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You Can't Be What You Can't See presents a rare longitudinal account of the benefits of a high-quality, out-of-school program on the life trajectories of hundreds of poor, African American youth who grew up in Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green housing project in the 1980s and early '90s. The result of a five-year research project by Stanford scholar Milbrey W. McLaughlin, the book documents what happened to more than 700 Cabrini-Green youth two decades after they attended the Community Youth Creative Learning Experience (CYCLE), a comprehensive after-school program offering tutoring, enrichment, scholarships, summer camps, and more. Through data collection, and in-depth interviews with participants and staff, she finds that almost all had graduated high school and escaped poverty, and so had their children. McLaughlin describes the design principles as well as the core features of the program that participants say were key to their success: mentoring, exposure to activities and resources beyond their neighborhood, and a culture of belonging in which staff committed to "never give up on a kid." The recollections and accomplishments of CYCLE alums, McLaughlin argues, challenge current assumptions about the enduring effects of poverty and highlight the power of opportunity "to imagine and take a different path." You Can't Be What You Can't See offers lessons for policy makers, educators, community activists, funders, and others interested in learning what makes a youth organization effective for low-income, marginalized children.
This pathbreaking book examines the strategies, successes, and
challenges of youth advocacy organizations, highlighting the
importance of local contexts for these efforts. Working between
social movements and the political establishment, these
organizations occupy a special niche in American politics and civil
society. They use their position to change local agendas for youth
and public perceptions of youth, and work to strengthen local
community support systems.
This pathbreaking book examines the strategies, successes, and
challenges of youth advocacy organizations, highlighting the
importance of local contexts for these efforts. Working between
social movements and the political establishment, these
organizations occupy a special niche in American politics and civil
society. They use their position to change local agendas for youth
and public perceptions of youth, and work to strengthen local
community support systems.
American high schools have never been under more pressure to
reform: student populations are more diverse than ever, resources
are limited, and teachers are expected to teach to high standards
for all students. While many reformers look for change at the state
or district level, the authors here argue that the most local
contexts--schools, departments, and communities--matter the most to
how well teachers perform in the classroom and how satisfied they
are professionally. Their findings--based on one of the most
extensive research projects ever done on secondary teaching--show
that departmental cultures play a crucial role in classroom
settings and expectations. In the same school, for example, social
studies teachers described their students as "apathetic and
unwilling to work," while English teachers described the same
students as "bright, interesting, and energetic."
You Can't Be What You Can't See presents a rare longitudinal account of the benefits of a high-quality, out-of-school program on the life trajectories of hundreds of poor, African American youth who grew up in Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green housing project in the 1980s and early '90s. The result of a five-year research project by Stanford scholar Milbrey W. McLaughlin, the book documents what happened to more than 700 Cabrini-Green youth two decades after they attended the Community Youth Creative Learning Experience (CYCLE), a comprehensive after-school program offering tutoring, enrichment, scholarships, summer camps, and more. Through data collection, and in-depth interviews with participants and staff, she finds that almost all had graduated high school and escaped poverty, and so had their children. McLaughlin describes the design principles as well as the core features of the program that participants say were key to their success: mentoring, exposure to activities and resources beyond their neighborhood, and a culture of belonging in which staff committed to "never give up on a kid." The recollections and accomplishments of CYCLE alums, McLaughlin argues, challenge current assumptions about the enduring effects of poverty and highlight the power of opportunity "to imagine and take a different path." You Can't Be What You Can't See offers lessons for policy makers, educators, community activists, funders, and others interested in learning what makes a youth organization effective for low-income, marginalized children.
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