{"id":1743,"date":"2020-06-29T19:52:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T19:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divineinterventionministries.org\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2023-08-29T21:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:57:08","slug":"african-american-males-and-the-education-system-by-dr-tamika-thomas-and-dr-ella-macklin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divineinterventionministries.org\/?p=1743","title":{"rendered":"African American Males and the Education System by Dr. Tamika Thomas and Dr. Ella Macklin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Part 2 of a 3 Part Series- The Problem: There is a disproportionate number of African American males (*16%) placed in special education.<\/strong> *NCES 2019-2020 Another disproportionate statistic shows that African American males are incarcerated at a rate **5xs more than whites. The connection between this and insufficient early school instruction may be partially to blame. **NAACP.org. Negative societal and teacher attitudes towards African American male students have an impact on black male self-esteem and may ultimately set them on a path of criminal activity. More research must focus on attitudes that interfere with proper instruction for African American males. Research questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n\u2022 What are the internal influences in the classroom or school building affecting the perception of negative classroom behavior for African American males?<br \/>\n\t\u2022 What are the external influences (outside the school) affecting <\/ul>\n<p>African American males that create the high percentage of African American males being referred for special education?<br \/>\nResearch studies lead educators to suggest ways to teach African American male students that yield good academic and positive behavioral results. For example, educators might use\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n\u2022 Hands on Activities (Project Based Learning)<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Guided Inquiry<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Real Life Applications (Reality Pedagogy, Emdin, 2017)<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Modeling<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Incorporating Writing Across the Curriculum<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Shared Emotional Space to address wounds and heal\/promote  validation of human emotions <\/ul>\n<p>\u2026while keeping in mind Culturally Responsive Teaching practices (Gay, 2002). Most notably on the list of suggestions are ways to help African American male students process negative feelings that may transfer into unwanted behaviors in schools. Counselors recommend that black families:<\/p>\n<ul>\n\u2022 Adopt values that are productive<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Associate with situations that are violence free<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Learn healthy ways to express feelings such as anger<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Recognize actions or words that trigger anger<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Seek professional help to resolve issues<br \/>\n\t\u2022 Humanistic perspective such as self-actualization, health, love, hope, creativity, individuality, and nature<\/ul>\n<p>We welcome your questions and comments to engage in a dialogue about how together, we can better support African American male students and their families!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 2 of a 3 Part Series- The Problem: There is a disproportionate number of African American males (*16%) placed in special education. *NCES 2019-2020 Another disproportionate statistic shows that African American males are incarcerated at a rate **5xs more than whites. 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