Black Male Teachers - The importance of / How to obtain and retain

The EducationLawyers.com - Sunday School Show -- Recorded live at the 107.9 studios in Philadelphia w/ host Joseph Montgomery. 

On this episode we are talking - and learning - about the importance of black male educators. Did you know black male teachers account for about 1.9% of all teachers - thats not a lot. Let's say it another way - Less than 2% of the teachers in America are black males. 

We discuss:

• Why are there so few black male teachers
• What does it Take to obtain and Retain Black Male Teachers
• Why are Black Male Teachers of particular important in our schools
• So much more ...

We put together a think tank today of some of the nation’s leading voices on the subject

Salome Thomas-EL - Principal El lives in Delaware with his wife and two daughters. He has been a teacher and principal in Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE since 1987.

Salome is currently the Head of School at Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmington. Principal EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School, where his students have gone on to win world recognition as Eight-Time National Chess Champions.

Principal EL was a regular contributor on the first season of “The Dr. Oz Show” and the author of the best-selling books, I Choose to Stay, about his Vaux Middle School experience, and The Immortality of Influence (Foreword by Will Smith), which stresses the importance of leadership, mentoring, parenting and service to others.

The Walt Disney Company optioned the movie rights to I Choose to Stay. Thomas-EL speaks to groups around the world and frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. He has studied in Cambridge and London, England - Principal EL has also appeared on “The Oprah Radio Network” - ad we have him with us on the Sunday School Show. 

Thaddeus Falana - Thaddeus Began his educational career teaching in an urban charter school.  His passion for education led him to establish One On One Tutoring Service, out of the realization that there was a lack of learning centers in the African American community in Philadelphia, and students needed supplemental instruction outside of the school setting.

Thaddeus has been a teacher and administrator in Philadelphia and holds a position of Dean of Academics at a Philadelphia High School. He considers himself a social activist and believes that education is the only way to solve many of the issues plaguing the African American community.  He hopes to one day become a founder of his own school.

Dr. Darryl L. Baynes - Founder and President of Interactive Science Programs, Inc. an educational consortium that teaches STEAM related disciplines to students and educators through hands on experiments and scientific presentations.

Dr. Baynes work has been published in several science and conference publications, and he has received numerous honors and awards, including recognition from the National Aerospace Training Research Center (NASTAR) for Distinguished Educators, and League of Extraordinary Black Men.

Walter Palmer - Palmer founded the Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School in Philadelphia from until it closed in 2014. He is currently a faculty member at UPenn, teaching Urban Studies and Social Policy & Practice.

 

Vern Trent - Vern is a school psychologist with almost 50 years of experience in the urban educational setting.

Kyle Spencer - Kyle is an award-winning journalist and producer, and a frequent New York Times contributor whose work focuses on race and class inside the classroom.

This is an important episode, please do enjoy :)