What can educators learn from this epic documentary that has woven itself into American popular culture due largely to its subtle commentary on race, class, and the economics of college sports?
A WHOLE LOT. Revisit Hoop Dreams by watching it for free right here!
Ask any veteran teacher about his or her experiences in the classroom, and you will surely learn a thing or two, or three! In this video interview, we asked FOUR veteren teachers to detail for us their thoughts and feelings about instructional supervision, and we learned MUCH!
Academic success among school-age African-American males is sometimes portrayed as the Holy Grail of Urban Education. It is earnestly pursued and sought after by many, but it only happens for a few.
In Challenging the Status Quo, authors Toldson and Lewis reveal how states, districts and schools conspire to educationally malnourish some of the nation’s schoolchildren.
Their PREPS framework shifts attention away from measuring students to measuring the commitment of policymakers and K-12 practitioners to expand public school students’ access to a certified and experienced teaching force, college-preparatory courses in math and science, and a fair shot at opportunity.
The Mike Hicks/Steve Perry Interview
Your fearless Education Leader, Michael Hicks, throws the questions at CNN’s Dr. Steve Perry. Topics range from school choice and teachers’ unions to 90′s R&B and liquor stores.
What you get here is an off the cuff talk with a now famous educational leader who at the end of the day, is just a regular dude.
You may not agree with everything he says, but you have to respect his passion and his intellect. Stay tuned to www.EDleadernews.com as we continue to bring you EXCLUSIVES like this interview with Steve Perry. Steve Perry’s new book, Push Has Come To Shove: Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve, Even if it Means Picking a Fight, is available at Barnes & Noble, amazon.com, and anywhere good books are sold.
And yes, the students were out of school that day, hence the rarely seen casual look of Dr. Perry.
Asimple question requires a simple answer. If you truly want to become a “next-level” educator, you must acquire the skills of culturally component teachers. What is best place to start? I’m glad you asked! First things first; get to know Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings. Google her name. Buy her book(s). Read her journal articles. Start here:
For nearly a decade, the Schott Foundation for Public Education has published data on the outcomes for Black males in public education. During that period, there has definitely been an increased awareness of the issues and opportunities confronting Black males.
There have been more national, state and local commissions formed, philanthropic dollars invested,programs developed and documentaries produced—all of which we view as worthy investments.Without these, it is very unlikely that any progress would have been made over the past decade.
However, if we are to be totally honest, the necessary systemic reforms and investments to significantly improve Black males’ outcomes and to provide them with a fair and substantive opportunity to learn have come at a painstakingly slow pace or not at all.
So much so that our failure to institutionalize the supports necessary to provide Black males with a substantive opportunity for success has yielded a climate where academically only 10 percent of Black males in the United States are deemed proficient in8th grade reading, and only 52% are graduating from high school in a four-year period. Thus the penal institutions remain populated with too many Black males and the classroom student rolls with too few.
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