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Soar : how boys learn, succeed, and develop character / David C. Banks with G. F. Lichtenberg.

by Banks, David C.

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37 Ink/Atria, 2014.

Boys -- Education.

Young men -- Education.

Minorities -- Education -- United States.

Motivation in education.

Sex differences in education.

9781476760957 (hardback)

9781476760964 (paperback)

First 37 Ink/Atria hardcover edition.

246 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

"Somebody needs to help the boys" : how can we stand up for young men? -- Safe passage : success in the susceptible years -- Your friends or your life : exerting positive peer pressure -- Beyond chalk and talk : reaching young men in the classroom -- A conspiracy of care : the power of love, security, and high expectations -- Regret can kill you : mentoring manhood -- "I will stand up to you" : discipline to teach, not punish -- Soar : scholars who excel, citizens with high character, professionals who succeed -- All hands on deck : growing the conspiracy of care -- Appendix. More on the founding of the Eagle.

"In the spirit of "Waiting for Superman," a respected educator --whose advice has been solicited from the likes of Hillary Clinton, Cory Booker, and beyond-- presents a plan for educating the country's most educationally endangered group -- young men of color"--Provided by publisher.

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