Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812984897 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Next, they embarked on an exploration of why their son and so many other black boys struggled in school. The result is a penetrating look at the standard practices, at school and at home, that contribute to the achievement gap between the races and the sexes that seems to put black boys at a disadvantage. They debunk myths and offer 10 parenting and education strategies to improve the prospects for black boys to help them overcome racial stereotypes and low expectations, from preconception and prenatal health care through preschool, from grades K–12 through life skills, including the Trayvon
Stephenson has worked as an international human rights lawyer and a film producer. Joe Brewster, M.D., and Michèle Stephenson are the directors of the award-winning documentary American Promise. Brewster is an attending psychiatrist at Harlem Hospital in New York and an assistant clinical professor at Columbia University. . He was raised in Los Angeles and studied medicine at Harvard Univer
"An Uncomfortable Read for Parents Who Have Been There" according to B. Peters. It took me a while to pick up this book knowing that it would be talking about the failure of our current society to treat boys of color as the valuable human beings they are.While my two sons are in their late twenties, these years since their birth have been frightful at times.The book brings back many of the concerns I had as a mom of two brown skin boys growing up in upper middle class neighborhoods in South Florida.As I look at our two gr. Lia Christians said Exceptional! This will be another tool in my mom belt!. This book is fantastic! As a mother of young, black men, I struggle at times to find the right tools to help my sons. Some tools I have, but this book has given me so many more to use. I love how the authors will use different points of view to dissect a subject and help you through the conversations they generate. Thank you for such a beautiful , thorough understanding of my children.. Moving and informative book, a real eye-opener. Elizabeth Mack Although I am not African-American, I got this book to learn more about what other families are going through. I wanted to be more aware of the situation and the hardships, and find out how I can possibly be a positive contributor to this, specifically with our friends and in a larger way by being informed and raising my kids to be sensitive to others in life. Dr. Brewster did an amazing job of explaining the problems and defining proactive wa
As seen on PBS’s POVAn unprecedented guide to helping black boys achieve success at every stage of their lives—at home, at school, and in the world Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the “achievement gap”: a divide that shows up not only in our sons’ test scores, but in their social and emotional development, their physical well-being, and their outlook on life. As they filmed his experiences for their award-winning documentary American Promise, they met an array of researchers who had not only identified the reasons for the gap, but had come up with practical, innovative solutions to close it. Why? This is the question Joe Brewster, M.D., and Michèle Stephenson asked when their own son, Idris, began struggling in a new school. In Promises Kept, they explain • how to influence your son’s brain before he’s even born • how