Gilbert Gbedawo

Steps Towards Educational Excellence (eBook, ePUB)

The Role of Parents,Students and Supplementary Schools

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the issues confronting parents, students, schools, and governments as they struggle to cope with the challenges of new migrants, migration, and to how to effectively educate them. The book examines the causes of underachievement among ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom, especially people of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. It highlights the frustrations of teachers in mainstream schools as they interact with children from overseas and some ethnic minorities. It also gives an insight into the problems and challenges facing black childrens education and how supplementary schools are positioned to narrow the gap in underachievement among such communities in collaboration with parents and mainstream schools. The book offers practical but crucial steps and strategies that are necessary to actualize the educational aspirations of parents for their children. The book discusses the seven behaviors of outstanding students, how to maximize learning, and seven things every parent should know about their children, seven decisions that will guarantee a stronger home among other things. This is a call to action for all involved. The role of students is vital, so this book reveals the steps all students should take and how to develop the behaviors, attitudes, and dispositions that will guarantee educational excellence and success. The author reviews the importance of education through the lenses of social and human capital theories and challenges all parents regardless of their socioeconomic status to play active roles in the educational development of their children in the hope of developing the capabilities of each child. There is something in this book for every child, every parent, every career, every teacher, everyone with responsibility over children and young people and for policy makers and governmental agencies concerned about creating a culture of excellence in education and schools through partnership with the various stakeholders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris UK
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781514461457
• Artikelnr.: 52577657

Autorenporträt

Gilbert Gbedawo is a gifted and an inspirational teacher with the ability to facilitate learning of science and mathematics. He teaches across the range and ability of students in secondary schools. Gilbert prepares students through his flagship program designed to accelerate educational excellence and promote effective teaching and learning. He has contributed to the successful placement of students in Grammar Schools and top Independent Schools in the United Kingdom such as Wycombe Abbey, Eton College, Winchester College and Cheltenham Ladies. He is the founder of Synergy Education which is committed to providing students with opportunities to excel in SAT, 11+, 13+, GCSE and GCE examinations through quality teaching, coaching and mentoring. His students continue to achieve outstanding results in both internal and external examinations. Gilbert's expertise in behavior and classroom management endears him to his colleagues and creates a culture of independent learning and outstanding results. He leads whole school assemblies and insets where he trains staff on peaceful resolution of classroom conflicts to promote learning. He also provides training and adaptation programs for oversea teachers and mentors Supplementary Schools to enhance program delivery. His passion is to use education as a tool to empower young people and adults especially parents. Gilbert holds Bachelor of Education in Science from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, a Qualified Teacher Status awarded by the General Teaching Council of England and a Master of Arts in Education and International Development from the Institute of Education, UCL in the United Kingdom. He serves as a deacon in Kingsway International Christian Center, a church committed to raising champions and breaking educational barriers. He won the Outstanding Worker of the Year Awards in 2011 and 2014. Gilbert is married to Felicia and is the father of three children, Prince, Isabella, and Gabriella.