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Mentoring Black Male Teens - Calvin G. Williams
COPYRIGHT © 2019 BY CALVIN G. WILLIAMS.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER: 2019913184
ISBN: HARDCOVER 978-1-7960-5703-4
SOFTCOVER 978-1-7960-5702-7
EBOOK 978-1-7960-5701-0
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Rev. date: 08/30/2019
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CONTENTS
The Life Skills at Will Academy’s reference guide to mentoring and teaching young black male teens
What Is Life Skills at Will Academy?
The Reference Guide
Navigating and Creating Paths to Success
The Concerned Empathizer
About the Black Male Mentor
The Vicious Cycle
You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression
Impulsive Behavior versus Negative Reinforcement
Group Meetings
Controlling Your Group
A Black Man’s Desire to Be Recognized and Respected
Creating Your Own Leverage with These Students
The Leverage
Using the Honor Academy Workbook
The Power of Public Acknowledgment
Post Orders for the Middle School and High School Mentor in the Life Skills at Will
The Fundamentally Accepted Idea of Black Manhood
About the Author
THE LIFE SKILLS AT WILL ACADEMY’S REFERENCE GUIDE TO MENTORING AND TEACHING YOUNG BLACK MALE TEENS
Congratulations and welcome to the Life Skills at Will Academy team.
Hello, allow me to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking part in this mission to create a better future for your communities’ children. If you are committing to anything between one to five hours a week, please know that you are greatly appreciated.
My name is Calvin G. Williams. I am the founder of the Life Skills at Will Academy’s mentorship program. Like so many of the youth we serve in this program, I also endured a less than desirable, less structured, and less pampered childhood.
My primary reason for writing this book is, If I can’t stand and help my own community, why should I expect anyone else to do so? I also believe that the primary reason behind the enormous number of black men lacking the ability to function in this society is the lack of progressive culture, the lack of structure, and the fathers