I have been spending time lately reading the works of Gloria Ladson-Billings. It has sparked several ideas. Maybe I will do an ethnographic study where I look at sucessful male African American teachers of African American boys. I have also been thinking about crafting a study that looks at how African American teachers connect or get access to the knowledge of those such as Ladson-Billings and Hale. The more I think about it I am liking more and more the idea of doing an empirical study that adds to the literature regarding the efficacy of culturally relevent teaching.

Still searching,
Kai