Understanding and Overcoming Educational Barriers for Young Black Boys

Ever wonder why young Black boys seem disengaged in our educational system? We dive deep into the heart of this issue, confronting the often contentious relationship between these young men and the authority figures in school. Drawing from personal experiences, we peel back the layers of this complex issue, trying to understand whether it's the structure of the current educational system or something more ingrained that's causing this disconnect. 

Highlighting the work of our Young Entrepreneurs Camp, we share how we're empowering these students with a sense of control over their futures and instilling personal efficacy. 

Join us as we untangle this intricate issue and strategically work towards improving the educational experiences for young Black boys. Your insights and comments are invaluable as we tackle this pertinent conversation.

👓  We at, "Friends With Businesses Podcast" is dedicated to helping you grow your business grow an abundant life.
Listen to our podcast and seize the opportunities to learn from successful entrepreneurs.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/prototype7/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/friendswithbusinessespod/
YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPFpSdcYetwBsAmsbLpYUPA

I will help you commit to business growth and harvest it's rewards.
Join our FREE 💯 community for entrepreneurs! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3y0vGMY!

Get booked as a guest: Go to this link -- https://forms.gle/r89M3QC9QsvRm7vG7 

🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵
#Friendswithbusinesses #launchwithcarl #learnfromahacker #icandoit💪 #smallbusinesssales #daretotry #highachiever #changeyourthoughtschangeyourlife #growthhacker #achievegoals #smallbusinesshelp #globalbusiness #spiritualentrepreneur #hersuccess #selfloveclub #podcasting #spotify #music #comedy #itunes #motivation #podcastshow #newepisode #podernfamily #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #podcastinterview #podcastseries #comedypodcast #businesspodcaster

Chapters

• 0:00 Engaging Black Boys in Education Challenges
• 8:44 Education's Disconnect and Consequences

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

This is happening in almost every classroom, in every district, in every city, state, whatever. There has to be some type of solution, because there's obviously some type of problem. Hey, what's up? Y'all, it's me again. I know your favorite business launch solutions architects, right? So, as everybody knows, if you don't know, check out youngentrepreneurcampnet.

Speaker 1: 0:35

I'm doing a young entrepreneur camp this summer here in Prince George's County public schools. Right, I'm a PG County graduate, you know, and I'm Prince George's County, yes, I'm Prince George Astral. And so what I've been doing is going to the classrooms and actually meeting with and talking to the students, right? But you know, hey, oh, just so you know, if you're watching this, can you let me know if you're watching it live, put it in the comments if you're watching it live and from where, and then also put if you're watching it or recording and from where. I would love that. But anyway, you know I've been going around to the school systems, you know, talking to the students about the entrepreneurship camp that I'm doing from the 20th through the 30th of next month, right, and so you know, either I'm doing an assembly or I'm going to the classrooms or meeting, you know, in small groups of students. But one thing that never fails right is in every classroom or assembly there's always just one dude, always one young student that gets in trouble like while I'm talking. You know, you know. So most of the time you would suspect that you know you got to get speaking in class, you might act okay, but literally every time there's at least one young man and most of the time he got locks right that gets in trouble in class. So he either talking or being disruptive or and most of the time, be honest, it's not like really blatant or belligerent, but you could tell he gets in trouble pretty often. So every every time I was going to a number of their schools, it's always happened and I don't really have problems.

Speaker 1: 2:19

So most of the time the instructor, we try to put them out of class. And I was like no, no, no, I'm like no, not saying I didn't say it's cool, but maybe we got to talk afterwards and you know how they do that look. And I was like bro, don't worry about it, you know we're gonna talk, because I feel like the information I'm giving them is actually worth them hearing and most of the time they're my target audience. It's the one who you know doesn't really want to be in class or they get tired of being in class, or this, that and the other. So basically what I would say is that you know I tell them, go ahead, sit down and chill, don't just just just chill out. You know, and you can tell they got like a contentious relationship with their, with their instructors. So what I did was what I normally do is afterwards I always talk to them and it's always pretty much the same story and I'm almost sure every time it will be. That's why I say don't put them out, because it's very similar to my story.

Speaker 1: 3:22

When you know you're in class and you don't really like school, don't really like being class, it's a little bit of a blower to you and all that this stuff. And so you know I sit down and most of the time they're either musicians or athletes, sometimes both. You know I was a musician in high school and so basically, what what I tell them? I asked a few questions and then most of the time they blame the teachers. They're like man, she always getting on me, she did she that, she did that. I'm like, all right, that's cool. So what do you? You know? So I asked them what did? They did, and it's always like one thing they did at the beginning of the year they got on the wrong side of the teacher or the wrong side of their instructor and they never, like, lived it down. So the contingent's relationship was always there for the entire school year and so I had to teach them things that I wish I knew at that time, cause I had contingent's relationships with the number one instructors. You know cause I was.

