Black Students/Middle Class Teachers.BLACK STUDENTS/MIDDLE CLASS TEACHERS. Jawanza Kunjufu. Chicago Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. : African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Images, 2002. 164 pp. $15.95. This book on the miseducation of black youth by middle class teachers is primarily written for professional educators, although a small section of the book is written for parents. While the cover, which pictures a hip black youth next to a white bespectacled teacher, gives the impression that the book is written for white middle class teachers, Kunjufu makes it clear that black middle class teachers also contribute to the underachievement of black children. Kunjufu, an educational consultant and former teacher, has written numerous other books on African American issues and has developed Afrocentric/multicultural curriculum for use in schools. He has a very clear agenda--to improve academic achievement among African American students. In this book, he calls for critical changes in education to ensure that black children make the same academic gains as white children. Central to his plan is empowering both white and black teachers to better serve low-income low-in·come adj. Of or relating to individuals or households supported by an income that is below average. black youth by helping them to recognize class and value conflicts that exist between middle-class teachers and the children they teach. The most damaging factors affecting black students, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kunjufu, are teachers' low expectations, mismatched teaching styles, and inappropriate curriculum. Kunjufu also shares how poor black students are more likely to experience less effective teachers on a regular basis, thus setting them up for long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. low achievement. Kunjufu's last chapter includes examples of programs that have been helpful in improving the academic achievement of black children. The book is written in a simple, informal style. Kunjufu's passion for changing schools is evident, and he shares important ideas for better serving low-income black youth. While the message is important, the book does include over-generalizations, leaps in logic, and the overuse overuse Health care The common use of a particular intervention even when the benefits of the intervention don't justify the potential harm or cost–eg, prescribing antibiotics for a probable viral URI. Cf Misuse, Underuse. of tiresome lists. The referencing of other scholars is not well done. Reviewed by Deborah Byrnes, College of Education, Utah State University Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western American Literary Journal. , Logan |
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