Opportunity Gap Framework

Colorblindness

• Race matters in multiple ways
• Consider historical and systemic factors
• Race shapes what happens

Cultural Conflicts

• Eurocentric ways of knowing can clash with others' views
• Cultural incongruence

Meritocracy

• Other factors beyond merit shape student academic success
• "Hard work" does not automatically= success

Low expectations

• Self-fulfilling prophecy
• People live up to the expectations we set

Context-neutral mindset

• Teaching content without understanding context
• Learning opportunities do not consider who/where