12 - Working with linguistically minoritized families
Section outline
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Guiding questions:
- What are some discrepancies between traditional understandings of parents’ role(s) in their children’s education and the expectations/hopes that parents have for teachers and schools?
- How do you make sense of these discrepancies? Based on the readings and your beliefs, what steps are necessary for educators and schools to bridge these gaps? What impacts might these efforts have on student outcomes?