Jay'La Sims - Why Black Men Quit Teaching

SUMMARY: A popular answer to helping black boys succeed in school is to have more black male teachers. The logic for that is simple , it gives these students a role model to relate to. Arne Duncan and John King Jr. bring up this argument and the fact only 2% of our nation's teachers are African-American men. The author of this article talks about how black male students having a role model won't resolve the poverty they're in. Black male teacher must also distribute "tough love" to these students. This idea of tough love to only young black males fills the teacher with remorse. Mr.King has noticed something called an "invisible tax" on black students, The tax is extra-disciplinary and relationship building these teachers put on the students. The author justifies that instead of fixating on black male teachers we need trained teachers that teach to the unique needs of some minority students. The writer begins to talk about his own experience where he felt targeted by a black teacher, The final statement is to get better-trained teachers instead of embracing a black version of the same broken model.

ANALYSIS: Christopher Emdin is an associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.  He is also the author of “For White Folk Who Teach in the Hood ... and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education.” The authors point of view is that you dont need black male teachers just teachers that can teach strategically according to the student. This article was published on August 27 , 2016. The meaning of this article is strong in the presence but it also could've been accurate in the past. I knew about the subject of this article because of my own personal life. I have a younger nephew that might not have as many role models in the same environment as him. This affects my interpretation because I can relate to the article and have dealt with some of the writer's issues. I feel like this article was written for the awareness of teachers and people who didn't have strong role models that looked liked them in school. Also for those that did but were targetted by them. This article is trying to convey the point that you don't need black male teachers to relate to those students , you need teachers that can use strategies that are effective for these students despite their differences. This document is relevant because it brings awareness to the way you can be a role model without showing "tough love". This article relates to U.S. history when the conquistadores were on the techings of relgion to the native americans. They would do anything to spread their teaching but relate to the natives. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/opinion/sunday/why-black-men-quit-teaching.html?_r=0