Teacher Biases

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"The purpose of this paper is to look at the extent and impact of various social, cultural and ethnic differences on the perceived cognitive abilities of the school-aged child. The paper looks at the beliefs that teachers and student teachers hold before they enter the classroom. It looks at the power that these beliefs have on the teacher's ability to teach children of diverse cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds. It also considers the options that are available for teaching students of varying backgrounds and how to implement them.

In 1987, the number of teachers of color decreased as the number of students of color increased (Perkins, as cited in Kailin, 1994, p. 170). This trend is expected to continue until the percentage of African American teachers drops to as low as 5 percent by the year 2000 (Perkins, as cited in Kailin, 1994, p..."

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