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The Trouble With Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education (edition 2009)

by Pedro A. Noguera

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For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. Educators, who should be committed to helping young people realize their intellectual potential as they make their way toward adulthood, have a responsibility to help them find ways to expand identities related to race so that they can experience the fullest possibility of all that they may become. In this brutally honest-yet ultimately hopeful- book Pedro Noguera examines the many facets of race in schools and society and reveals what it will take to improve outcomes for all students. From achievement gaps to immigration, Noguera offers a rich and compelling picture of a complex issue that affects all of us.… (more)
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Title:The Trouble With Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education
Authors:Pedro A. Noguera
Info:Jossey-Bass (2009), Paperback, 368 pages
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This collection of essays covers a number of topics in education and educational reform. Like much of educational research, it is heavy on the anecdote and light on the data, but it is generally sensible. Prof. Noguera emphasizes the role racial identity plays in the observed behavior of black boys: the defensiveness that turns into agression, the posturing, and the discipline problems. He insists that students have to be seen as playing a role in their own development--they are not passive receptors, but have some responsibility for their own behavior.

Much of the rest of the book is concerned with educational reform. Here Noguera draws on sociology to argue that the development of social capital in poor neighborhoods could lead to significant improvements in urbal education. In addition, he argues that schools could play an important part in the development of that capital by allowing poor parents of color to organize, lobby, and shape the educational policies that cripple inner-city schools. ( )
  barlow304 | Jun 6, 2010 |
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For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. Educators, who should be committed to helping young people realize their intellectual potential as they make their way toward adulthood, have a responsibility to help them find ways to expand identities related to race so that they can experience the fullest possibility of all that they may become. In this brutally honest-yet ultimately hopeful- book Pedro Noguera examines the many facets of race in schools and society and reveals what it will take to improve outcomes for all students. From achievement gaps to immigration, Noguera offers a rich and compelling picture of a complex issue that affects all of us.

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