Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  A Framework for Understanding Poverty 1

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  Three things that help one move out of poverty are:  Education  Relationships  Employment 2 Key Point

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  Build relationships of mutual respect. WHY? Motivation for learning. 3

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  Teachers have control over 2 things; our relationship with the children & the work we design. 4

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  In a study of 14,879 individuals aged 12–25 years against 1.5 million data points. What makes the biggest difference in the success of a child? ONE GOOD ADULT What makes the biggest difference in the success of a child? ONE GOOD ADULT —Dr. Tony Bates, in a speech in Dublin, Ireland, April 19, 2012

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  Four reasons one leaves poverty are:  Too painful to stay  Vision or goal  Key relationship  Special talent/skill Key Point 6

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  –Dr. James Comer "No significant learning occurs without a significantrelationship." 7

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  If a student and teacher do not have a relationship of mutual respect, the learning will be significantly reduced. For some students, it won’t occur at all. If a student and a teacher don’t like each other—or even come to despise each other—forget about significant learning. Talk About It: What are your memories of a teacher who did not like you? Of a teacher you did not like? Mutual Respect 8

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  If mutual respect is present, it can compensate for the dislike. Mutual respect is as much about non-verbals as it is about what you say! (Your tone. Your body language. Your eyes.) Mutual Respect 9

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.   Support: the direct-teaching of process and mental models.  High expectations: the approach that says, “I know you can do it, and you will. I believe in you.”  Insistence: the motivation and persistence that come from the relationship. “I’m not going to give up on you. I’m not going to let you give up.” Mutual Respect Relationships of mutual respect must have three things present: 10

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  For mutual respect to exist, there must be structure, consequence, and choice. Structure Structure is the external parameters and internal boundaries. Consequence Consequence is what happens when structure is not honored. Choice Choice is an individual decision regarding those parameters and boundaries. Mutual Respect 11

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  Creating Relationships DEPOSITSWITHDRAWALS Seeking first to understandSeeking first to be understood Keeping promisesBreaking promises Kindnesses, courtesiesUnkindnesses, discourtesies Clarifying expectationsViolating expectations Loyalty to the absentDisloyalty, duplicity ApologiesPride, conceit, arrogance Open to feedbackRejecting feedback Note. Adapted from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey,

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  DEPOSITS MADE TO INDIVIDUAL IN POVERTY WITHDRAWALS MADE FROM INDIVIDUAL IN POVERTY Appreciation for humor and entertainment provided by the individual Put-downs or sarcasm about the humor or the individual Acceptance of what the individual cannot say about a person or situation Insistence and demands for full explanation about a person or situation Respect for the demands and priorities of relationships Insistence on the middle-class view of relationships Using the adult voiceUsing the parent voice Assisting with goal settingTelling the individual his/her goals Identifying options related to available resources Making judgments based on the value and availability of resources Understanding the importance of personal freedom, speech, and individual personality Assigning pejorative character traits to the individual Creating Relationships 13

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  14 What can a teacher do to build relationships? 1.Call on everyone in room equitably. 2.Provide individual help. 3.Give “wait” time (allows student enough time to answer). 4.Ask questions to give student clues about answer. Note. Adapted from “TESA (Teacher Expectations & Student Achievement).” Los Angeles Department of Education. Research study found that when teachers used these interactions with low-achieving students, they made significant gains in achievement.

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  15 What can a teacher do to build relationships? 5. Tell students whether their answers are right or wrong. 6.Give specific praise & give reasons for praise. 7.Get to know your students individually. 8.Bring student interests into content. 9.Listen. 10.Accept feelings of student. Note. Adapted from “TESA (Teacher Expectations & Student Achievement).” Los Angeles Department of Education.

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  Show personal interest and gives compliments. 12. Desists (does not call attention to every negative student behavior). 13. Use humor when appropriate. 14. Consistently enforce positive and negative consequences. 15. Show (appropriate) affection. Note. Adapted from “TESA (Teacher Expectations & Student Achievement).” Los Angeles Department of Education. What can a teacher do to build relationships?

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  "Rules without relationships breed rebellion." –Grant East 17

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.   will be in control.  will be smarter.  will win more often.  won’t be cheated.  will be safe when you are old. You need to learn this, or do this, so that you: 18

Copyright 2012 aha! Process, Inc.  19 But I DON’T like them. (If you want to be a successful teacher, you better learn to fake it convincingly!)