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The Green Book

For Black Folks in Education

Shawn F. Brown

The Green Book: For Black Folks in Education is a nonfiction book written for parents and educators to examine best practices for supporting Black children in schools. Dr. Brown addresses topics such as parenting, high expectations, unconscious bias, community, culture, and navigating the traditional American educational system. This book provides a professional and personal lens to view the experiences of Black children in schools.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 132 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4758-7405-1 • Hardback • February 2024 • $75.00 • (£58.00)
978-1-4758-7406-8 • Paperback • February 2024 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-4758-7407-5 • eBook • January 2024 • $30.50 • (£25.00)
Subjects: Education / Parent Participation, Education / Inclusive Education, Education / Student Life & Student Affairs

Shawn F. Brown, PhD, is a veteran high school principal with more than seventeen years of experience. He began his career as a special education teacher and has since been an assistant principal, principal, and researcher.

Chapter 1: Elementary School

Before Entering School Home Base

Kindergarten

Guidance for Parents During Kindergarten

Veteran Parents, Other Parents, Collaborative Parenting

Support Staff

Para-professionals

Listen to Your Child

Listen to your Child’s Body Language

Over-discipling Black Children

Abusive Parenting is Worse than Racist Teachers

Your Child Will Tell on You

Community Matters

Historical Reasoning for Division

Divided By Colorism

Chapter 2: Middle School – The Middle Passage

Growing Bodies

Parenting Matters

Humble Parenting

Mental/Psychological Growth, Parenting the Mind

Practical Application of How to Attend to the Psychological Needs of Preteens

Tribal Affiliation

The Importance of Reasonable Consequences

Understand What You Are Going Through

Black Middle School Teachers

What Should Black Middle School Teachers Do?

What Ambitious Black Teacher Should Expect?

The Wrong Friends/Peer Pressure

What Are Parents to Do? The Need for a Father, A Father’s Role

Single Mothers and Absentee Fathers

Fathers, Be Honest

Good versus Bad Teachers

Identifying Good Teachers

Fearful Teachers

Our Hood Hero, Mr. Will

Value Experiential Intelligence

The Importance of Physical Activities

Boxing Saves Lives – Fighting is Good

A Student’s Perspective – Teens Read Energy Well

Chapter 3: High School

9th Grade

Student Perceptions, How Teens See the World

Eating Free Lunch

Gymnasium

Solutions for the Gym

Hallways

The Desperate Mixer

Choose Friends Wisely (Two Friends)

Walking Away from Gangs

Life-Long Brothers

Walking Alone

Walking Home

Going to the Store

Clothing, Fits, Gear, Drip

Mike’s Dirty Little Brother

Transformative, Revolutionary Educators

Race, Diversity, and Inclusion

Hurt Parents, Hurt Children

Smart Is the New Gangster

Ineffective Professional Development, Teachers That Hate Learning

The Soft Racism of Low Expectations

Solutions for Latino Educators, Latinos are Black, Embrace your Blackness

Black Educators That Dislike Black Children

Solutions: SAY IT LOUD, BE PROUD

10th Grade

Solutions for Tenth Graders

Mentoring, Big Bro

Alpha Students

Village Mentality

Lazy Parenting

Invest in your Children

Pacifying Adult Children

Kids are Always Watching

Passing the Torch (Black Trauma)

Effectively Commutating – Words Hurt

11th Grade

Immediate Finance Versus Long-Term Goals Solutions

Paycheck Collectors

12th Grade

Delayed Gratification

Their Expectations About College

When Students are Independent

Fake Friends - Peer Relationships

Family

Bitter Teachers

Social-Emotional Intellect of Teachers

Fun Stuff

School Trips

Proms ARE LIT

Graduation: End of the Road

Remember Your Why

Bibliography

At times a memoir, at times an autobiography, at times encouraging, and at times a cautionary tale … yet always engaging. Dr. Brown takes his reader on a descriptive and prescriptive journey through the multiple stages of the educational trajectory. Unashamedly using the Black American experience as his lens, he manages to offer insights that are much more universal. Partially controversial? Yes. Partially compelling? Yes. Worth the journey? Absolutely!


— Juan Battle, PhD, presidential professor, Graduate Center, CUNY


I believe that lived experience is the best storyteller. In The Green Book: For Black Folks in Education, Dr. Brown makes meaning of life as a child of immigrants, growing up in Brownsville, New York, to become a scholar, educator, and school's principal at the age of thirty-one. His inspiring story qualifies him to offer parents of Black children guidance toward successfully navigating the treacherous waters of the public education system in the post-pandemic reality. In simple terms, he knows what he's talking about, so listen attentively!


