Educating Our Invisible Children

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Earlier this month, I wrote about a student of mine whose future will be severely impaired by the current high stakes testing regime.

She is not the only one.

My article mentioned the a few of the kids who have been in the news lately because of their extreme circumstances.

But what about the invisible children, the millions of poverty-stricken, homeless kids? We hear the stories of children like Dasani, whose story is told in the New York Times, but what about those kids whose stories we never hear?

David Coleman would say no one cares what they think.

But I think he is wrong.

I care.

What about you?

About the author 

Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

Michelle Boyd Waters is the founder of reThink ELA, where she creates research-informed resources that help middle and high school English teachers build stronger communities of readers and writers. After teaching secondary English for 10 years, Michelle has continued working alongside educators and students as a university composition instructor, writing center director, teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project, and mentor to new teachers. Her work brings together classroom experience, literacy research, and writing center pedagogy to create practical resources that support authentic reading, meaningful writing, and student voice. Through reThink ELA, she helps teachers create classrooms where both students and educators can thrive.

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