He is awesome!
Dr. Noguera was the keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Minority and Urban Education Symposium today at the University of Maryland, College Park. He so plainly and eloquently expressed the importance of thinking of schools at political landscapes and described how African-American and Latino students are getting the short end of the stick.
I know the event was recorded, but I’m not sure when or how it will be available. So, I’ve added a youtube clip from a previous speaking engagement of his, just to share how insightful he is…
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I will share more about my thoughts from the entire day after I let it soak in and absorb. But until then, here are some highlights of a few discussions:
- Using ‘discourse’ to teach math
- Participatory Action Research – both in DC and in NYC
- All male, Black & Latino schools and how they are performing
- Paying kids to do well in school – does it really work?
- School to prison pipeline
- …and the list goes on
It was an engaging symposium and provided much food for thought. So, stay tuned to read more about what I thought about it all….
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