else’s opinion, as well.
As part of personalized learning efforts, teachers personally visit the home of each and every student, whether they typically get left behind more often than other kids, or are the fastest problem-solvers our of all classes. This helps teachers know what to assign to students’ activities, as understanding where one lives and how much they can concentrate with ease means a lot of reasoning with their level of abilities.