Wassup with all the Black boys sitting in the Principal's Office: An Examination of Detrimental Teacher Interactions & School Practices

by Rashad Anderson

Overview

Based on over a year of observation at a rural elementary school in the South, education researcher Dr. Rashad Anderson provides deeply nuanced accounts of powerful, illuminating, and sometimes painful examples of daily schooling experiences of five Black male students deemed as "unsalvageable" and "at-risk." The author constructs a vivid, thematic picture of the teacher interactions and school practices that influence pre-adolescent Black males to devalue and/or disengage from school. Through interviews with the students, teachers, administrators, parents, and analysis of student data & documents, Wassup with all the Black Boys Sitting in the Principal's Office takes you on an emotional walk in the shoes of students that are least often heard.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578517025
Publisher:	Black Boy Wonder Publications LLC
Publication date:	06/19/2019
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dr. Rashad Anderson serves as an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Campus Director of the Call Me MiSTER Program, and a teaching appointment in the Honors College at SC State University. Dr. Anderson’s research focuses on critical approaches and dialogue of social justice and equity issues in education including racial, gender, religious, sexual, and class oppression. Central to his work is engaging students, scholars, practitioners, and community members to find and implement effective means to better propel Black male youth through K-12 and higher education settings. Dr. Anderson received his Ph.D. in Educational Foundations and Inquiry and M.M.E. at the University of South Carolina and his B.S. in Music Education at SC State University.

Editorial Reviews

Dr. Anderson has completed groundbreaking research on the disciplinary practices in public schools.Dr. Anderson's work sets the foundation for significant advancements in student achievement, instructional engagement, and classroom management

South Carolina New Educators Conference - Natalie Odom-Pough

As a retired Superintendent in a district that was the beneficiary of the teachers who read this seminal work, we were very pleased with the teachers. The teachers improved the academic performance of the students as well as helping to reduce drastically the discipline infractions of the students. His book should be required reading by districts across the country which would allow them to experience success with African American male students.

Richland One School District - Percy Mack