From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black & Hispanic Students [Paperback]

Crystal Kuykendall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1992 | ISBN-10: 187963922X | ISBN-13: 978-1879639225

This book offers a compeling and informative examination of the academic under-achievement, apathy, and rage among America's Black and Hispanic youth.

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About the Author

Crystal Kuykendall is currently president and general counsel of her own firm, Kreative and Innovative Resources for Kids, Inc. (K.I.R.K.). She is the former executive director of the National Alliance of Black School Educators and has also served as director of the Urban and Minority Relations Department of the National School Boards Association and Citizens Training Institutes of the National Committee for Citizens in Education. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the National Advisory Council on Continuing Education, Dr. Kuykendall served as council chair for two years. A former primary, junior high, and senior high school teacher, Upward Bound and university instructor, and guidance counselor, Dr. Kuykendall holds a doctorate in educational administration from Atlanta University (Georgia), and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. She received an Honorary Doctorate, the Doctor of Humane Letters, from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Natl Educational Service (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187963922X
• ISBN-13: 978-1879639225
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is excellent!, July 28, 1999

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This review is from: From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black & Hispanic Students (Paperback)

As an inner city school educator, I encourage all teachers to read this eye opening book. I had a chance to hear the author in person. She has a story to tell. You leave her feeling that you can change the world. The book is easy to read and if you are like me you will pick it up again and again. I learned a lot. I refer to it often. It is informative and provides the reader with some actual things one can do in the classroom. Several other teachers have read it also. Their comment is "The book has really helped". It will be a part of our professional development program this school year.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, March 15, 2008

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This review is from: From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black & Hispanic Students (Paperback)

This book is a must read for teachers. It should be required of teachers teaching students of color. I have used this books with my college students and it has helped them to understand a lot about the present problem of the academic achievement gap and how to turn it around.

Anyone who cannot see the value of this book, has little understanding of the problem and potential solutions.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not necessary or beneficial for the professional educator., November 9, 2010

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This review is from: From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black & Hispanic Students (Paperback)

The intention of this book is irrefutably admirable. The author aims to equip educators to more effectively reach minority students; she seeks to address the inequality that prevails in education systems across the nation. However, the book is nothing more than a compilation of common sense tips and biased commentary. The author does little but offer her opinions. I find it hard to accept the credibility of an author who continually references herself and quotes Tupac.

As an educator, I do not believe that race should ever even factor into the equation. Educators should seek to understand each child and to try to serve each individual student to the best of their ability. They should seek to know as much as possible about the ways that students learn, the homes from which they come, and the situations surrounding them at all times. They should try to bridge the gap between home life and school life as much as possible so that students are set up for success. This should happen regardless of the students' gender, race, socioeconomic status, academic abilities, or any other considerable factor. From that mindset, books such as this that address race issues in the classroom, become immaterial. It is the duty of a professional educator to act in this way and to demonstrate support and equity towards all students.