Re-Engineering the Village (R.E.V.): Why the Tried and True is Tired an Through

INDIANAPOLIS - Aug. 19, 2015 - PRLog -- Despite spending more than all other nations – $621 billion per year for an average of $12,401 per public school student – America’s educational system continues to rank amongst the worst in the world. Per the latest PISA survey (OECD Programme for International Student Assessment), America ranks 36thin mathematics, 28th in science and 24th in reading.

Not only is America falling behind other nations academically, a growing number of African American students are graduating from high school without being proficient in English, mathematics, reading and science. In fact according to the 2013 ACT findings, only 5 (that’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) percent of African American high school students met all four of ACT’s college-readiness benchmarks and an alarming 62 percent of African American graduates met none (as in zero) of the benchmarks.

Today’s K-12 students live in an age of expansive creativity, brilliant innovation, and instantaneous revolutionary technologies. For the fortunate few who are prepared for these exceptionally globalized and technologically sophisticated times this era is referenced with one single word – ‘disruption’. Unfortunately for most African American students, as far as education is concerned, ‘disruption’ continues to be deferred in favor of decayed and obsolete educational processes, methods and procedures.

The visionaries and “out of the box” thinkers know that disruptive creativity and innovation are keys to obliterating the statistical narrative that too often depict African American students as academically inept and behaviorally challenged. In order to boost educational outcomes and change the trajectory of the African American community, we must Re-Engineer the Village.

Come join us on Sunday, August 30th @ 3:00 pm to learn why parents must break away from the antiquated guidelines about how we educate and prepare children. Come see first-hand why the “tried and true” educational processes are actually the “tired and through”. Hear from a parent who used methodologies like “Backward Design” and “Reverse Engineering” to obliterate every single academic and social stereotype associated with African American students.

If you are a parent: new or old; an expecting parent; or a village member who simply cares for and about children, you can ill-afford to miss this FREE workshop.

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About The Raising Supaman Project and Nathaniel A. Turner, J.D.

Nathaniel A. Turner, J.D., M.A.L.S. is a local entrepreneur and the author of the highly respected book Raising Supaman. Mr. Turner writes at RaisingSupaman.com about ways to raise children who will become the best versions of themselves.

He is the father of a multilingual, multi-literate son, who started taking high school courses in the 7th grade, scored a perfect 5 on AP exams, and who earned 33 college credits before his senior year of high school. Mr. Turner's son scored in the top 1% on standardized tests, lived abroad during what would have been his senior year, was accepted to more than twenty of America’s top colleges and universities and was offered numerous academic scholarships and awards.Today, Mr. Turner's son just completed his freshman year of college in Silicon Valley, where he is majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering.

Mr. Turner’s writing has been featured in The Good Men Project, Black Enterprise, Your Teen, Black and Married With Kids, Dr. Greene and other publications. Mr. Turner is a national speaker who has been interviewed and been a guest/presenter on the Maggie Linton Show, the University of Chicago, the NCAA Inclusion Forum and a host of other programs and events.