The Agony of Education is about the life experience of African American students attending a historically white university. Based on seventy-seven interviews conducted with black students and parents concerning their experiences with one state university, as well as published and unpublished studies of the black experience at state universities at large, this study captures the painful choices and agonizing dilemmas at the heart of the decisions African Americans must make about higher education.

Enchanted with novelty and obsessed with power, control, and efficiency, technocrats eagerly and imprudently plow under what they deem anachronistic relics. Utility and ease are their passwords, and the poor individual with sole recourse to personal resources and ingenuity is viewed as a waste of time and energy. What this means for education is that uniformity, predesigned programs, and abdication to an elite corps of experts have come to dominate and characterize our institutions. As antidotes for the technological age, Kuhlman suggests motifs and imagery from the classical world, such as agon, arete, and paideia. He reminds us of the agonies of the artist in the gestation of the great, soul-fulfilling creations of our past. He wonders if truly great accomplishments are possible without the pain and agony of individual struggle. He suggests that the individual psyche is withering on the vine because it is not expected to undergo the suffering necessary to transform it into an educated self.

Depicts the racism and discrimination at American colleges and universities

Drawing on critical race theory and empirical data from case studies involving fifty men of African descent, this book presents a new perspective on black masculinity, maleness, sexism, and institutional racism. The book situates black masculinity in a racial, socio-historical, and postcolonial context to provide innovative ways of understanding the profound effects of institutional racism. Although its focus is primarily on people of African descent, the book addresses issues concerning all races and ethnicities, explores the harmful effects of sexism and homophobia on women and queer people, and proposes practical steps that can be taken to fight against socio-economic inequality and injustice that is racially-, gender-, and sexually-based. Given the practical nature and interdisciplinary dimension of this book, readers and educators studying race, racism, sexism, and gender issues will find it germane to their needs and their classes.

Little Miss Sunshine meets Room in this quirky, heartwarming story of friendship, loyalty and discovery. It's Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life in an unsafe, unsanitary house. Her mother is a compulsive hoarder, and Bun has had little contact with the outside world. What she's learned about life comes from the random books and old VHS tapes that she finds in the boxes and bags her mother brings home. Bun and her mother rarely talk, so when Bun's mother tells Bun to leave one day, she does. Hitchhiking out of town, Bun ends up on the streets of St. John's, Newfoundland. Fortunately, the first person she meets is Busker Boy, a street musician who senses her naivety and takes her in. Together they live in a house with an eclectic cast of characters: Chef, a hotel dishwasher with culinary dreams; Cher, a drag queen with a tragic past; Big Eyes, a Catholic school girl desperately trying to reinvent herself; and The Landlord, a man who Bun is told to avoid at all cost. Through her experiences with her new roommates, and their sometimes tragic revelations, Bun learns that the world extends beyond the walls of her mother's house and discovers the joy of being part of a new family -- a family of friends who care.

Education is the key to success, a belief that Dr Georgette Bertram has Acknowledged, Achieved and Accomplished. Her lifelong commitment as an Educator and Educational Manager has brought her ultimate success and fulfilment over the past twenty five years. Dr Bertram has had the experience of teaching in Jamaica, her home country and in the United Kingdom where her specialism lies in Mathematics and International Management and Administration in Education. Dr Bertram is also known for her outstanding management of Behaviour and the success it has in changing the lives of most of the students she had the opportunity to work with. She currently lives in the United Kingdom where she continues to give her commitment to the field of Education even though it has been riddled with numerous challenges. As a result of her passion to see others successful, she has always taken a keen interest in the Teaching Profession and how Teachers are coping and executing their jobs successfully and if they are not, what are the reasons/deterrent? It is through Dr Bertram's inquisitive mind and her commitment, that we have had the pleasure of seeing, what pivoted her to look more closely at how teachers are able to function effectively given all the obstacles and sometimes abuse they faced daily in their jobs and still managed to remain Consistent, Faithful, and Committed Professionals producing highly successful students across all the possible professions. This led to the production of her book entitled "The Agony of Teachers Stress". Added accomplishments includes: Educational Coach, Behaviour Management, Leadership Pathways, Diversity and Inclusion, Mentor. Dr. Bertram continues to strive for Excellence in Education amidst all the struggles and stress.