Nothing New Under the Sun

This week we read a very interesting article titled Urban teacher’s use of cultural management teaching strategies. I walked away from the reading with the infamous question we all ask from time to time: Is there anything new under the sun? What I am really getting at here is ....do teachers in urban settings need a different set of classroom management strategies than teachers in other settings. And, if so, what are those strategies? the reason I ask is because the authors suggested strategies such as caring for students, being assertive and communicating effectively. Not sure about you guys, but I worked in Boca Raton, quite the suburban area, and I needed those skills as well. I am very reluctant to share much more than this blurb but my mind is all over the place regarding the author's interviews and findings. The title suggests that the reader would be given a specific set of strategies to work effectively in urban classrooms, but after reading the article.....I was left feeling like there is truly nothing new under the sun.  Do children in urban classroom require a different skill set or tool kit or do teachers in urban settings need a good crash course in ethnocentrism? Now that's another blog. lol.