education

Profiles teachers whose aim is to affirm and strengthen cultural identity, thereby improving the lives of African-American students and all children.

"As a new threat arises from outside the walls of the City, the warring Truants and Educators must join forces or be destroyed. The fate of the City is determined at last"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn how to teach visual literacy through photography--an easy way for you to combine student interest with resources at hand to enhance a key learning skill"--Provided by publisher.

Stories of five students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life that helped launch a movement to change the educational system.

Offering information for use inside and outside of the classroom, this educational resource delineates how black males learn differently from other students and what can be done to most effectively reach them. Outlining the differences as both behavioral (attention span, aggression, maturation, energy level, and pressure from peers) and educational (verbal skills, organization, gross and fine motor skills, and reading interests) among others, this proposal provides real-world experiences alongside theories, making this an essential guide for educators, parents, counselors, psychologists, and others involved with black male adolescents. A section on how the majority of teachers, who are nonblack and female, can extend their education to overcome differences within the normal classroom setting, and help to reduce the number of black males in special education, is also provided.

Describes twenty strategies teachers may use to engage students' brains in the learning process, based on the findings of learning style theorists and neuroscientists, including the use of humor and stories, the incorporation of games in lessons, singing and dancing, and others.

[An]... edition of John Gatto's essays and speeches in which the New York City teacher explains why he believes public schools are failures, and discusses what children need to get a valuable education.

The country of South America has a rich and interesting history that has contributed to its current human rights status.