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Direct linkWeissbourd, Richard – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
Most of the troubles poor at-risk children have are not "loud" problems like disruptive behavior or gang involvement. They are "quiet." The range of these problems is vast. Hunger, dehydration, asthma, obesity, and hearing problems can all insidiously trip children up in school. Some quiet problems are psychological--depression, anxiety, the fear…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Misconceptions, Low Income, Depression (Psychology)
