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Mr. Lynch has experience as a professional educator, grant reviewer, grant writer, and author. He is currently employed as an Exceptional Education Teacher at Sykes Elementary School and is the CEO of Lynch Consulting Group, LLC. Lynch Consulting Group, LLC,

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Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Who's to blame and who can help African-American students succeed: 1 of 20
When African American Children cry out for help by failing academically or acting out, who is responsible for them falling through the cracks? If you ask teachers, the parents are to blame. If you ask the parents, teachers are to blame. If you ask administrators, the fault lies with the lack of parental involvement and quali... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Why black students continue to underachieve: 1 of 5
Although the civil rights movement fought for equal treatment under the law and equal educational opportunities, African American Children as a whole are still under- achieving academically. The question of the hour seems to be why? In my humbled opinion, in order to fix the problems of Black Student under-achievement, we mu... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) Opportunity for first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl: 1 of 4
In the 86-year history of the NFL, there has never been an African American head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl, well until now. Ironically, we will not only see a black coach in the Super Bowl, we will see two. Lovie Smith of the NFC Champion Bears and Tony Dungy of the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts. Growing up,... More..
Education > Primary School Issues How to communicate effectively with your child's school: 2 of 6
During my three years at Hazlehurst Middle School, I facilitated countless parent-teacher conferences and served on many Individual Education Plan (IEP) committees. Because a child's education is extremely important, all parties involved in these emotional meetings have very strong opinions. I have seen parents become confro... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Natural Disasters Mayor Nagin and the politics of Hurricane Katrina: 1 of 3
During a recent "60 Minutes" interview, a reporter asked Nagin why deluge-damaged cars even now litter the streets of New Orleans, a year after Katrina's floodwaters swamped the city. Nagin replied, "You guys in New York can't get a hole in the ground fixed, and it's five years later. So let's be fair." All of the stories th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Has the UN outgrown its usefulness?: 3 of 7
Has the UN (United Nations) forgotten its original mission? As most of us know, the UN was founded after World War II by the allied forces in hopes of preventing and arbitrating future conflicts between nations and make future global scale wars improbable. The UN's infrastructure still mirrors the circumstances of its foundi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Intellectual hegemony and black student underachievement: 1 of 1
In his landmark book Open Mike, Michael Eric Dyson theorizes that tradition of separating the races was invented to uphold the validity of white superiority. Every since then, white intellectual superiority has been upheld by the practices, actions, and propaganda of the White majority. He goes on to say that even white chur... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Ideas that work: Strategies to empower African-American learners: 1 of 1
Because African American learners thrive on interaction with their peers, teachers should use a variety of stimuli and encourage students to work cooperatively in small groups. African American students appreciate oral communication. Their relational style prefers the arts. Black students profit from creative and lively sett... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues What is a black public intellectual?: 1 of 1
In the black world of higher academia it seems that everyone wants to be a public intellectual. First of all, I feel it is important for me to operationally define what a public intellectual is. A public intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to study, reflect, or speculate on a variety of topics. Ascending t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Bush's exponential increase in US military involvement in Iraq: 1 of 1
Recently, President Bush unveiled his plan to increase the number of U. S. troops in Iraq by 20,000 soldiers. In addition to an increase in the number of troops, the citizens of Iraq would begin to profit share from the countries revenue from the sale of crude oil. This revelation has left Democrats and Republicans alike, sh... More..