Promises Kept : : Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life

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"Lessons learned from the twelve-year American Promise project"--Cover.
"As seen on POV PBS"--Cover.
"A Spiegel & Grau trade paperback original"--Title page verso..
Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the "achievement gap" a divide that shows up not only in our sons' test scores, but in their social and emotional development, their physical well-being, and their outlook on life. As children, they score as high on cognitive tests as their peers, but at some point, the gap emerges. Why? This is the question Joe Brewster, M.D., and Michele Stephenson asked when their own son, Idris, began struggling in a new school. As they filmed his experiences for their award-winning documentary "American Promise, " they met an array of researchers who had not only identified the reasons for the gap, but had come up with practical, innovative solutions to close it.

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Must Read for Parents & Caregivers of Black Children submitted by angejohn on July 6, 2014, 10:35pm This book is packed with essential advice and insights about the contemporary socio-cultural context of raising Black Boys (especially) in American society. Taken from their own self-developed tool box based on personal experiences of raising their sons and the inout of many experts, the authors give valuable psychosocial perspectives influenced by sometimes perilous conditions of the African American existence.

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Addresses wide range of topics in helpful fashion submitted by willow on June 24, 2015, 10:52pm I haven't seen a book quite like this one before. The authors' wide-ranging topics get at some of the main issues of concern in raising black boys: early brain development, early education, discussions of race, parenting and discipline, time management, and combating stereotypes. Many of these issues are concern to all parents, but the discussion is targeted at parents who are specifically interested in overcoming or avoiding problems that are more commonly experienced by boys generally, and African American boys in particular. The book is very positive while being firmly grounded in reality. The book assumes the readers/parents are deeply invested in their son. The book definitely is the authors' opinions, and the sections on parenting and discipline seemed a bit dictatorial that there was a right way, but at least they articulated why they advocated the parenting style that they did. A useful read for those who want specific suggestions to help at the individual level what is a problem that needs to be addressed at a societal level.