Mike McQueen's Page

Why join the Black Moms Network?

Why is a White Dude on "Black Moms Network?"

I know this is a group for African American moms, but I'm hoping that you understand my goal. My hope here is to make connections with moms that care about getting their sons to read, especially African American moms. My blog, Getting Boys To Read.com, is dedicated to helping parents, teachers, and librarians learn how to get boys to read. Please watch my WELCOME VIDEO

READING PROBLEMS WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS

Since I launched my web site in February, I have tried very hard to involve a variety of races and cultures from around the world. Getting boys to read is a problem for all parents, but it is even more of an issue for African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. Only 43% of African American males graduate from high school. Reading is a huge factor with this upsetting statistic.

I have spent thousands of hours and thousands of dollars launching and running Getting Boys To Read.com, all without a plan to make any money. I'm a good guy with good intentions :-)

How did you find the black moms club?

Ning

How many children do you have?

2

About Me:

THE TOKEN MALE:

I'm used to being the token male during my 14 years in teaching, 90% of which have been women. I taught sixth grade for the first 4 years of my career, followed by another 6 years as an elementary librarian. I switched to the high school level and am currently in my 4th year as the teacher-librarian at McLain Community HS. It's an alternative high school which means that 95% of our 700+ students are labeled at risk, all of which have dropped out of their previous school. When I first arrived in 2004 we did an extreme library makeover and made the library a great place to visit. We encourage food and drinks, have a library cafe, 4 huge Luv Sacs, offer free monthly pancakes, and do a ton of other fun things. We also have a "No Shushing" policy.

MY HOBBIES:

My favorite hobby is spending time my family. I have 13 and 9 year old kids and just celebrated 15 years of marriage. I also like technology, 4-wheeling, Sat. Morning Basketball, Hiking, and RV-ing

ODD TIDBITS:

I have been cutting my own hair for 18 years, My high school buddies call me E.T. because I have hammer toes, I Lived in Nome, Alaska for 8 months, I hated to Read as a kid and now I'm a librarian.

LET'S NETWORK MORE: (request me as a friend)

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Gender

Male

Location:

Denver, CO

Website:

http://GettingBoysToRead.com

Favorite Website:

http://GettingBoysToRead.com

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Twitter

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