Language, behavior and poverty vancouver presentation modified short version with style

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Dr. Bob Bayuk Vancouver, BC July 9, 2013

Transcript of Language, behavior and poverty vancouver presentation modified short version with style

Dr. Bob BayukVancouver, BC

July 9, 2013

An individual‟s behavior

Human and Social Capital in the Community

Human Exploitation

Political/Economic Structures

“No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship …”

Dr. James Comer

Crime

Single parenthood

Breakup of families

Weak work ethic

Spending habits

Addictions

Poor planning skills

Availability of jobs

Availability of education and training

Child care

Decline of neighborhoods

Drug trade

Payday lenders

Gambling

Sub-prime lenders

Sex trade

Globalization

Shrinking middle class

De-industrialization

Immigration patterns

Racism and discrimination

Deposits Withdrawals

Seeking first to understand

Keeping promises

Kindnesses/courtesies

Clarifying expectations

Loyalty to the absent

Apologies

Open to feedback

Seeking first to be understood

Breaking promises Unkindness Violating expectations Pride, conceit, arrogan

ce Rejecting feedback

Call on everyone equitably

Provide individual help

Allow „wait‟ time

Give specific praise

LISTEN!

Accept feelings of the learner

Show personal interest in the learner

Financial

Emotional

Mental

Spiritual

Physical

Support Systems

Relationships/Role Models

Knowledge of Hidden Rules

10 million Welfare

20 million Working class

30 million Professional

Register Explanation

Frozen

Formal

Consultative

Casual

Intimate

Formal Prayer Sentence syntax at

work Formal register in

conversation Language between

friends Language between

lovers

Casual Formal/Consultative

This sucks! There is no longer any joy in this activity for me.

in poverty, one must rely upon non-verbal, sensory, and reactive skills.

in school, one must use verbal, abstract, and proactive skills.

You cannot plan.

When you cannot plan, you can‟t predict.

When you can‟t predict, you don‟t know cause and effect.

When you don‟t know cause and effect, you don‟t know consequences.

When you don‟t know consequences, you can‟t control impulsivity.

When you can‟t control impulsivity …

Poverty Middle Class Wealth

Possessions People Things Legacies, pedigrees

Personality Is for entertainment

Acquisition, achievement

Financial, social, political connections

Time Present Future Tradition and past history

Education Valued in the abstract

Crucial for climbing social ladder

Necessary for making connections

Destiny Belief in fate Belief in choice Noblesse oblige

Language Casual register Formal register Formal register

Driving Forces Survival, relationships, entertainment

Work and achievement

Financial, political, social connections

Autonomy Relationships

Academic Efficacy

Self-Determination

Behavioral Self-Control

Teacher-Student Relationships

Peer Relationships Home-School

Relationships

Dr. Bob BayukPsychologist

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