MALE TEACHERS OF COLOR:

POSITIVE ROLL MODELSCHANTEL HUMPHERYS

SOCIAL ISSUES RESEARCH PROJECTETHS 2410 SPRING 2014

WHAT IS THE ROLL OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN?

THE COACH/TEACHER AND STUDENTS

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My Social Issue• Vanishing male teachers of color

• Only about 2% of the nation’s teachers are black• Declining trend is alarming.

• Kids need to have positive male influences in their lives• Sometime teachers are the only positive in a child's life• Teachers who care that are their same color make a

difference• I can succeed

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH

• ARTICLE 1- WHY WE NEED MORE BLACK MEN IN TEACHING• YOU CAN’T BE WHAT YOU DON’T SEE.• BLACK MALE TEACHERS CHANGE THE DYNAMICS OF THE SCHOOL• U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, IS WORKING ON INITIATIVES TO HELP RECRUIT

BLACK MEN INTO TEACHING

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH

• ARTICLE 2 – MR. NIGGER: THE CHALLENGES OF EDUCATING BLACK MALES WITHIN SOCIETY• REVERSING THE NEGATIVE CIRCUMSTANCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES IS

DIFFICULT• BLACK MALE FEEL INVISIBLE AND MISUNDERSTOOD• FIGHTING AGAINST HISTORY OF OPPRESSION

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH

• ARTICLE 3 – WHERE HAVE ALL THE TEACHERS OF COLOR GONE?• LACK OF SUPPORT• STUDENTS OF COLOR NEED TO SEE TEACHERS OF COLOR • SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MAJORITY NON-WHITE STUDENT BODIES BEING TAUGHT

BY LESS THAN 30% OF NON-WHITE TEACHERS

MY INTERVENTION

EDUCATION THEMED FAMILY COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIRS

• AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHERS/MENTORS

• APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

• $1000 - $1500 PER FAIR• GOAL - ENCOURAGE AFRICAN

AMERICAN BOYS TO LOOK AT TEACHING AS A CAREER

http://thenotebook.org/summer-2009/091327/where-have-all-teachers-color-gone

RESISTANCE AND SUPPORT

• RESISTANCE• PARENTS - CONCERNED FINANCIAL

SUPPORT• ADDRESSING RESISTANCE

• EMPHASIZE THAT FINANCIAL AIDE COUNSELORS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE

• PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH LISTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

• PROVIDE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE

• SUPPORT• HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS • PARENTS • TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

WHO VALUE STUDENTS

IMPACT OF MY INTERVENTION WILL HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY

• THE TEACHER SHORTAGE WILL DECREASE AS MORE AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES ENTERING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

• CHILDREN OF COLOR WILL HAVE POSITIVE ROLL MODELS WHO CARE• POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE SCHOOLS

http://www.tstt.org/male-teacher-of-color-initiative

References:

Cooper, C. C. (1988, Spring). Guest Editorial: Implications of the Absence of Black TEachers/ Administrators on Black Youth. The Journal of Negro Educatioin, 57(2), 123-124. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2295442

Harris, W. (2009, summer). Where have all the teachers of color gone? (W. Harris, Ed.) The Notebook an independent voice for parents, educators, students and friends of Philadelphia Public School, 16(4). Retrieved April 25, 2014, from http://thenotebook.org/summer-2009/091327/where-have-all-teachers-color-gone

Jenkins, T. S. (2006, SEptember). Mr. Nigger: The Challenges of Education Black Males within American Society. Journal of Black Studies, 37(1), 127-155. Retrieved April 28, 2014, from http://jstor.org/stable/40034376

Nicolas, D. G. (2014, February 25). Where Are the Black Male Teachers? Education Week. Retrieved March 20, 2014, from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/02/26/22nicolas_ep.h33.html?tkn=WNNFU8QLdQerbyahx9M%2FijyPbtY3%2BTAyQ3Xb&print=1

Today's Student's Tomorrow's Teachers. (n.d.). Male Teacher Initiative. Retrieved March 15, 2014, from Today's Sudents Tomorrow's Teachers: http://www.tstt.org/male-teacher-of-color-initiative