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- Title
Teaching in the Inner City: Six Prerequisites to Success.
- Authors
Smith, Calvert H.
- Abstract
The article focuses on six prerequisites to successful teaching in inner city communities. The first prerequisite is that one must realize that the failures one is experiencing in the community is not attributable to the dynamics existing in the community and its surrounding environmental forces. The second prerequisite is an expansion of the function of the school. The schools serving the inner city must recognize and respect the traditional values of their students and give traditional functions top priority. The third prerequisite involves the relationship between teacher expectations and student performances. All teachers, regardless of where they teach, must constantly evaluate the relationship between the rewards they issue and the behavior for which such rewards are given. The fourth prerequisite is an understanding of the teacher's role in a given school and community and a willingness to accept it. The fifth prerequisite relates to the teachers' attitude toward professional responsibilities. The sixth prerequisite is insuring success in the classroom.
- Subjects
TEACHING; INNER cities; SCHOOLS; VALUES (Ethics); STUDENTS; EXPECTATION (Psychology); TEACHERS; AWARDS; SUCCESS
- Publication
Teachers College Record, 1972, Vol 73, Issue 4, p547
- ISSN
0161-4681
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/016146817207300411