The Brown Boy Crisis

Woods PhD, Robert L.

ISBN 10: 1643889796 / ISBN 13: 9781643889795

Published by Luminare Press, 2022

Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 401245452

Synopsis:

The Brown Boy Crisis takes educators, graduate students, scholars, and policymakers inside the minds of a group of learners who fail to overcome the racial barriers schools often have in place to stumble their academic success. Thought to be monolithic learners, African, Hispanic, and Native American males - the brown boys - have the highest dropout rates.

They are the most disproportionately under-served students in our schools. Yet, they are the first to be suspended, disciplined, medicated, micromanaged, held back a grade level, and assigned to special education classes.

The school experiences of brown boys have metastasized into a national crisis. The Brown Boy Crisis describes the enormous diversity among these three groups of male learners. It explores the hidden agendas of school culture and misinformation that fuels their higher retention and dropout rates.

About the Author: Dr. Robert Woods, PhD., is an educator, author, consultant, and advocate for learning equality with an extensive background in developing and implementing special programs for non-traditional and at-risk students. He teaches within the Business Department at the City University of New York and has chaired academic programs at Berkeley College and Kentucky State University. His corporate experience includes apparel designing for the Gucci enterprise in Florence, Italy, where he executed men's wear for studios in Italy, London, and New York. Dr. Woods is co-author of No Mother, No Mirror: A Guide to Gaining A Personal Edge with Business Dress For Women and Men (Houghton Mifflin). His latest book, "The Brown Boy Crisis: Educators Must Step Up to Meet the Challenges of Educating Non-White Males (Luminare Press), explores the hidden agendas of school culture and misinformation(s) that fuel the higher retention and dropout rates of Native, African, and Hispanic American males in our schools and colleges.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Brown Boy Crisis
Publisher: Luminare Press
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New