Since Claudia is a Latina and the location of her residence and school are significant, the M-E approach will take into account her psychological experiences and sociopolitical influences, or the larger, outside systems that may be affecting her behavior, such as racism or gang violence. Although their gifted program keeps them in separate rooms from lower-level peers, Claudia and her classmates still walk the halls with gang bangers and thugs. At times Claudia and her classmates are bullied for doing well in school; however, the gifted program has served as a safety
Since Claudia is a Latina and the location of her residence and school are significant, the M-E approach will take into account her psychological experiences and sociopolitical influences, or the larger, outside systems that may be affecting her behavior, such as racism or gang violence. Although their gifted program keeps them in separate rooms from lower-level peers, Claudia and her classmates still walk the halls with gang bangers and thugs. At times Claudia and her classmates are bullied for doing well in school; however, the gifted program has served as a safety