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American Education Week November 14-19
We must ask the question: Is there a link between psychology/neurology and crime? College students studying Criminology are learning the provocative theories as personality theory, psychoanalytic theory, neurobiological theory and ideas which associate criminal thinking patterns and criminal actions. In this century, about 5 million children age 4-17 years have ever been diagnosed with ADHD, and approximately 10% are school-aged children. During American Education Week, November 14-19, the California Teachers Association reminds us the importance of psychologist on campus to help our youth become successful dealing with mental disorders (http://www.casponline.org/). Teachers have been using appropriate teaching methods and improving the classroom environment to increase the attention of ADD/ADHD youth. We should celebrate the use of research and evidence from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html) that make teachers aware of how to manage behavioral disorders in the classroom so that our students can say: I love learning!  Strategies have been preparing teachers to help ADD/ADHD students succeed in school rather than dropping out and choosing the path of crime.

School re-Segregation 50+Years After Brown
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) sought to end segregation in education; and yet, nearly 60 years later, schools are more segregated than integrated. Orefield & Lee (2004) wrote that in the post-Brown era urban schools of New York, Virginia, Chicago and South Carolina, the student populations are approximately 98% African American and 1% White. In western state inner-city schools, ethnic minorities are largely represented compared to White students, which is disturbing! Let’s not forget that desegregation began at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (see Central High School Movie http://www.videosurf.com/little-rock-central-high-50-years-later-289288). How can it be that 50+ years later, urban schools are more segregated! We must have the courage to talk about race and racism; we still have to go!

KAGL & Affiliates believes that education is a key to freedom. Technology is important to help prisoners, working adults, disabled the opportunity to gain a GED/Diploma to change their life. Evaluation research describes the role of education and crime.

Understanding language use can teach us a great deal about oppression. An article recently published in the Wall Street Journal (2010), explains that there’s  “new cognitive research” about language influence on the way people view the world (Boroditsky, 2010).Read more.