The Green Book

Shawn F. Brown, Ph.D. is a veteran high school principal with over 17 years of experience. He began his career as a special education teacher, assistant principal, principal, and researcher.

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

9th 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

10th 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

11th Grade

Immediate Finance Versus Long-Term Goals Solutions

Paycheck Collectors

12th 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

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