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Problems With The 'Deficit' Model:  Differences aren't always deficits
 
The Deficit Perspective:What Is It?��Explains discrepancies in achievement by pointing to “deficient”cultures and behaviors in a group of people��Draws on stereotypes—usually those already socially established��So, we address poverty by “fixing”poor people instead of the conditions that maintain poverty

Debunking A Framework for Understanding Povertyby Ruby Payne Pat PayneIndianapolis Public SchoolsAzure Dee SmileyUniversity of IndianapolisPaul Gorski Hamline University

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