Can We Close The Achievement Gap? This Man Says "Yes!"
M. Donnell Tenner, of Roseville, pens book "240 Ways To Close The Achievement Gap."
Once a kid growing up in a welfare family and now a professional educator, M. Donnell Tenner knows firsthand the limitations of the educational system. Tenner, an African-American, said he has seen how there is an achievement gap between blacks and Latinos and Caucasian students. The 41-year-old Roseville man is now on a mission to rectify that problem. Tenner, whose career has included stints serving an elmentary and middle school principal, has penned a self-published book called "240 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap." "I am passionate about closing the achievement gap for all children," said Tenner, an ex-Canadian football player who has been in education for the last 14 years. (Tenner said he is currently working on a doctoral degree…
Jo Marie McCarty
12:22 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
It amazes me that curriculum developers, politicians and educators all admit that the achievement gap exists but have not used the research available to change current practices. Clearly, the curriculum developers have developed curriculum for the advantaged student. Research shows that life experiences, access to books and hearing standard English is the advantage for the average student. … more ›