1. Student Responses: Geographic Determinism I think no because you can come from something bad and make it some where in life within achievement gap Yes, I think that where you live determine where you live because its that you been probably follow whoever you live with a you believe you can follow they footsteps. No because you can live in a really bad neighborhood but still achieve things. It does determine who we are because the academic proformance determines what type of education you have. Yes, where you live does have a factor in who you are and what you’ll become because of your environment. Where you live does not determine who you are. Because rich people can be dumb, and poor people can be smart. I do not think that is true because you may came from a bad environment but you do not have to be a product of our environment. I do not think where you live determines who will you become. Question#1: Does where you live determine who you are? Or better yet… Who you will become? Why? or Why Not? 4/8/2015Achievement Gap Gallery Walk Questions/Stacey Leigh1

2. Question #2: Do you think the Achievement Gap is a socio-economic problem? Student Responses: Based on income of your family Yes, because if your parents can not afford college or supplies then success isn’t an option. No, it doesn’t affect your family. T&J I don’t know The income of your family decides where you live and that decides your education but there are anomalies. Yes, because the amount of money your household has determines where you live and what type of education you will get. No because it the income of your family doesn’t effect they way you learn. (R, E, A) 4/8/2015Achievement Gap Gallery Walk Questions/Stacey Leigh2

3. Question #3: Do you think the Achievement Gap is a cultural problem? Student Responses: Race is a part of the Achievement Gap. Your race can lower your statistics. But it doesn’t effect your success. It is a problem because African Americans are profiled more than anybody else or any other race because of the color of their skin. Race is factored into the achievement, because statistics has put us in groups based on our race and where we live. The Achievement gap is not a cultural thing to me because my mom or dad can choose to steal, lie and cheat but I can choose to live an honest life. No because your cultural doesn’t determine where you are. People can be racist and not want you to be successful 4/8/2015Achievement Gap Gallery Walk Questions/Stacey Leigh3

4. Question #4: Do you think the Achievement Gap is a geographic problem? Student Responses: Yes, I think the achievement gap is a geographic problem because the things that happens happen everywhere. Yes because if you live in the ghetto then you most likely gonna do what you see them do. Yes, I do because where you live determine how you turnout. Yes, I do think it is a geographic problem because where you grow up might determine how you learn. Tiffany & Jayline; Yes, because it depends were you are in the world. Yes because this determines who you are and what type of person you are and depends on your education. I believe that where you live doesn’t effect your success. For instance, Ms. Leigh grew up in Brooklyn, through racial battles and still is a very successful person 4/8/2015Achievement Gap Gallery Walk Questions/Stacey Leigh4

5. Question #5: Do you think better opportunities will improve or lower the Achievement Gap? Student Responses: I think better opportunities will show an increase in the Achievement gap because if you put everyone in the position to succeed, then you will see who wants to be successful and who doesn’t. I think it will improve because now people have more opportunities. T & J I believe that the gap is only there because us as people hear things that put us down and or put out there to make us fail and we let them instead of rising above and succeed. I think better opportunities will improve the achievement gap because… Yes, because they will help you be successful in life. Of course opportunities will help you be successful. Better opportunities will improve the achievement gap because if you… 4/8/2015Achievement Gap Gallery Walk Questions/Stacey Leigh5

6. Question #6: Where do you think the Achievement Gap will be in 5 years? 10 years? Student Responses: I think a lot of more people will know about the Achievement Gap in 5-10 years. T & J Honestly I think it will stay the same. It will go down because people wanna be something they aren’t. I don’t know. Probably the same unless really good job opportunities are available. It will probably stay the same unless people get more opportunities. I think the achievement gap will increase more in 5 years. The way the world is right now I believe that the Achievement Gap will rise rapidly. I say this because as me being a young black male growing up where I do people are letting there communities decide what they are going to do in life. So I believe the numbers for blacks will become lower. 4/8/2015Achievement Gap Gallery Walk Questions/Stacey Leigh6