Not a Weed, It's Bermuda Grass: Moving Beyond Punitive School Discipline to Cultivate Black Giftedness.
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| Title: | Not a Weed, It's Bermuda Grass: Moving Beyond Punitive School Discipline to Cultivate Black Giftedness. |
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| Authors: | Williams III, John A.1 (AUTHOR) jwilliams3@tamu.edu |
| Source: | Gifted Child Today Magazine. Jul2026, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p264-267. 4p. |
| Subject Terms: | *School discipline, *Gifted & talented education, *Zero-tolerance school policies, *Race discrimination in education, *Secondary education, *Black students, *Black youth, *Educational equalization |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | The rampant penalization of Black children through punitive school discipline approaches has served to stunt the growth of millions of Black students in PK-12 schools across the United States. This column seeks to assist educators in shifting away from labeling and treating Black children as disciplinary problems and toward nurturing and cultivating the giftedness that resides in every Black child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The rampant penalization of Black children through punitive school discipline approaches has served to stunt the growth of millions of Black students in PK-12 schools across the United States. This column seeks to assist educators in shifting away from labeling and treating Black children as disciplinary problems and toward nurturing and cultivating the giftedness that resides in every Black child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10762175 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10762175261436446 |
