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Lack Of African American Teachers In Schools And What Can Be Done To Encourage And Retain Those Teachers, Marc Brown
Lack Of African American Teachers In Schools And What Can Be Done To Encourage And Retain Those Teachers, Marc Brown
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This researcher has been a teacher in special education for almost four years and this is the first year working as a Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) teacher. However, most of the work has been as an Emotional Behavioral Disability (EBD) teacher. Becoming a special education teacher is an important step in supporting young African American students in the United States. African American boys are over represented in this country for special education services. As an African American male it holds great impact and influence for students to see someone that looks themselves. Further this researcher mainly has worked in setting …