Promises kept : raising Black boys to succeed in school and in life /

Promises kept : raising Black boys to succeed in school and in life /

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 childr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brewster, Joe (Author), Brewster, Joe (Psychiatrist), Beard, Hilary (Author), Stephenson, Michèle (Author)
Other Authors: Stephenson, Michèle
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Speigel & Grau Trade Paperbacks, [2013]
Edition:First Edition
Subjects:
American promise (Television program)
Academic achievement > United States
African American boys > Conduct of life
African American boys > Education
African American boys > Social conditions
Educational equalization > United States
Parenting > United States
Academic achievement
African American boys
Educational equalization
Parenting
United States
Table of Contents:
  • Better, Faster, Stronger
  • Time on Task
  • What's My Name?
  • What Educators Can Do
  • MAKE YOUR PRESENCE FELT IN HIS SCHOOL: How to Participate in Our Sons' Formal School and Advocate for Change. Make Your Voice Heard
  • All Hands on Deck
  • This Is How We Do It
  • Creating Relational Fiber
  • Engaging Your Mutual Interest
  • The Intimidation Factor
  • On the Right Track
  • Keeping a Watchful Eye
  • Playing the Data Card
  • Outwit, Outlast, Outplay?
  • Navigating the Daycare Crisis
  • PUT HIS ARMOR ON: How to Talk to Our Sons About Race. Really Postracial?
  • Preventing Sticky Stereotypes
  • A Monster in Training?
  • Let's Talk about Race
  • A Space to Do Really Well
  • What to Tell Him and When
  • Dumb, Cool, Athletic, Popular
  • Keepin' It Real?
  • Forewarned and Forearmed
  • Put Your Own Mask on First
  • Change the Mirror
  • HUG HIM AND TELL HIM YOU LOVE HIM: How to Use Parenting Styles That Work. The Power of Positive Parenting
  • The Burdens of Black Boys
  • Creating Good Vibes
  • What's Your Parenting "Personality Type"?
  • Kiss "My Way or the Highway" Goodbye
  • Knowing Better, Doing Better
  • Teachers, Coaches, Schools, and Organizations Parent, Too
  • YOU BROUGHT HIM INTO THIS WORLD, DON'T LET OTHER FOLKS TAKE HIM OUT: How to Discipline Our Sons for Best Results. Prisoner or Promising?
  • Suffer the Little Children
  • A Menace to Society?
  • Racial Profiling in School?
  • Knowledge Is Power
  • Discipline for Success
  • Spare the Rod, or Not?
  • How Does It Free Us?
  • Passing the Test
  • Fourteen Ways to Discipline Your Child
  • PROTECT HIM FROM TIME BANDITS: How to Teach Our Sons to Manage Their Time. Time Management Is the Key to Success
  • Chasing Asians
  • Blame It on the Boogie?
  • Opportunity Knocks
  • Getting in the Zone
  • Create a College-Bound Environment
  • Stopping Summer Slide
  • EDUCATION TO MATCH HIS NEEDS: How to Understand Our Sons' Learning Styles and Special Needs. He Doesn't Fit the Profile
  • Boredom and Learning Styles
  • Keep It Moving
  • A Different World
  • Interested as a Person
  • Great Expectations?
  • Attention Deficit Policies?
  • The Special Ed Trap?
  • Locked Out of Opportunity
  • WORKING HARD WILL MAKE HIM SMARTER: How to Teach Our Sons to Combat Stereotype Threat and Develop Persistence. Sizable Differences
  • Nature or Nurture
  • The Threat in the Air
  • Stereotyped and Stigmatized
  • The Flipped Script
  • Doubling Down
  • Twice as Good
  • The Price of Admission
  • Mind the Gap
  • It's Bigger than Us
  • Canaries in the Mine
  • Embracing Change
  • CLOSE THE GAP BEFORE IT OPENS: HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES FOR YOUR SON, BEFORE HE'S EVEN BORN.
  • A Time of Hope, a Time of Anxiety
  • A Sign of the Times
  • The Greatest Wonder
  • A Different World
  • Cutting across Class
  • Do You Kangaroo?
  • Oops! I've Done It Again
  • Two to Tango
  • Preconception Health for Future Moms and Dads
  • BUILD YOUR SON'S BRAIN: USING BRAIN SCIENCE (AND COMMON SENSE) TO DEVELOP OUR SONS THROUGHOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD.
