Equity Post 2

Not all students would benefit from the elaboration activity because not all students have been exposed to words such as professor and silo.  Not all students have experiences in their life that would include a professor or even a story with a professor in it.  Similarly, not many students would have past experiences with a silo.

I think Geoff has learned helplessness.  This could be that in his school he has seen a pattern of failure among the African American students he knows.  Therefore, he could not envision himself succeeding, and therefore, has learned helplessness.

Because Alice's parents hadn't used proper English in her sensitive period, she has learned an incorrect form of English.  Now, it will be harder for her to re-learn proper English.

Alice would find this difficult because she doesn't use proper English in everyday life.