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1 Copyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 1 Bridges Out of PovertyRuby K. Payne, DeVolTerie Dreussi SmithHandoutsVersion 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 2 The mission of The mission of The mission of The mission of aha! Process, Inc. is to aha! Process, Inc. is to aha! Process, Inc. is to aha! Process, Inc. is to positively impact the positively impact the positively impact the positively impact the education and lives of education and lives of education and lives of education and lives of individuals in Poverty individuals in Poverty individuals in Poverty individuals in Poverty around the the the the 2006 by aha!

2 Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 3 Key workshop focuses on economic diversity, not racial or cultural is occurs in all races and in all class is a continuous line, not a clear-cut Poverty and situational Poverty are work is based on patterns. All patterns have individual brings with him/her the hidden rules of the class in which he/she was and businesses operate from middle-class norms and use the hidden rules of middle our customers to be successful, we must understand their hidden rules and teach the rules that will make them successful at school, at work, and in the We can neither excuse persons from Poverty , nor scold them for not knowing.

3 As professionals we provide support, insistence, and In order to move from Poverty to middle class or from middle class to wealth, an individual must give up relationships (at least for a time) for We cannot blame the victims of Poverty for being in We cannot continue to support stereotypes and prejudices about the 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 4 Mental Model for PovertyCopyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose.

4 HO 5 Mental Model for Middle ClassCopyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 6 Mental Model for WealthCopyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 7 Does a person have a sense of being linked to the mainstream of society, of being in the dominant subculture, of being in accord with society s values? Can a person perceive society s messages as information, rather than as noise?

5 In this regard, the poor education that typically accompanies Poverty biases toward the latter.. has a person been able to develop an ideal set of coping responses for dealing with society s challenges? .. does a person have the resources to carry out plans? .. does a person get meaningful feedback from society do their messages make a difference? Robert Sapolsky, Aaron AntonovskyIt s Due to Social CoherenceCopyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 8 Tyranny of the Moment The need to act overwhelms any willingness people have to learn.

6 Source:The Art of the Long View by Peter Schwartz The healthier you are psychologically, or the less you may seem to need to change, the more you can change. Source: Management of the Absurd (1996) by Richard FarsonCopyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 9 Mental Model ofGenerational Poverty It is a description of the concrete experience. It is an abstract representation of Poverty . It depicts vulnerability. It depicts the relative importance and interlocking nature of the elements. It is a depiction of the trap: no future story, no choice, no 2006 by aha!

7 Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 10 Community Sustainability GridIndividual BehaviorHumanand Social CapitalExploitation Political/EconomicStructuresIndividualAc tionAgencyActionCommunityActionPolicyCop yright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 11 Survival, relationships, entertainmentWork, achievementFinancial, political, social connectionsPOVERTYMIDDLE CLASSWEALTHDRIVING FORCESC opyright 2006 by aha!

8 Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 12 Power linked to personal respectAbility to fightCan t stop bad things from happeningPower/respect separatedResponds to positionPower in information and institutionsPower in expertise, connectionsPower in stabilityInfluences policy and directionPOVERTYMIDDLE CLASSWEALTHPOWERC opyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 13 REGISTEREXPLANATIONFROZENL anguage that is always the same.

9 For example: Lord s Prayer, wedding vows, standard sentence syntax and word choice of work and school. Has complete sentences and specific word register when used in conversation. Discourse pattern not quite as direct as formal between friends and is characterized by a 400- to 800-word vocabulary. Word choice general and not specific. Conversation dependent upon non-verbal assists. Sentence syntax often between lovers or twins. Language of sexual OF LANGUAGEC opyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 14 Source: Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children (1995) by Betty Hart & Todd R.

10 RisleyNumber of words exposed toEconomic groupAffirmations (strokes)Prohibitions (discounts)10 million wordsWelfare1 for every220 million wordsWorking class2 for every130 million wordsProfessional 5 for every1 Research about language in children from age one to three years old in stable households by economic 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose. HO 15believes that one is fated or destinedthe behaviornot get caughtdenypunishedforgivenCopyright 2006 by aha! Process, Inc. All rights reserved. These handouts are for viewing solely by the purchasers of the Bridges Audio Workshop and may not be additionally used, posted online or reproduced for any purpose.