The power of one: how you can help or harm African American students
By: Gail L. Thompson.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781412976763
Subjects: African American students -- Psychology; African American students -- Services for; Teacher-student relationships; Motivation in education; Racism in education
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: why alarm bells should be ringing in our heads; title: Beliefs, mindsets, and baggage; title: Identifying the personal benefits of increasing your efficacy with african american students; title: That baggage is too heavy: uncovering negative mindsets that can undermine your work with african american students; title: ?you can?t help but talk about race?: examining your beliefs about racism and racial problems; title: ?to be honest, i can?t stand his mama?: facing your personal issues about the parents of african american students; title: Part11: the curriculum, classroom management, and testing; title: A hard knock life: how teachers can use the curriculum to empower african american students; title: Only the strong survive: dealing with roadblocks to effective classroom management; title: Using wisdom in assessing students in spite of the high-stakes-testing mania; title: Learning from classroom scenarios and other problems that concern educators; title: Conclusion: a work in progress: committing to ongoing personal and professional development.