  • First Impressions Last
  • Laying a Firm Foundation
  • Promptly, Warmly, Sensitively
  • Executive Education
  • Handle with Care
  • Keeping Dad in the Picture
  • New Conversations
  • BE HIS FIRST TEACHER: HOW TO BEGIN YOUR SON'S EDUCATION AT HOME. Searching Upstream
  • Give Him a Leg Up
  • Set the Pattern and the Tone
  • Open the Gateway
  • Play, Not Worksheets
  • Talk That Talk
  • Number Words Count
  • Navigating the Daycare Crisis
  • PUT HIS ARMOR ON: HOW TO TALK TO OUR SONS ABOUT RACE. Really Postracial?
  • Preventing Sticky Stereotypes
  • A Monster in Training?
  • Let's Talk about Race
  • A Space to Do Really Well
  • What to Tell Him and When
  • Dumb, Cool, Athletic, Popular
  • Keepin' It Real?
  • Forewarned and Forearmed
  • Put Your Own Mask on First
  • Change the Mirror
  • HUG HIM AND TELL HIM YOU LOVE HIM: HOW TO USE PARENTING STYLES THAT WORK. The Power of Positive Parenting
  • The Burdens of Black Boys
  • Creating Good Vibes
  • What's Your Parenting "Personality Type"?
  • Kiss "My Way or the Highway" Goodbye
  • Knowing Better, Doing Better
  • Teachers, Coaches, Schools, and Organizations Parent, Too
  • YOU BROUGHT HIM INTO THIS WORLD, DON'T LET OTHER FOLKS TAKE HIM OUT: HOW TO DISCIPLINE OUR SONS FOR BEST RESULTS. Prisoner or Promising?
  • Suffer the Little Children
  • A Menace to Society?
  • Racial Profiling in School?
  • Knowledge Is Power
  • Discipline for Success
  • Spare the Rod, or Not?
  • How Does It Free Us?
  • Passing the Test
  • 14 Ways to Discipline Your Child
  • PROTECT HIM FROM TIME BANDITS: HOW TO TEACH OUR SONS TO MANAGE THEIR TIME. Time Management Is the Key to Success
  • Chasing Asians
  • Blame It on the Boogie?
  • Opportunity Knocks
  • Getting in the Zone
  • Create a College-Bound Environment
  • Stopping Summer Slide
  • EDUCATION TO MATCH HIS NEEDS: HOW TO UNDERSTAND OUR SONS' LEARNING STYLES AND SPECIAL NEEDS. He Doesn't Fit the Profile
  • Boredom and Learning Styles
  • Keep It Moving
  • A Different World
  • Interested as a Person
  • Great Expectations?
  • Attention Deficit Policies?
  • The Special Ed Trap?
  • Locked Out of Opportunity
  • WORKING HARD WILL MAKE HIM SMARTER: HOW TO TEACH OUR SONS TO COMBAT STEREOTYPE THREAT AND DEVELOP PERSISTENCE. Sizable Differences
  • Nature or Nurture
  • The Threat in the Air
  • Stereotyped and Stigmatized
  • The Flipped Script
  • Doubling Down
  • Twice as Good
  • Better, Faster, Stronger
  • Time on Task
  • What's My Name?
  • What Educators Can Do
  • MAKE YOUR PRESENCE FELT IN HIS SCHOOL: HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SONS' FORMAL SCHOOL AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE. Make Your Voice Heard
  • All Hands on Deck
  • This Is How We Do It
  • Creating Relational Fiber
  • Engaging Your Mutual Interest
  • The Intimidation Factor
  • On the Right Track
  • Keeping a Watchful Eye
  • Playing the Data Card
  • Outwit, Outlast, Outplay?
  • The Price of Admission
  • Mind the Gap
  • It's Bigger than Us
  • Canaries in the Mine
  • Embracing Change
  • CLOSE THE GAP BEFORE IT OPENS: HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES FOR YOUR SON, BEFORE HE'S EVEN BORN.
  • A Time of Hope, a Time of Anxiety
  • A Sign of the Times
  • The Greatest Wonder
  • A Different World
  • Cutting across Class
  • Do You Kangaroo?
  • Oops! I've Done It Again
  • Two to Tango
  • Preconception Health for Future Moms and Dads
  • BUILD YOUR SON'S BRAIN: USING BRAIN SCIENCE (AND COMMON SENSE) TO DEVELOP OUR SONS THROUGHOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD.
