Former New York Jet, NFL professional athlete Reginald "Reggie" Grant talks about the realities of today in urban classrooms. Since 2002 he has been in the classroom and in this book he will make you laugh, cry and think about our changing the educational system.
When he tells the stories of a few of his students who have said to him
“ I think I am Worthless and should commit suicide:
“Shut the Fu.. Up”
“I AM Afraid of Donald Trump ! “
“ I Didn’t Eat Last Night”
“Fucking Bald Headed Mother Fu…er”
“I Want to Be an Engineer” …………………..
Reginald Grant writes a powerful realization of the why and how of the Urban teacher. His mastery and lifetime dedication to inner-city education identifies the social impact and struggle the urban teacher faces. In a world where the unfair distribution of academic resources plaguing young learners and traps both teacher and student as victims of a post-modern Jim Crow.
Mark Campbell, Academic Manager, BRINDELL INSTITUTE
About the Author
Reginald Grant, MSEd is a serial entrepreneur, consultant, speaker and author. He currently serves as Director of Corporate Relations for the Retired NFL Players Congress and is the CEO / co-founder of eSportsInstruction.
He is the author of several books including “Youth Entrepreneurial Impact Program”, “Success Stories: Insights by African American Men”, “Thoughts of an Urban Teacher”, “A Case For Bilingual Education”, “A Teacher’s View, Education in America” and “Reaching and Teaching African-American Males”. He has a Master’s in Education, Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). He was an English teacher for seventeen years. He is a state of California Certificated English Teacher and has served on the three State of California development/review panels for English assessment exams. He is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others and sees education as the force for change. He is an alumni member of the University of Oregon and Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society. He is also a former professional athlete (Jets, NFL & Ottawa, CFL).