Larry Bell is a leading educational consultant and author who’s work across the Country demonstrates that all students are at promise of success. From teaching at a large high poverty high school in Virginia to working as Supervisor of Multicultural Education, Larry learned that what we say to students matters. As a multi-state teacher-leader, Larry rekindles the joy of teaching in teachers and administrators.
Larry believes that when teachers consistently and intentionally encourage their students, the students begin to believe. They believe their teacher believes in them and this in turn makes them believe in themselves.
Larry Bell has been an early advocate of recognizing disadvantaged youth as at-promise rather than at-risk. They have the ability to be successful and productive members of our communities. What they need is support.
Last year, the California legislature passed Assemblyman Jones-Sawyer’s ACR 197 to “encourage the people of the State of California to recognize the potential and possibilities of our children, instead of focusing on their deficits.” In the analysis of the bill, Larry was recognized as seeing ACR 197 as a “paradigm shift” that “encourages teachers to approach students from a positive place, one that keeps in mind the students’ promise not their failures.” https://www.larry-bell.com/our-words-matter/
Join the February 28th RAPSA Webinar and hear examples of how schools in three states are recognizing the promise of their students and what a difference it’s making in student lives.