— A. Brian Leander, PhD, associate professor and director of Intercultural Leadership, Berkeley School of Theology


The Green Book

For Black Folks in Education

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • The Green Book: For Black Folks in Education is a nonfiction book written for parents and educators to examine best practices for supporting Black children in schools. Dr. Brown addresses topics such as parenting, high expectations, unconscious bias, community, culture, and navigating the traditional American educational system. This book provides a professional and personal lens to view the experiences of Black children in schools.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 132 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
    978-1-4758-7405-1 • Hardback • February 2024 • $75.00 • (£58.00)
    978-1-4758-7406-8 • Paperback • February 2024 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
    978-1-4758-7407-5 • eBook • January 2024 • $30.50 • (£25.00)
    Subjects: Education / Parent Participation, Education / Inclusive Education, Education / Student Life & Student Affairs
Author
Author
  • Shawn F. Brown, PhD, is a veteran high school principal with more than seventeen years of experience. He began his career as a special education teacher and has since been an assistant principal, principal, and researcher.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Elementary School

    Before Entering School Home Base

    Kindergarten

    Guidance for Parents During Kindergarten

    Veteran Parents, Other Parents, Collaborative Parenting

    Support Staff

    Para-professionals

    Listen to Your Child

    Listen to your Child’s Body Language

    Over-discipling Black Children

    Abusive Parenting is Worse than Racist Teachers

    Your Child Will Tell on You

    Community Matters

    Historical Reasoning for Division

    Divided By Colorism

    Chapter 2: Middle School – The Middle Passage

    Growing Bodies

    Parenting Matters

    Humble Parenting

    Mental/Psychological Growth, Parenting the Mind

    Practical Application of How to Attend to the Psychological Needs of Preteens

    Tribal Affiliation

    The Importance of Reasonable Consequences

    Understand What You Are Going Through

    Black Middle School Teachers

    What Should Black Middle School Teachers Do?

    What Ambitious Black Teacher Should Expect?

    The Wrong Friends/Peer Pressure

    What Are Parents to Do? The Need for a Father, A Father’s Role

    Single Mothers and Absentee Fathers

    Fathers, Be Honest

    Good versus Bad Teachers

    Identifying Good Teachers

    Fearful Teachers

    Our Hood Hero, Mr. Will

    Value Experiential Intelligence

    The Importance of Physical Activities

    Boxing Saves Lives – Fighting is Good

    A Student’s Perspective – Teens Read Energy Well

    Chapter 3: High School

    9th Grade

    Student Perceptions, How Teens See the World

    Eating Free Lunch

    Gymnasium

    Solutions for the Gym

    Hallways

    The Desperate Mixer

    Choose Friends Wisely (Two Friends)

    Walking Away from Gangs

    Life-Long Brothers

    Walking Alone

    Walking Home

    Going to the Store

    Clothing, Fits, Gear, Drip

    Mike’s Dirty Little Brother

    Transformative, Revolutionary Educators

    Race, Diversity, and Inclusion

    Hurt Parents, Hurt Children

    Smart Is the New Gangster

    Ineffective Professional Development, Teachers That Hate Learning

    The Soft Racism of Low Expectations

    Solutions for Latino Educators, Latinos are Black, Embrace your Blackness

    Black Educators That Dislike Black Children

    Solutions: SAY IT LOUD, BE PROUD

    10th Grade

    Solutions for Tenth Graders

    Mentoring, Big Bro

    Alpha Students

    Village Mentality

    Lazy Parenting

    Invest in your Children

    Pacifying Adult Children

    Kids are Always Watching

    Passing the Torch (Black Trauma)

    Effectively Commutating – Words Hurt

    11th Grade

    Immediate Finance Versus Long-Term Goals Solutions

    Paycheck Collectors

    12th Grade

    Delayed Gratification

    Their Expectations About College

    When Students are Independent

    Fake Friends - Peer Relationships

    Family

    Bitter Teachers

    Social-Emotional Intellect of Teachers

    Fun Stuff

    School Trips

    Proms ARE LIT

    Graduation: End of the Road

    Remember Your Why

    Bibliography

Reviews
Reviews
  • At times a memoir, at times an autobiography, at times encouraging, and at times a cautionary tale … yet always engaging. Dr. Brown takes his reader on a descriptive and prescriptive journey through the multiple stages of the educational trajectory. Unashamedly using the Black American experience as his lens, he manages to offer insights that are much more universal. Partially controversial? Yes. Partially compelling? Yes. Worth the journey? Absolutely!


    — Juan Battle, PhD, presidential professor, Graduate Center, CUNY


    I believe that lived experience is the best storyteller. In The Green Book: For Black Folks in Education, Dr. Brown makes meaning of life as a child of immigrants, growing up in Brownsville, New York, to become a scholar, educator, and school's principal at the age of thirty-one. His inspiring story qualifies him to offer parents of Black children guidance toward successfully navigating the treacherous waters of the public education system in the post-pandemic reality. In simple terms, he knows what he's talking about, so listen attentively!


    — A. Brian Leander, PhD, associate professor and director of Intercultural Leadership, Berkeley School of Theology


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