Students thrive when teachers are the same ethnicity, study finds trends now
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A new study reveals that children who have a teacher of the same ethnicity have higher math and reading scores by age seven.
The findings were made by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, who found if the ethnicity of children is shared with that of their teachers, students develop better working memory.
This is the ability to hold and process information in your mind, which is a neccessary skill for learning and problem solving.
The study's sample was more than 18,000 pupils across the US, which showed Black and Latin American children fared the best when their teach looked like them.
However, the researchers also suggest that 'it may be that Latin American and Black teachers are better able to support their students' development.'
This, according to the team, could be that children respond better to a role model of their ethnicity at the front of their class.
The study found children with teachers of the same ethnicity developed better working memory, which is essential for problem solving and learning
Lead author Michael Gottfried said: 'Researchers have found that teachers of color are more likely to provide culturally relevant pedagogy, and when they do, they are able to better connect with students whose culture and experiences are often not reflected in standard school curricula and approaches.'
'Diversifying the educator
