Event Title
Black Men in the Classroom: A Call To Action
Location
Student Union 314
Type of Presentation
50 minute presentation
Audience Type
High school students, High school teachers or counselors, College students, College teachers or advisors, College parents
Description
Currently, black men make up less than 2% of the national teaching workforce. This disproportionate and upsetting statistic has a very real and very negative impact on our black boys in schools and beyond. This presentation examines the need for more black men in the classroom as a way to address the systemic problems causing the unique set of issues impacting black boys in K-12 schools. This conversation will focus on the strengths of black men and be solution focused. The goal of this workshop is to discuss how teaching is a meaningful, accessible, and prominent career. Our conversation will focus on teaching as social justice and leadership in the community and encourages young black men to study education in college and enter the classroom.
Black Men in the Classroom: A Call To Action
Student Union 314
Currently, black men make up less than 2% of the national teaching workforce. This disproportionate and upsetting statistic has a very real and very negative impact on our black boys in schools and beyond. This presentation examines the need for more black men in the classroom as a way to address the systemic problems causing the unique set of issues impacting black boys in K-12 schools. This conversation will focus on the strengths of black men and be solution focused. The goal of this workshop is to discuss how teaching is a meaningful, accessible, and prominent career. Our conversation will focus on teaching as social justice and leadership in the community and encourages young black men to study education in college and enter the classroom.