If you’re a Black man in education, you can kind of tell when something drastic is going to happen. When I told my highly effective buddy whom I hired that I was heading to get fired, he was in disbelief.
Reflecting on being fired: A graduation gift to myself Read More »
When our schools don’t have the exact right skills and resources to serve a student and their family, not only do we not work together for the family, but we harm ourselves and others in the process.
The Forgotten: A case study Read More »
If you want to know how to solve crime, depression, inequity, damn racism, sexism, all them isms. If you want to know how to do that, come holler at education.
On my Momma: Fund education to solve society’s intractable problems Read More »
If we can first agree that multiple, valuable truths exist simultaneously in education: congratulations! We made it to our first agreement.
Can you sign onto the five agreements? Read More »
Students, namely Black boys, are significantly more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college if they have a Black man as a teacher in elementary school. Black boys improve standardized test scores when they have Black men as teachers. Simply put, Black boys – and students more broadly – benefit from having Black men in the classroom.
Black boys and Black men don’t have space in education Read More »
Simply put: adolescents are experiencing an internal war perpetuated by technology.
Urban superintendents: Abandon all technology, now! Read More »