  • First Impressions Last
  • Laying a Firm Foundation
  • Promptly, Warmly, Sensitively
  • Executive Education
  • Handle with Care
  • Keeping Dad in the Picture
  • New Conversations
  • BE HIS FIRST TEACHER: HOW TO BEGIN YOUR SON'S EDUCATION AT HOME. Searching Upstream
  • Give Him a Leg Up
  • Set the Pattern and the Tone
  • Open the Gateway
  • Play, Not Worksheets
  • Talk That Talk
  • Number Words Count
  • Navigating the Daycare Crisis
  • PUT HIS ARMOR ON: HOW TO TALK TO OUR SONS ABOUT RACE. Really Postracial?
  • Preventing Sticky Stereotypes
  • A Monster in Training?
  • Let's Talk about Race
  • A Space to Do Really Well
  • What to Tell Him and When
  • Dumb, Cool, Athletic, Popular
  • Keepin' It Real?
  • Forewarned and Forearmed
  • Put Your Own Mask on First
  • Change the Mirror
  • HUG HIM AND TELL HIM YOU LOVE HIM: HOW TO USE PARENTING STYLES THAT WORK. The Power of Positive Parenting
  • The Burdens of Black Boys
  • Creating Good Vibes
  • What's Your Parenting "Personality Type"?
  • Kiss "My Way or the Highway" Goodbye
  • Knowing Better, Doing Better
  • Teachers, Coaches, Schools, and Organizations Parent, Too
  • YOU BROUGHT HIM INTO THIS WORLD, DON'T LET OTHER FOLKS TAKE HIM OUT: HOW TO DISCIPLINE OUR SONS FOR BEST RESULTS. Prisoner or Promising?
  • Suffer the Little Children
  • A Menace to Society?
  • Racial Profiling in School?
  • Knowledge Is Power
  • Discipline for Success
  • Spare the Rod, or Not?
  • How Does It Free Us?
  • Passing the Test
  • 14 Ways to Discipline Your Child
  • PROTECT HIM FROM TIME BANDITS: HOW TO TEACH OUR SONS TO MANAGE THEIR TIME. Time Management Is the Key to Success
  • Chasing Asians
  • Blame It on the Boogie?
  • Opportunity Knocks
  • Getting in the Zone
  • Create a College-Bound Environment
  • Stopping Summer Slide
  • EDUCATION TO MATCH HIS NEEDS: HOW TO UNDERSTAND OUR SONS' LEARNING STYLES AND SPECIAL NEEDS. He Doesn't Fit the Profile
  • Boredom and Learning Styles
  • Keep It Moving
  • A Different World
  • Interested as a Person
  • Great Expectations?
  • Attention Deficit Policies?
  • The Special Ed Trap?
  • Locked Out of Opportunity
  • WORKING HARD WILL MAKE HIM SMARTER: HOW TO TEACH OUR SONS TO COMBAT STEREOTYPE THREAT AND DEVELOP PERSISTENCE. Sizable Differences
  • Nature or Nurture
  • The Threat in the Air
  • Stereotyped and Stigmatized
  • The Flipped Script
  • Doubling Down
  • Twice as Good
  • Better, Faster, Stronger
  • Time on Task
  • What's My Name?
  • What Educators Can Do
  • MAKE YOUR PRESENCE FELT IN HIS SCHOOL: HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SONS' FORMAL SCHOOL AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE. Make Your Voice Heard
  • All Hands on Deck
  • This Is How We Do It
  • Creating Relational Fiber
  • Engaging Your Mutual Interest
  • The Intimidation Factor
  • On the Right Track
  • Keeping a Watchful Eye
  • Playing the Data Card
  • Outwit, Outlast, Outplay?
  • The Price of Admission
  • Mind the Gap
  • It's Bigger than Us
  • Canaries in the Mine
  • Embracing Change
  • CLOSE THE GAP BEFORE IT OPENS: How to Make the Right Choices for Your Son, Before He's Even Born. A Time of Hope, a Time of Anxiety
  • A Sign of the Times
  • The Greatest Wonder
  • A Different World
  • Cutting across Class
  • Do You Kangaroo?
  • Oops! I've Done It Again
  • Two to Tango
  • Preconception Health for Future Moms and Dads
  • BUILD YOUR SON'S BRAIN: Using Brain Science (and Common Sense) to Develop Our Sons Throughout Early Childhood. First Impressions Last
  • Laying a Firm Foundation
  • Promptly, Warmly, Sensitively
  • Executive Education
  • Handle with Care
  • Keeping Dad in the Picture
  • New Conversations
  • BE HIS FIRST TEACHER: How to Begin Your Son's Education at Home. Searching Upstream
  • Give Him a Leg Up
  • Set the Pattern and the Tone
  • Open the Gateway
  • Play, Not Worksheets
  • Talk That Talk
  • Number Words Count

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