This means overall, the losers are often those from minority ethnic groups or those in poorer classes and it is likely that they receive poorer education than those in higher classes. ... Research found that most of the children in schools that were labelled failing were from poorer backgrounds, minority ethnic groups or had special educational needs (Tomlinson, 2005). ... However, at present, the losers in education are those from minority ethnic groups etc. because they are not represented or interpreted in a positive way meaning they receive a poorer education. ... Social class and minority...

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A poor minority student may have trouble understanding English if English is not his/her first language or if English is not spoken in his/her home, and the teacher may have trouble understanding his/her broken English. ... Poor and minority students are more likely to be placed in low tracks (Oakes, 64) than middle-class children, probably because teachers misinterpret certain students' abilities. ... So do teachers assume that poor and minority students are misbehaved and non-conforming? ... There are other factors related to the home environment that affect performance in school; thes...

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It's impossible to ascertain a true statistic on this group, as census records do not include the GRT community. ... There are numerous publications and policies relating to this cultural group, these include the Race Relation Amendment Act (RRAA), the Swann Report and the Plowden Report. ... This was based upon the amount of data collected which emphasized the difficulties experienced by the GRT children, and how their educational requirements had been overlooked in the past as they had not been considered an ethnic minority. ...

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If the majority of minority students are attending the same schools, have the same teachers, and are taking the same classes why is it that all students do not achieve basically the same educational level? ... Jawanza Kunjufu, president of African American Images, blames the gap between white and black students to five major areas: lower teacher expectations, poor parental support, low student self-esteem, and an irrelevant curriculum taught with an appropriate methodology for many African American students.5 The public schools for most minority students are places where they feel unwelcom...

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I think my mom would agree to this statement and her reasoning for helping me would include a majority of the list. ... Hornby and Lafaele later pointed out: "minorities are less involved, less represented and less informed, and are less likely to have access to resources, as well as more likely to have problems associated with language, transport, communication and child care" "(41). The gap in income for many minorities can cause many problems for these families of juggling both their schedules and the schools schedule on being involved. ...

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Primary education is the foundation on which the intellectual capital of a country is built which is why this essay will now look at goal 2 which is, "Ensuring that by 2015, particularly girls, children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to and complete free education and compulsory primary education of good quality" (UNESCO, 2000). ...

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