The Green Book

Chapter 1: Elementary School
Before Entering School Home Base
Kindergarten
Guidance for Parents During Kindergarten
Veteran Parents, Other Parents, Collaborative Parenting
Support Staff
Para-professionals
Listen to Your Child
Listen to your Child¿s Body Language
Over-discipling Black Children
Abusive Parenting is Worse than Racist Teachers
Your Child Will Tell on You
Community Matters
Historical Reasoning for Division
Divided By Colorism
Chapter 2: Middle School ¿ The Middle Passage
Growing Bodies
Parenting Matters
Humble Parenting
Mental/Psychological Growth, Parenting the Mind
Practical Application of How to Attend to the Psychological Needs of Preteens
Tribal Affiliation
The Importance of Reasonable Consequences
Understand What You Are Going Through
Black Middle School Teachers
What Should Black Middle School Teachers Do?
What Ambitious Black Teacher Should Expect?
The Wrong Friends/Peer Pressure
What Are Parents to Do? The Need for a Father, A Father¿s Role
Single Mothers and Absentee Fathers
Fathers, Be Honest
Good versus Bad Teachers
Identifying Good Teachers
Fearful Teachers
Our Hood Hero, Mr. Will
Value Experiential Intelligence
The Importance of Physical Activities
Boxing Saves Lives ¿ Fighting is Good
A Student¿s Perspective ¿ Teens Read Energy Well
Chapter 3: High School
9^th Grade
Student Perceptions, How Teens See the World
Eating Free Lunch
Gymnasium
Solutions for the Gym
Hallways
The Desperate Mixer
Choose Friends Wisely (Two Friends)
Walking Away from Gangs
Life-Long Brothers
Walking Alone
Walking Home
Going to the Store
Clothing, Fits, Gear, Drip
Mike¿s Dirty Little Brother
Transformative, Revolutionary Educators
Race, Diversity, and Inclusion
Hurt Parents, Hurt Children
Smart Is the New Gangster
Ineffective Professional Development, Teachers That Hate Learning
The Soft Racism of Low Expectations
Solutions for Latino Educators, Latinos are Black, Embrace your Blackness
Black Educators That Dislike Black Children
Solutions: SAY IT LOUD, BE PROUD
10^th Grade
Solutions for Tenth Graders
Mentoring, Big Bro
Alpha Students
Village Mentality
Lazy Parenting
Invest in your Children
Pacifying Adult Children
Kids are Always Watching
Passing the Torch (Black Trauma)
Effectively Commutating ¿ Words Hurt
11^th Grade
Immediate Finance Versus Long-Term Goals Solutions
Paycheck Collectors
12^th Grade
Delayed Gratification
Their Expectations About College
When Students are Independent
Fake Friends - Peer Relationships
Family
Bitter Teachers
Social-Emotional Intellect of Teachers
Fun Stuff
School Trips
Proms ARE LIT
Graduation: End of the Road
Remember Your Why
Bibliography