Assignment:
Read the following article and post an answer for each question.
Downey, D. B., & Pribesh, S. (2004). When race matters: Teachers' evaluations of students' classroom behavior. Sociology of Education, 77(4), 267-282.
Learning Objective: LO 8-1 How We Teach and How We Learn
Summary: The authors reviewed behavior data to understand an explanation for harsher discipline of Black students by White teachers.
Questions to Consider:
1. What are the consequences of teachers' expectations for their students?
2. What are the expectations we have for ourselves and how they shape our identities as students and/or teachers?