Ruth Detlefsen DeLano
Points of Analysis:
Main Points of the Eric
Jensen article & applied to
your clinical experience or
past experiences working
with youth. (Note: Utilize the
phrase For example early
and often!)
Main Point 1: Children from
poverty are more likely to
struggle with engagement in
school. For example, I have
noticed in one of my field
experiences this semester at
Kids First that many of the
students have a very difficult
time staying on task with
homework and school related
things. Almost all of these
students live in low-income
housing.
Main Point 2:Inteligence is linked
to health. Health can affect
attention, reasoning, learning,
and memory, as does nutrition.
For example, during my field
Name of Outside Scholar:
Title of Work(s): Teaching
technology in low socioeconomic
areas: Technology education will
help break the cycle of poverty for
low socioeconomic students
Citation:
Thomas, D. (2007). Teaching
technology
in low socioeconomic areas:
Technology education will help
break the cycle for low
socioeconomic students. The
Technology Teacher, 67, no. 3, 4-
8.
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Outline three main points from the
article:
Main Point 1: Help for Students.
The use of technology in industries
such as trucking, communication,
newspaper, agriculture, and
medicine is rising, so there is a
need for students to receive
technology education. Technology is
expensive, so students of low
socioeconomic levels arent
receiving an adequate education in
technology. A way to improve this is
to provide technology through
schools for students of every
economic background to access and
learn from at no cost to their
families, and to teach students to
use this technology for things other
than games.
experience for this class at
Ridgeway, I have met with one
student who is frequently ill and
misses a good amount of school. Main Point 2: Teaching Technology
Because of this, he misses Effectively.
homework and assignments and In the shift of society from industrial
is behind in his work. to knowledge-fueled, the
importance of students knowing
how to properly use technology has
Main Point 3: Lower-class increased greatly. In order for
children have a much lower have students to enter the workforce one
a much lower vocabulary than day, they must have a proper
middle-and-upper-class children, understanding and knowledge of
so teachers should incorporate technology and how to use it. The
vocabulary into daily rituals. For socioeconomic statuses of students
example, during my time at Kids plays a role into their technological
First, I worked with a boy in background, because some may
kindergarten who has no concept only know how to play games while
of phonemic awareness and others have none at all. Teachers
doesnt know many words. His must educate students on the
parents do not read to him at proper use of technology as well as
home. Information Communication
Technology (ICT). The teachers
attitude about technology affects
the students achievement.
Main Point 4: Invest in students
who dont put in the effort. For
example, at Ridgeway, I have
observed that there are a select Main Point 3: Conclusion.
few students who do not really Students must be educated in
try when it comes to homework technology in order to become
or behavior. The staff really tries successful and productive members
to engage them in positive of society. Students who come from
behavior and enforce that they low socioeconomic backgrounds
(the staff) believe in them (the may struggle more with technology
students). education because often, they dont
have access to proper technological
use at home. Schools are where
Main Point 5: Hope! Teach students can gain a technological
students that they can learn new education in a safe and productive
things and that they can setting.
understand new material, that
they are much more than they
give themselves credit for. For
example, at Kids First a main
goal is to prove to the students
there that they are more than
their circumstances.

Main Point 6: Show students that

you care about them! For
example, at Ridgeway last week,
one of the students was having a
bad day and was crying. Another
staff member approached her
and listened to her for a while. To
me, this showed that the staff
member really cared about the
student, and I know that the
student felt that she was
important and cared about.