This is key to any successful

lesson plan. However, it is a

unique challenge to
incorporate their cultures
efficiently and effectively into a
math lesson plan.

I like this idea a lot, of taking what

we know about the information
and thinking processes pertinent to
high-stakes testing achievement
and in turn and sprinkling it in to
lessons here and there as part of a
more organic process as opposed to
strictly teaching high-stakes testing
material while sacrificing the other
curriculum.

As Einstein famously said,

insanity is doing the same
thing over and over again and
expecting different results.
That is exactly why taking
action and risks is so
important, because what has
been done previously is only
perpetuating a cycle of social
immobility.

Yet another example of why

incorporating students culture
into a lesson or unit lesson.
Students want to learn, but
you cant expect them to want
to learn whatever you give to
them. You have to meet them
halfway and give them a
reason to learn by giving them
something that appeals to them
and that they can apply to
their lives. In this case the unit
lesson strongly appeals to their
social lives and their emotions.

This really hit the nail on the

head. They discussed the
sacrificing qualitative outputs
for quantifiable outputs, but
the reality is that it is not one
or the other because the goal is
to create well-rounded,
successful individuals, but
there are multiple ways of
measuring success.