Tuesday, October 19, 2010

On Why We Black / Latino Male Teachers Aren’t Effective … Yet — The Jose Vilson

On Why We Black / Latino Male Teachers Aren’t Effective … Yet — The Jose Vilson

On Why We Black / Latino Male Teachers Aren’t Effective … Yet



On Huffington Post:

This year, I consider my math classroom an anomaly of sorts. We have not one but two black males teaching 25 or so students mathematics. While it’s true that it’s my only math class (I’m a hybrid math teacher/math coach/data analyst/web designer), it’s also productive because the kids seem to respond in kind. In a CTT (collaborative team teaching) class, we have more room to differentiate for students and plan our day accordingly. Plus, the students get to see two adult