ERIC Number: ED346195
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991-Mar
Pages: 19
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Who Will Teach African American Youth?
Gill, Wali
Disparities between Whites and African Americans exist in many areas in U.S. society. These disparities are exacerbated by social ills, including the Persian Gulf conflict. Positive change on the part of African American educators is required to combat these problems. The following four postulates for teaching African American youth are provided: (1) develop as a holistic person via African American culture; (2) be a positive role model for African American youth; (3) use effective classroom and administrative practices in order for African American youth to learn; and (4) make a commitment to two human service and two professional organizations. To go forward as a people, African Americans must look to the past and the nurturing provided for the current generation of adults, the accomplishments of African Americans must be recognized in curricula for African American students, educators must look for inspiration to people of color who have achieved, and educators and students must look to their African heritage. (SLD)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black Education, Black History, Black Students, Black Youth, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Heritage Education, Holistic Approach, Racial Differences, Racial Identification, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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