Product description

Description

Get an authentic view of academic underachievement, apathy, and rage among America?s Black and Hispanic youth. Through a deeper understanding of the cultural backgrounds of these students, you?ll learn powerful strategies to deal with discipline problems, as well as strategies for keeping parents involved. Become an empowered Merchant of Hope armed with positive strategies for reaching these students.

Develop an understanding of how teacher expectations are formed and how they often contribute to student failure.
Strengthen the social and academic self-images of Black and Hispanic youth.
Address institutional barriers and school-related obstacles to long-term success.
Learn about motivating and monitoring the progress of Black and Hispanic youth.
Assess the performance and ability of diverse students more accurately.

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Author(s):

Crystal Kuykendall

Publisher:

Solution Tree

Year:

2004

Pages:

304 pp

Media/Binding:

Softcover

iSBN:

9781932127157