How can schools and/or teachers positively influence students’ identities and their experiences in school to help students succeed?

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The prompt is: How can schools and/or teachers positively influence students’ identities and their experiences in school to help students succeed? In other words, in what ways can the structures, cultures, policies, and/or practices in schools or in classrooms influence students’ identities and experiences in school so that students are successful? 1) presents a clear position or argument, followed by details and examples from readings,  that support the position, and 2) explains the significance of the examples, in other words, how the examples support the position, including direct quotes from the readings.