Weekly Strategic Reading Report
- Citation
- What is the main argument the author makes in this paper? (in one sentence and in your own words)
- Identify and define 1-2 key concepts discussed in this paper -the concepts that provide anchors for the author’s analysis. (in 100-120 words/6-8 lines)
- In which ways has this paper shaped your thinking about this topic? (in 100-150 words/8-10 lines)
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- What is the main arguments the author makes in this paper?
The Author is opposed to the differential and disproportionate rate of school disciplinary sanctions and tries to establish the possible considerations that should be taken in order to form a balanced way to deal with it for the sake of Latino, black and American Indian students who greatly suffer from it.
- Identify and define 1-2 key concepts discussed in this paper -the concepts that provide anchors for the author’s analysis.
The Author discusses two concepts in the paper, Disproportionality and Disparity
Disproportionality : it is the ratio between the percentage of individuals in a particular ethnic or ratio group at a specific decision point or experiencing a certain event such as maltreatment,
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