Within the article by Haberman, it goes into the many different details about how urban teachers instruct their students in the classroom. Haberman explains how a lot of the responsibilities of these teachers seem to be basic forms of accommodating the needs of students within the classroom such as making assignments, giving tests, giving grades and more. Although these are a set list of things that these teachers might do throughout the school day, it can be often hard for them to accommodate the needs of all of their students because of the fact that they might be burnt out during the day. This probably can also have a large effect on students from impoverished backgrounds or who are not as open to learning in school because it doesn't motivate them to succeed if their teacher is not motivated. Another point that was explained within this article that stood out to me is where it talks about how teachers thrive off of the appreciation of the students meaning that if they are open to learning, it will be easier for the teacher to teach them. This also means that teachers should also take the time to get to know the many different backgrounds that their students come from so that they can cater their teaching methods towards the students in a more efficient way. (Haberman, 2010).

One of the different strategy of teaching that was mentioned within Haberman’s article that I feel needs to be done more within schools is where it talks about the idea of active learning. This is and can be a very beneficial method of educating students because it allows them to be instructed in a way where they can take more control of their learning. This can allow students to how or why different things work in life and can motivate them more than just learning about it. Some different examples of this can consist of Science experiments, role playing, or even field trips that allow students to explore more rather than just hearing about it in a lecture. I feel as though that this approach can give all students of different cultural or racial backgrounds exposure to tings that could help shape their lives and make them more inclined to want to learn. (Haberman, 2010).

Haberman, M. (2010). The Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching. Phi Delta Kappan, 92(2), 81-87.