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Banks, David C. author.
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Boys -- Education.
Young men -- Education.
Minorities -- Education -- United States.
Motivation in education.
Sex differences in education.
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Soar : how boys lear...
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Soar : how boys learn, succeed, and develop character / David C. Banks ; with G.F. Lichtenberg.
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Banks, David C. author.
New York, NY : 37 Ink/Atria , c2014.
Subjects
Boys -- Education.
Young men -- Education.
Minorities -- Education -- United States.
Motivation in education.
Sex differences in education.
ISBN:
9781476760957 (hardback) :
1476760950 (hardback)
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246 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:
First 37 Ink/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Contents:
"Somebody needs to help the boys" : how can we stand up for young men? -- Safe passage : success in the susceptible years -- Your friends or your life : exerting positive peer pressure -- Beyond chalk and talk : reaching young men in the classroom -- A conspiracy of care : the power of love, security, and high expectations -- Regret can kill you : mentoring manhood -- "I will stand up to you" : discipline to teach, not punish -- Soar : scholars who excel, citizens with high character, professionals who succeed -- All hands on deck : growing the conspiracy of care -- Appendix. More on the found of the Eagle.
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"In the spirit of "Waiting for Superman," a respected educator-- whose advice has been solicited from the likes of Hillary Clinton, Cory Booker, and beyond-- presents a plan for educating the country's most educationally endangered group-- young men of color"--
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
371.8211 Ba
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