Regardless of race/ethnicity, economic hardship and the divorce or separation of a parent or guardian are the most common ACEs reported for children. For white children, the next-most common experiences are living with an adult with mental illness, and living with an adult with a substance use problem.
Divorce, separation, then mental illness and adults with substance abuse problems.
In Arkansas, the state with the highest prevalence, 56 percent of children have experienced at least one ACE
Wow! 56%--that is a lot of kids who are suffering from trauma.
Non-Hispanic black children and youth are more likely than their non-Hispanic white and Hispanic peers to have had three or more adverse experiences (17 percent, compared to 10 and 11 percent, respectively, in 2016).
Wonder why this occurs...
following table from her book illustrates some of the hidden rule
This table is valuable information.
Hidden rules are the unspoken cues and habits of a group.
The Hidden Rules are important to know.
school leaders are developing more dual-language classes in which native English-speaking students and ELLs are taught both languages together—a best practice, according to language acquisition research.
How can small schools include this type of language classes when we only have 1-2 bilingual teachers?
We believe that students’ home language and culture are tremendous assets that we must leverage for their own learning and that of their community.”
This definitely needs to be promoted in all of the schools.
positive identity formation for all students, they support acculturation. This might include assigning texts that are “mirrors” reflecting their identities and “windows” into the lives of others; offering students opportunities to tell stories about their lived experiences; helping them develop the vocabulary necessary to talk about injustices they witness; and teaching practices that empower students and support their capacity to become change agents
I believe this is something that teachers can start on now...integrating literature that is a "mirror" and a "window".
working against a difficult institutional history
Traditions are hard to change. We know that change is what is best for our students.
assimilation, a process during which immigrants fully adopt their new cultures and shed the old.
We need to make sure that we focus on acculturation vs assimilation so that students maintain their identities.