Working as a nurse with the "dirt poor" up the hollows (" hollers") of West Virginia for 2 years in the late 70's, I witnessed the miracle of what the WIC (Women Infant Children) nutrition program and our federal Early Childhood Development clinics brought to the mountainfolk. Kindergarten teachers were amazed at the improvement in stude…
Working as a nurse with the "dirt poor" up the hollows (" hollers") of West Virginia for 2 years in the late 70's, I witnessed the miracle of what the WIC (Women Infant Children) nutrition program and our federal Early Childhood Development clinics brought to the mountainfolk. Kindergarten teachers were amazed at the improvement in students' cognition, performance and health, as well as in their parents. I have never lived, before or after, in a more family oriented, do anything for you, generous with what little they had culture. To think of what Manchin is cheating his own people of makes my blood boil.
MaryPat… you have it right. The poverty culture (as named by Dr Ruby Payne, a scholar who has written and Informed educators about the resources of this culture and accessing them in public education) gets my vote also for the “generous with what they have culture”. They are so resourceful. TC’s article noting the effort of those to spend money the “ right way” to lift themselves out of poverty resonates heartily with me.
I’ve led many teacher trainings in rewiring approaches in the classroom where poverty is a factor affecting achievement. A link to Dr. Payne’s work.
Yes! Such important work, Christine! Dr. Payne's 1998 2nd edition has a prominent spot on my bookshelf! We did interagency trainings as well. Might be time for a refresher.
Working as a nurse with the "dirt poor" up the hollows (" hollers") of West Virginia for 2 years in the late 70's, I witnessed the miracle of what the WIC (Women Infant Children) nutrition program and our federal Early Childhood Development clinics brought to the mountainfolk. Kindergarten teachers were amazed at the improvement in students' cognition, performance and health, as well as in their parents. I have never lived, before or after, in a more family oriented, do anything for you, generous with what little they had culture. To think of what Manchin is cheating his own people of makes my blood boil.
And to think that they'll probably re-elect him makes it even worse. In light of what they use for a governor, though, it's not terribly surprising.
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MaryPat… you have it right. The poverty culture (as named by Dr Ruby Payne, a scholar who has written and Informed educators about the resources of this culture and accessing them in public education) gets my vote also for the “generous with what they have culture”. They are so resourceful. TC’s article noting the effort of those to spend money the “ right way” to lift themselves out of poverty resonates heartily with me.
I’ve led many teacher trainings in rewiring approaches in the classroom where poverty is a factor affecting achievement. A link to Dr. Payne’s work.
A Framework for Understanding Poverty - A Cognitive Approach (Sixth Edition) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948244187/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_870AGQYAJYGRKQ9SJ0BW
Yes! Such important work, Christine! Dr. Payne's 1998 2nd edition has a prominent spot on my bookshelf! We did interagency trainings as well. Might be time for a refresher.
https://youtu.be/PYeWJlfu1ZA