""Unless we believe that those who have more are inherently
superior to those who have less, we should be troubled by the fact
that patterns of achievement are often fairly predictable,
particularly with respect to students' race and class."" In
Creating the Opportunity to Learn, Wade Boykin and Pedro Noguera
help navigate the turbid waters of evidence-based methodologies and
chart a course toward closing (and eliminating) the academic
achievement gap. Turning a critical eye to current and recent
research, the authors present a comprehensive view of the
achievement gap and advocate for strategies that contribute to the
success of all children. Boykin and Noguera maintain that it is
possible to close the achievement gap by abandoning failed
strategies, learning from successful schools, and simply doing more
of what the research shows is most effective. Success is founded on
equity, but equity involves more than simply ensuring students have
equal access to education; equity also entails a focus on outcomes
and results. If we want to bring about significant improvements in
those outcomes, we have to do more to address the context in which
learning takes place. In short, we must create schools where a
child's race or class is no longer a predictor for how well he or
she might perform.
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