Regardless what your environmental surroundings are "in the hood," you can succeed. Right Reggie?

Clark, writing about why many poor black kids succeed in school, gives us the clue to what works for all kids, with every parent, regardless of the race or socioeconomic status of the family. In fact, what Clark gives us is the knowing that it is not the structure of the family that determines school sucess but rather the kinds of experiences the family provides the child that nurture within that child a love for learning. Clark identifies a number of powerful and effective environmental factors that distinguish across all social strata low achieving from high achieving students. This book is for every person, but especially for teachers and school administrators who ever needed to know the "why", the "what for", and the "how" of strong, contagious, and empowering parental involvement in the "business" of the school. Read this book and learn from it. It truly speaks to the differnce that committed schools -- being peopled by caring educators -- can really make with ALL students. Jim Moore