There’s Nothing Wrong With Me...I Just Don’t Learn the Way You Teach
Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Educational Empowerment Group
Second Presenter's Institution
NA
Third Presenter's Institution
NA
Fourth Presenter's Institution
NA
Fifth Presenter's Institution
NA
Location
Session 7 (Scarbrough 3)
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Strand #2
Social & Emotional Skills
Relevance
Critical race theory provides a critical analysis of race and racism in a variety of spaces. Researchers indicate that youth at risk and minority students statistically lead in a variety of negative categories including but not limited higher drop out rates, higher rates of placement in special education, higher rates with the criminal justice system and higher rates of living below the poverty threshold. Researchers indicate that school leadership/culture and teacher attitude regarding their students has a huge impact on relationship building, academic instructional practices and teacher expectations, which in tern impact student outcomes. You cannot teach someone whom you do not like. Moreover you cannot teach someone whom you do not value as a person. The strands Academic Advisement & School Leadership and Social & Emotional Skills relate well with this workshop, because leaders, teachers and other human service professional are instrumental in creating the culture that either enhances or diminishes the outcomes of the populations they serve.
Brief Program Description
Have you ever heard the statements “I got mines, you better get yours.” Building relationship with students goes beyond being “color blind”, it requires that we address our conscious and sub-conscious biases and gain an understanding how we got to the point where we are. So the question becomes is something wrong with the students we serve or his something wrong with the way we interact with them.
Summary
In this session, participants will learn strategies to create a culture and climate conducive to high level learning, as well as strategies to incorporate culturally relevant instructional practices and use of restorative justice practices to build relationships with students in an effort to improve student achievement. This session is useful for school administrators, teachers, school social workers, and community practitioners.
Evidence
Critical race theory provides a critical analysis of race and racism in a variety of spaces. Researchers indicate that youth at risk and minority students statistically lead in a variety of negative categories including but not limited higher drop out rates, higher rates of placement in special education, higher rates with the criminal justice system and higher rates of living below the poverty threshold. Researchers indicate that school leadership/culture and teacher attitude regarding their students has a huge impact on relationship building, academic instructional practices and teacher expectations, which in tern impact student outcomes. You cannot teach someone whom you do not like. Moreover you cannot teach someone whom you do not value as a person. The strands Academic Advisement & School Leadership and Social & Emotional Skills relate well with this workshop, because leaders, teachers and other human service professional are instrumental in creating the culture that either enhances or diminishes the outcomes of the populations they serve.
Biographical Sketch
Patrick Phillips is an educator, social worker, and award-winning national speaker. He is a five time author and has over fifteen years of experience in education at both the primary and post-secondary levels. He facilitates change through engaging and motivating speaking engagements that leave participants motivated, inspired and equipped with skills to make a difference. Mr. Phillips uses a unique combination of evidence-based strategies and practical “real talk” to educate and empower. He is the author of several publications, including but not limited to Don’t Just Love Your Son…Raise Him, Decisions: A Young Man’s Guide to Avoiding the Traps, Change 101, and The Intentional Student. Mr. Phillips also is the co-author with his seven yer old son of The Adventures of Little Jam book series. He has presented at several national conferences including but not limited to The National Youth at Risk Conference, ASDC Conference and Black Educators Rock Conference. Please learn more by visiting www.MrPhillipsInspires.com
Keyword Descriptors
teaching black boys, urban schools, rural schools, special education
Presentation Year
2020
Start Date
3-10-2020 2:45 PM
End Date
3-10-2020 4:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Phillips, Patrick, "There’s Nothing Wrong With Me...I Just Don’t Learn the Way You Teach" (2020). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 116.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2020/2020/116
There’s Nothing Wrong With Me...I Just Don’t Learn the Way You Teach
Session 7 (Scarbrough 3)
Have you ever heard the statements “I got mines, you better get yours.” Building relationship with students goes beyond being “color blind”, it requires that we address our conscious and sub-conscious biases and gain an understanding how we got to the point where we are. So the question becomes is something wrong with the students we serve or his something wrong with the way we interact with them.
