Monthly Archives: February 2012

What To Do When The Road Gets Rocky (And It Will)

Here are more words of wisdom from Anne Williams-Isom and Jennifer Jones Austin, authors of “How To Choose the Best School for Your Son” (GCP, February 21, 2012). In this post, Anne and Jennifer tackle the sensitive and important subject of what to do when your son’s school alerts you that he is having difficulty with some aspect of [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 28th, 2012|Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|2 Comments

“American Promise”: A Work In Progress

When husband and wife filmmaking team Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster enrolled their son Idris in a prestigious NYC private school twelve years ago, they did so knowing that he was entering an educational system which critically underserves young black males. In an effort to understand and shed light on the challenges young black men face in schools, they [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 27th, 2012|Entertainment|1 Comment

The Importance of Access

"To Be Black at Stuyvesant High", an article in today's New York Times, found here, focuses on Rudi-Ann Miller, a 17 year old senior at Stuyvesant High School. Stuyvesant is a New York City public high school specializing in math and science whose admission is based entirely on the results of an entrance exam. There are 3,295 students in [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 26th, 2012|Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|1 Comment

New Hampshire Parents Gain Control Over School Curriculum

The New Hampshire Legislature recently voted to give parents more control over the subjects taught in schools and the manner in which they are taught. On January 4, 2012, the legislature voted to allow parents to request an alternative school curriculum for any subject which has course material which they deem "objectionable". If the parent objects to any curriculum [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 23rd, 2012|Academics, Parents|1 Comment

How To Choose the Best School for Your Son

Today’s post comes from Anne Williams-Isom and Jennifer Jones Austin. Anne Williams-Isom, author of the GCP post “Words of Wisdom from a Montessori Mom” (October 4, 2011) is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Harlem Children's Zone. She and her husband are raising their three children in Harlem. Jennifer Jones Austin is the Senior Vice President of the [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 21st, 2012|Academics, Admissions, Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12|Comments Off on How To Choose the Best School for Your Son

Help Our Sons Learn Our History: Advice from Julian Bond

Yesterday evening GCP attended "A Conversation with Julian Bond and Anderson Cooper", to hear CNN anchor Cooper interview Bond about his life in the civil rights movement. Bond, who was the co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and more recently the Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP, reminisced about the evolution of his work in the civil rights [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 17th, 2012|Academics, Experts, Sports|3 Comments

Online Help for High Schoolers from MIT

You may have already heard the news that MIT has a free online program called "Open Course Wear" which contains course material for roughly 2,100 MIT classes. If you haven't, you can read all about it in the Forbes article, "M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All" found here. What you may not know is that included on MIT's [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 12th, 2012|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Math|1 Comment

What Works: Black Male Student Success in College

The Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, a new center at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, has released its inaugural report, "Black Male Student Success in Higher Education: A Report from the National Black Male College Achievement Study, which can be found here. Shaun R. Harper, Director of the Center and an [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 8th, 2012|Academics, College Bound Students|Comments Off on What Works: Black Male Student Success in College

Help Our Sons Learn Our History: Watch “Freedom Riders” TONIGHT!

Tonight PBS is airing "Freedom Riders", Stanley Nelson's award-winning documentary about the 1961 Freedom Rides, when more than 400 Black and white Americans risked their lives traveling on buses and trains throughout the south challenging the Jim Crow laws. This is a powerful, inspirational story of an important part of American history. Check your local listings for show times, [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 7th, 2012|Entertainment|1 Comment

Super Bowl Life Lessons

Today's inspiring stories for your sons (and for you as well) are provided by members of both teams in today's Super Bowl. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, considered by some to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, didn't have an easy road to success. Brady's unyielding commitment to hard work and his willingness to persevere [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00February 5th, 2012|Sports|1 Comment
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