By Steven Webb, Guest Contributor In her article, “When Schools Cause Trauma,” Carrie Gaffney explains: “According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), individual trauma is best understood as the result of ‘an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically… Read more »
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Student success really does take a village
By Beth DeSalvo, Guest Contributor I am more and more comfortable with the “Why” when it comes being a culturally responsive school leader, but I have been searching for examples of the “How.” “Walking the Walk” outlines three different “How to” methods for creating family engagement, which is at the heart of cultural responsiveness. The… Read more »
Trust: The Process
By Timothy Holmes, Guest Contributor I ask for anyone to look at any relationship that exists between at least two parties. One example could be a partnership between two companies working together to maximize their profits, while also meeting the needs of their customers. It could also include players participating in a team sport, working… Read more »
Family as Faculty meets College and Career Counseling
By Le’Joy White, Guest Contributor As a high school college and career counselor, I have regularly been in the position of giving information to students. I talk to them about curriculums, admission requirements, SAT/ACT exams, internships, employment, the list goes on and on. My speeches on college and career were rarely interrupted by the audience… Read more »
Having Trust Sounds Good, But It Just Gets In The Way
By Brian D. Long, Guest Contributor Without trust a person’s mindset cannot be changed and partnerships cannot be transparent. This article, “Trust in Participatory Action Community Engaged Partnerships: Relationships and Historic Trauma Matter,” made it clear that the lack of trust can be detrimental to any existing partnership and a stumbling block to any attempts… Read more »
Reading in Two Languages/Leyendo en Dos Idiomas
By Julie Mitchell, Guest Contributor Gerardo Lopez in “The Value of Hard Work: Lessons on Parental Involvement from an (Im)migrant Household” (2011) expands on the idea of parental involvement that does not lie within the traditional school hours or events. In this post, I will share how I use The Latino Literacy Project as a… Read more »
What do we really mean when we use the word “Urban?”
By Yuri Smith, Guest Contributor I recently had the pleasure of reading an article titled, “Urban” Schooling and “Urban” Families: The Role of Context and Place,” by Vivian L. Gadsden1 and Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román. The article was in the Urban Education 2017, Vol. 52(4) 431–459. This article caught my attention because I grew up in… Read more »
Success Only Comes Before Work in the Dictionary
By Ranesha Lee, Guest Contributor Leadership has been defined as a role to lead transformative change of a school. The function of effective leadership is to provide direction and exercise influence (Leithwood, K.A. & Riehl C. 2003). Providing a school direction is imperative, but integrating with the community is just as vital. The community’s culture,… Read more »