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"Once educators recognize that they are biased against forms of brilliance other than their own, they can finally begin to truly teach."    (pg. 42)

It takes courage to accept the challenge to tach urban youth. From the start of our lives, we grow up with biases and just lies that are not always true. Whether we are told from families, teachers, friends, or even experiencing it themselves you must always learn to set those stereotypes aside and accept that not everyone is the same. In chapter two, there is a teacher motivated to teach with new science glass tools but won't use it because she believes that her students might use it as a weapon. Not every African American is a criminal. Another teacher is excited to tell amazing stories of when she was traveling Europe. She later didn't share any personal information with the class because she was afraid to get too personal. The school had a phrase, "Don't smile until November." Many teachers took the advice seriously and scared of the students. It's hard to confide in a teacher when they aren't bonding with you. Especially when they can't even crack a smile! Being able to go against the biased stereotypes may be hard to throw about, since you grew up thinking the opposite.

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"The best classroom teachers develop ways to make the classroom feel like a family that has its own distinct rules, ways of speaking, and power dynamics." (pg.60)

It's extremely important that they students feel your love for them. A lot of times, teachers go in with the intentions of breaking that child out of their old habits. They try to assimilate them into a culture that they don't belong in. They are asked to stop being who they are and become someone that they are not. Teachers are there to love and to counsel as well as educated them in unique ways. I feel like once you've created a loving and accepting environment, they will open up to you and tell you what is going on with them.

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"Pentecostal pedagogy is an approach to teaching that reminds us that teaching is not telling students what you know; it is about knowing how to share what you know so that it can be optimally received." (pg. 51)

In this chapter, I learned a lot about being able to study the urban youth and their culture. If you go to an event that they attend regularly, for example a church of theirs, you are able to see how the students engage in their comfortable environment. They are loud, shout Amen! They don't do this out of disrespect, in the contrary, they do it because they respect the preacher and they are shouting to let them know that they agree with them! In Chapter 2 of the Teaching and Learning book, they mention that a principal went to a native American church to get a feel for what his students are used to. He was there a bit early. He waited for a long time for the sermon to start, but nothing ever started. The sermon ended up starting over an hour late. The children didn't really pay attention, they ran around the entire chapel. They were completely disruptive! But seeing that the parents of the children weren't bothered by it, he noticed that this was the reason that children acted the way they acted in school.
With that being said, you must always find a way to teach children that learn different ways and have shorter attention spans. Show them what you know rather than lectures and yelling.

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"Teachers who believe they are gifted at their craft because they are seen as special by the school administration for reasons that have nothing to do with engaging students must be introduced to pedagogy as it is expressed among the neoindigenous."(pg.49)

It never really occurred to me that if a teacher created amazing lesson plans, they still have the possibility to miss the opportunity the engage with the students. I always thought that if you were able to write it down on paper, and do it well, you've got all the power. It is extremely important that you use your personal experiences with the lesson plans that way they know that you are human just like them. You have issues just like them. Of course you don't take out your personal frustrations out on them like they do with you. They are young children learning how to cope with life struggles.
It is important to find ways on your lesson plan to bong and engage with the students. When teaching urban youth, you improvise and talk to your class, getting feedback and learning from your prior lesson plans. Your goal is to get better and become "friends" with your students.

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"The Association for Psychological Science recently shared a study finding that black students were more likely to be labeled as troublemakers by their teachers and treated harshly in classrooms. Students who are treated harshly in classrooms are less likely to academically engage in classrooms, which results in their being perceived as academically inferior." (pg.9-10)

Minorities are often judged for falling behind. They are often told that they are setting themselves up for failure because they don't have the same traditional lifestyles as white people do. Because they can't focus, it is often mistaken for ADD, ADHD, or OCD. African American children sometimes have hard life at home and they carry that baggage with them to school.