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It’s a special characteristic of the American psyche that we always seem to turn to teachers to solve social problems we can’t find better ways to address. If the United States has four or five times the rate of child poverty of other industrialized nations, that can hardly be the responsibility of the average preschool teacher to remedy—a teacher who is likely to be in the same low socioeconomic rung as her own students! Yet again and again we ask teachers to close the ability gaps that stem from income inequality or other major social forces that our society has shown a lack of commitment or competence to address.
Quote ID: 03357
Author
Erika Christakis
Source
The Importance Of Being Little
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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