Dr. Alfred Tatum believes advanced reading and writing has become taboo – especially for Black boys. He seeks to refocus on the life of the mind in elementary schools. How do we refashion classrooms as intellectual spaces, and writing as an intellectual exercise, beginning in the elementary years? Tatum brings fresh evidence to these questions […] The post Teaching Black Boys in Elementary Grades – a Conversation With Dr. Alfred Tatum appeared first on Curriculum Matters.