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NYC Principals Cite Cultural Disconnect to Explain Greater Suspension Numbers for Black and Hispanic Students

Several New York City principals have suggested that the disproportionate number of Black and Hispanic students suspensions in NYC public schools can be traced to the failure of teachers and administrators to understand the street-wise origins of the students' aggressive behavior. In an article found here the principals suggest that these students are having trouble understanding that the combative [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00March 12th, 2012|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Experts|2 Comments

Help Our Sons Learn Our History: Advice from Julian Bond

Yesterday evening GCP attended "A Conversation with Julian Bond and Anderson Cooper", to hear CNN anchor Cooper interview Bond about his life in the civil rights movement. Bond, who was the co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and more recently the Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP, reminisced about the evolution of his work in the civil rights [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 17th, 2012|Academics, Experts, Sports|3 Comments

Walter Dean Myers, New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Walter Dean Myers, award-winning author of "Hoops", "Monster", Fallen Angels," "Sunrise Over Fallujah", and many other young adult novels, has been named the nation's third Ambassador for Young People's Literature. As the new (and first African American) National Ambassador, Myers will tour the country for two years, speaking at schools and libraries about reading and literacy. Myers, 74, will [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 3rd, 2012|Experts, Motivators, Parents|2 Comments

Coach Natalie Randolph: Teaching on the Field and in the Classroom

Here's an inspirational story from The Washington Post to savor along with your Thanksgiving leftovers: Coach Natalie Randolph, an African American believed to be the only woman currently coaching a high school football team in the country, led her Coolidge High School Colts earlier this week to the Turkey Bowl, Washington D.C.'s public school football championship. This was the [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00November 25th, 2011|Academics, Experts, Interviews, Motivators, Sports|Comments Off

Waiting for Superman? Superwoman Was Already Here

GCP is keenly interested in promoting educational models and practices which have demonstrated success with our boys, particularly those that can be scaled up to impact the greatest number of children. As you know, much of the current education reform discussion revolves around how to effectively measure and improve teacher quality, whether standardized tests are the best way to [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00August 26th, 2011|Experts, Interviews, Saving Our Sons|6 Comments

GCP Interview with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Pt. II: How to Pick the Right Schools For Your Child

In Part II of GCP’s interview with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, GCP asked Dr. Noguera for suggestions to help parents identify the best educational settings for their sons from pre-school to college. Pre-school Dr. Noguera noted that parents often look for the most [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00May 30th, 2011|Experts, Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents, Resources|Comments Off

Dr. Pedro Noguera to Parents: Pay Attention, Stay Involved

Dr. Pedro Noguera is the Peter Agnew Professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. Dr. Noguera is a nationally recognized expert on the best practices to narrow the achievement gap between African American and Latino students and White and Asian students. He has worked both with high poverty urban [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:52:06-04:00May 18th, 2011|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Parents|1 Comment

Dr. Michael G. Thompson: Helping Parents Raise Their Sons

Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D. is a psychologist and school consultant who has made the study of boys and their development the focus of his career. He is the author or coauthor of many books on this subject, including, "It's a Boy!: Understanding Your Son's Development from Birth to Eighteen" (with Teresa Barker, Ballantine, 2008), the New York Times bestseller, [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:52:06-04:00April 27th, 2011|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents, Resources|Comments Off

Your Son Will Not Be The Next LeBron James

I’m sure that most of our readers dutifully read to their sons from infancy through toddlerhood. I am equally sure, though, that as soon as their little princes turn five, many of those same readers thrust a basketball, football or bat into their hands. Many of our sons’ early school years are marked by the routine of twice weekly [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00February 10th, 2011|Academics, Experts, Guest Bloggers, Sports|Comments Off

What Parents Can Do: Wendy Van Amson

Wendy Van Amson is the co-founder of the Independent Schools Diversity Network (“ISDN”), an alliance of parents and educators dedicated to facilitating diversity efforts within the New York City independent school community. Wendy and her co-founder Esther Hatch formed ISDN in 2003. Wendy and her husband have three children: a daughter who is a college sophomore, a daughter who [...]

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00February 7th, 2011|Experts, Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents|Comments Off