Worksheet3: Identifying the causes of the problem

Date: 10/11/06 Group Members: Klein, Mafdali, Simeone, Young, Goldfarb, Bou, Thigpen, Stolar, Bennett, Tyson

Your problem (phrase):

Lack of skills necessary to succeed at BTW MS 54

Briefly list several broad underlying factors that contribute to the problem that you have identified:

Political climate, politics of the Dept. of Ed., changing practices of special Ed., lack of direct instruction, educational approach- switches too often, inconsistent curricular strategies, expectation of reward without effort, lack of media literacy, learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD, class size, incoming at lower skill level than grade level, underprivileged environment, poverty, poorly funded public schools, lack of early intervention, lack of pre-schooling, lack of social skills, lack of value education, low priority for education, mediocre is enough

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