I met Kathy Swanger at FlipCon13 this summer and once I heard her story, I knew I needed to have her on my radio show. She not only flipped her history course, but did it in an impoverished school. I encourage you to listen to this great interview. It is well worth your 8 min.
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I think when inner-city classrooms are flipped; it just as in any other classroom opens the eyes of the educators as well as fellow classmates of the children. I have flipped the classroom before, and for me I have noticed that true needs (deficiencies) and strengths of my students. Conversely, it has also given a level of motivation to the shy students.
I can see how this might serve the teacher as much as the students!