Closing the Racial
Academic Achievement Gap
by Matthew Lynch
African American Images
In Closing the Racial
Academic Achievement Gap,
Matthew Lynch presents
theories, research, and
suggested practices that can
be used to instruct,
discipline and motivate
African American Children.
This book is intended for
educators (pre and
in-service), administrators,
parents, etc., who are
charged with the duty of
cultivating the minds of
African American children.
With the arrival of the
No Child Left Behind act,
the so-called "Racial
Achievement Gap" has
attracted more concern and
controversy than ever
before. According to this
timely analysis, the myth of
the racial achievement gap
has nothing to do with
genetics—and everything to
do with a host of
embarrassing yet reversible
social and pedagogical
failures, including low
teacher expectations,
unrealistic timetables for
learning goals, irrelevant
curricula, ineffective
teaching methods, careless
administrators, poor
parental involvement,
negative peer groups, and
self-esteem issues. For
every problem raised, the
book offers a level-headed
solution, culminating in a
plan for closing the
supposed racial achievement
gap for good.
Mr. Lynch also points out
that teachers and
administrators will no
longer be allowed to let
children of color fall
through the cracks without
facing serious
repercussions. Therefore,
teachers, parents, and
administrators need to be
increasingly aware of the
latest research in
multicultural education in
order to help African
American children realize
their full potential, an
arduous task for children of
any race, and this book
seeks to assist them in the
realization of this goal.
Closing the Racial Academic
Achievement Gap, is a must
have for teachers,
administrators, parents,
etc.
The following are workshops
that are available to be
presented along with Mr.
Lynch’s book Closing the
Racial Academic Achievement
Gap.
Workshops
1. The Factors and
Statistics that Contribute
to Black Student
Underachievement
2. Role Call: Who’s
Accountable for the Academic
Failure of African American
Children
3. Responding to Misbehavior
and Academic Failure
4. Culturally Responsive
Instruction
5. Upholding High
Expectations for African
American Children
6. Parental Involvement
7. Homework S.O.S. for
Parents
8. Closing the Racial
Achievement Gap
9. Educating African
American Children in the Age
of Technology
10. How to Keep Black Boys
out of Special Education
11. Disciplining African
American Children
12. Motivating African
American Students
13. Understanding the Black
Peer Group
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