Understanding and Working with Students and Adults from Poverty

The part the jumped out at me the most was about hidden rules and the way to learn from them is understand them. “One key resource for success in school and at work is an understanding of the hidden rules. Hidden rules are the unspoken cueing system that individuals use to indicate membership in a group.” I thought this was interesting because it relates to other things one would have to deal with in the classroom not just poverty. Understanding the background that your students are coming from is key to relating the knowledge to something they can understand. Also it can help you as a teacher understand and anticipate students reactions to certain situations. Hidden rules are not just economically based, hidden rules can be found in social, academic and athletic clicks as well.