Teacher's Belief and the African American Male Student - Still Seperate, Still Unequal

The gap in education still remains in the American education system for black male students and the gap is GROWING. African American males are more susceptible to drop out of school by 6th grade, have the highest suspension rate and special education designation. The new education system for the black American male is the prison system; prisons are being built faster than schools. Why? Dr. Marvin Lynn’s provocative research gives light to our black sons and why this gap is only capturing our black sons. Please join Denise Bolds, MSW author of Raising Princes to be Kings: A Single Black Mother’s Guide to Raising Her Black Son and her guest Dr. Marvin Lynn, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, and an affiliate faculty member in African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He conducts research on the work and lives of African American teachers in public schools. He also writes in the area of critical race studies in education. Education MUST stay on the forefront of awareness and positive action – our young black sons need us. This discussion will focus on Dr. Lynn’s latest publication: “Examining Teachers’ Beliefs About African American Male Students in a Low-Performing High School in an African American School District.” This research paper was published in Teachers College Record: Volume 112 Number 1, 2010. Get ready to be EMPOWERED!!!