Title Soar : how boys learn, succeed, and develop character the eagle way / by David C. Banks with G.F. Lichtenberg.

Publication Info.

New York : Atria / 37 Ink , [2014]

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Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction	371.82 BANKS	Check Shelf
Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction	370.154 B218	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department	371.8211 BANKS	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction	371.8211 BAN	Check Shelf
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Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department	371.8211 BA	Check Shelf

Description	246 pages ; 24 cm
Summary	"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.
Contents	"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.
Subject	Boys -- Education.
	Young men -- Education.
	Minorities -- Education -- United States.
	Motivation in education.
	Sex differences in education.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies.
	Boys -- Education. (OCoLC)fst00837368
	Minorities -- Education. (OCoLC)fst01023119
	Motivation in education. (OCoLC)fst01027541
	Sex differences in education. (OCoLC)fst01114348
	Young men -- Education. (OCoLC)fst01183270
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN	9781476760957 (hardback)
	1476760950 (hardback)
	9781476760971 (ebook)
	9781476760964 (paperback)
	1476760969 (paperback)

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