Brian

[] The artcle above was an 8 month study designed to improve the motivational interests and academic level of Africa-American middle school boys. I found this article to be interesting in the fact that the study included several ways of helping the group study so that they could be successful. Strategies were designed to accomadate interests in their lives and explored ways to impact their performance in school.

[] This article reviews achievement goal theory and how African-American students may not have adequate motivation in a predominantly white school setting. This article differentiates task goals and ego goals and breaks down the importance of focusing on one more than the other. Seven dimensions of school culture are touched on to better help the reader understand this concept.

[] This article is an excellent example of one teachers true accounts as a white teacher teaching in a predominantly African American school. The author is a white male high school teacher teaching in a mostly African American school. The teachers experiences are brought to life in order to help the reader understand the challenges he faced. The author discovers many important things about his students and himself by conducting experiments with his students.

[] The basis for this article was to explore the correlation between reading achievement and suspensions for African-American middle school boys. The information in this article is interesting because it supports the fact that increased learning can decrease the amount of discipline. Students who begin to do better in reading tend to behave better in school. If we can begin to teach academics more effectively, then discipline may follow.

[] The above article examines effective teachers and their ability to facilitate learning among African-American students using non-verbal behaviors. This article examines what non-verbal behaviors effective teachers use to reach these type of students. Some non-verbal behaviors found to be effective are getting physically close to the students, Using voice inflection for reassurance, establish good eye contact, invading their personal space when appropriate, and gesturing to students.