Speaker 1: 4:29

You know I was smart, but I didn't really like to go to class, I didn't like to do homework, a bunch of stuff that I should have been doing. I did not do, not getting all that, but I tell them things that I wish I would have done when I was their age to outsmart. That you know, and you know every time I do it, you know they walk away and the instructors sometimes try to come over me in the conversation. I don't know I got it. You don't have to come over, cause you know that would just change the whole dynamic. But what I've come to recognize, especially when it comes to young, young black men, which I was, cause you know I'm 25 years older than most of them, but it seems to be the same thing Is there something about the current educational system that turns them off, that turns us off, because it's not like they're not smart, it's not that they're not motivated or have drive, but it's just something about it that says, no, either it's not for me, or I'm not for it, or I don't like it, or whatever.

Speaker 1: 5:31

And but you know, I try to share with them. Hey, it's something you just gotta get through. I mean, right now they got three weeks of school left, so it shouldn't be that hard, right? And so I don't know, can y'all, let's have a conversation. Let me know what you think it is. You know what is it about.

Speaker 1: 5:47

I don't wanna say the system, cause I don't like to play the blame game, but what is it about? Is it something about us? Is it something about school that makes the conversation or the this, the being there, something that turns us off? The work's never too hard. Most of the time it's easier for us than this for other people, but there's a lack of motivation, there's a lack of desire, there's a lack of drive for it. There'll be excellence in sports, excellent in music, excellent, even at whatever hustle game they doing. You know like they selling hoodies selling, you know, an oatmeal cream pie out of their book bag, whatever it may be. But when it comes to these young, young black boys, there is a disconnect between scholastics and their desire, and you know that's something that I'm looking to tackle.

Speaker 1: 6:44

Like I said, I'm very much a fander of Dr Sean Woodley of Teach, hustle and Inspire, and I don't know if you haven't had a chance to read his book MC Means Move the Class. He touches on it. It's very well in there. But I kind of want the layman's perspective, you know, because you know, we all know that. You know, right, black boys are important too.

Speaker 1: 7:08

But you know, when we have the conversation, most of the time it feels to me like either they feel like they're, they're always targeted by their instructors or it's like they can never catch a break. They get treated a certain way and well, other people can get away with other things. You know, one time I was in the classroom and like almost everybody was talking but the young black boy with the dress is the one that got called out. So you know, I don't, you know, and I kind of have a you know, of course obvious affinity to them because I see myself in them and so it's like man, what can make it better? I don't even want to make it easier, but better. What makes it more? What make them desire to be in the classroom, a desire to hear from the teacher or even desire to have a good relationship with education?

Speaker 1: 7:57

But, like I said, please, you know, I would love to hear your thoughts on it. It's not even, you know, it's not a one-way conversation. I don't even think it's an easy answer, but I think it's something that we need to pay attention to because it's not a one-size-fits-all situation. We can't say, well, it's supposed to be in school, so they need to do X, y and Z, because if it's consistent across the board, that you know this is happening in almost every classroom, in every district, in every city, state, whatever, there has to be some type of solution because there's obviously some type of problem. So, you know, please, please, let me know in the comments how we can really help out young men, because you know, obviously school is something that is necessary.

Speaker 1: 8:44

Education is a great thing that they need to have, but there is a disconnect, there's something that makes them not want to be there, and I think it's dangerous. It sets them up for future failures, future set up future, like you know, or just to not have a future or not to have anything to look forward to. Because if you can't make it, if you feel like not, if you can't, if you feel like you can't make it in school, where things are quote-unquote easy, it's easier to feel like you can't make it outside of that. You know, and again, this is something that I had to fight, even myself, because I knew, you know, being in the classroom wasn't something I enjoyed Very seldom, very, very, very. It had to be a really special class. Where I was, you know, there was a special relationship off there with the teacher or there was a. There was a subject I was really, really interested in. But I mean, it started very young like just not money to be there, and that's one reason why the way that we teach our business camp is interactive. It's, you know, they have a personal efficacy in the outcome of it. You know they're building the business that they want, not that I'm telling them to build.

Speaker 1: 9:57

So you know, but please let me know in the comments. I would love to hear it. Not even anybody want to have a discussion about it. I'm down for that too. Alright, y'all Later. You're seeing y'all. Oh, if you have a student in Prince George County Public Schools, they want to be a part of our Young Entrepreneurs Camp, please go to YoungArchivePanordCampnet. And if you have somebody anywhere across the states, the United States, that wants to be in my internship program, they can go to internsLunchWithCarlcom. This is happening in almost every classroom, in every district, in every city, state, whatever. There has to be some type of solution, because there's obviously some type of problem.