{"product_id":"reversing-underachievement-among-gifted-black-students-9781593634872","title":"Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch has changed (and stayed the same) since the first edition of \"Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students\" was published in 1996. Although our nation and schools have changed racially and culturally  with more Black  Hispanic  and Asian students than ever before  our gifted programs and Advanced Placement (AP) classes remain much the same--primarily White and middle class. Two thorny issues that continue to exist in education are the underrepresentation of Black students in these classes and the persistent underachievement of Black students even when identified as gifted. In this edition  these two issues are addressed  with updated information on key social  familial  educational  and psychological factors that contribute to underachievement and underrepresentation. Underachievement and underrepresentation are placed squarely within the larger context of the achievement gap and deficit thinking. A central proposition is that we cannot close the achievement gap unless we eliminate deficit thinking and desegregate gifted education and AP classes. \"Reversing Underachievement\" is a must-have text that affords readers a comprehensive understanding of how schools  families  and the social  cultural  and psychological matrix all interact to affect both achievement and underachievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646700052533,"sku":"ByrdShop_1593634870","price":94.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781593634872.jpg?v=1781677466","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/reversing-underachievement-among-gifted-black-students-9781593634872","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}