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How does the racial/ethnic background of teachers affect minority students’ achievement? Why is it necessary to diversify the teaching workforce?
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Teacher homogeneity and the racial achievement gap: In 2008 43% of students in public schools were of color, while 90% of teachers were White. Black and Hispanic students achieve lower test scores than their White and Asian peers, across all economic levels.
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Brown vs. the Board of Education - impact on Black population Significant decline of Black teachers. Significant decline of Black students’ achievement levels Lack of Black teachers affects how students view and envision the possibilities for their own lives.
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Positive impact of shared backgrounds: Higher expectations of minority students from teachers of same race. Better understanding of students’ learning styles, behaviors. Positive role-models. Better communication with students’ family/community.
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Positive role models: Stereotypes are internalized by minority students, which affects their academic achievement. Students need to see people who share their backgrounds in positions of power to better visualize their own life possibilities. Teachers of color combat negative stereotype affects by their presence and influence in the educational world.
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Cultural understanding: Teachers act as cultural translators/mediators. Teachers of color can transition monocultural students to become multicultural learners. Less likely to misconstrue normal language barriers/behaviors as disabilities.
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Teacher’s perceptions of student ability: White teachers’ beliefs of their ability to teach students varies depending on students’ racial/ethnic backgrounds. Teachers of color have higher expectations for students who share their race/ethnicity.
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Students’ perceptions of teacher bias: Minority students perceive that White teachers are biased. Negative perceptions increase drop-out rate of Mexican-American students. Minority students’ perceptions are not unfounded. Students level of achievement is related to messages received from teachers.
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Oregon: Oregon statistics:
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Overrepresentation of minority students in special education: Level of English language ability is often confused with learning disability. White teachers’ lack of cultural/behavioral understanding often constitutes more minority students being placed in SPED. Huge overrepresentation of Black students in SPED
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Need to diversify the teaching workforce! Including people of color in teaching workforce benefits all students regardless of race. White students gain insights from diverse perspectives Minority students gain self-efficacy, positive sense of personal possibilities, belief in their ability to achieve.
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