Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement

This book will inspire any educator to reflect. Reflecting on our words and actions everyday, and changing our own behaviors to meet the needs is the only way we will ensure every student has a shot at success, and in life. Jensen is so right....if a student is not growing and learning, I must first look at myself.What can I do, how can I change, or what does this student need? This is a valuable read with lots of resources and smart ideas. I plan to put this book in every teacher's hand on my campus!

This book is a must read for educators! I read this book while I was in college for my bachelors in early childhood education. I found the strategies in the book to be very engaging. The writing style of the author is very honest and straight to the point which I appreciated.

This book is so filled with amazing, practical applications that it truly is a must read for every educator. Although written with poverty in mind, so much of it can be applied to any classroom and any struggling student. There is something for every teacher K-12! I don't think my copy has a single page without some type of notes or underlining. So often I wrote, "Good idea or must try this." So basically, Eric has done it again. He has provided us with a much needed tool to reach all students. I will be buying more copies as gifts for some of my educator friends. Thank you, Eric!

I'm a special education teacher in a Title I school. In one of my grad classes we had to pick a book to read, choosing between a couple. This book has good review so I picked it. I completely understand the positive reviews! This was easy and surprisingly enjoyable to read. I love how each topic is broken into five action steps, and each action step has multiple strategies to try in the classroom. Can't wait to implement these strategies when the school year starts back up!

As a passionate and driven teacher of 39 years, much of the material in this book is not new to me. If I were buying it for my own reference, I'd be disappointed, however, I plan to use this text, along with John Hattie's work, in a grad course I teach. My students are teachers who teach in rural, high-poverty schools. I hope the information in both books will offer optimism and direction as they engage in collaborative data inquiry about their schools. Eric Jensen connects the research of John Hattie to his strategies. I'm sure Jensen inspires those around him as his voice comes across very passionately in this book. He knows firsthand what it was like to go to school a neglected and abused kid. He is a great advocate for kids, and accepts no excuses. There is no excuse for giving up just because you may teach in an impoverished area. There are gemstones to be polished in every school. They're just waiting to be found by the right teacher.

I thought this was a well-written book. Jensen practices what he preaches. He understands our students in poverty and has some wonderful strategies for how to help them become engaged in their learning. The goal I chose for my teaching this year was cognitive capacity. I am looking forward to trying out strategies to help my students with executive function: working memory, problem solving, processing speed, study skills, etc. I am writing this right after finishing it. I may need to update my review after a few months of using the strategies. I really hope I can use them effectively for the benefit of my students!

How many Eric Jensen books do you have? "Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement" belongs on every educators' bookshelf that teaches at a Title 1 school. Eric uses such easy-to-understand vocabulary it is as if he is in my living room explaining the strategies to me. Not only are Eric's strategies practical, they are backed by the research. Thank you, Eric. Dr. Jim Ewing (Author of "Math for ELLs. As Easy as Uno, Dos, Tres.)

This book is the companion to the book "Teaching with Poverty in Mind," which is one of the most incredible books I have ever read. What I love about this book is that it gives practical applications to concepts introduced in the first book. AS a teacher, this book is life changing...I recommend it to anyone who is looking to work with young people of poverty in any role.