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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:03:00

should be, about in october, november of kindergarten. >> kinder garden, levon is nearly two full years behind. >> levon. >> to get on level, he needs to cram three years of learning into 195 days of 2nd grade. it may seem impossible. >> question mark. >> you knew it was that bad? >> i didn't know it was exactly that bad. i had been helping him at home. >> levon's mother, erica, says she's been teaching levon and reading with him since he was a baby. but since kindergarten, school has been a tortureous experience. >> the teacher said i'm one teacher with 26 students. have you considered holding levon back? holding him back is not going to help him. helping him now will help him.

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:17:00

closing the achievement gap. >> i'm going to pass out a piece of paper. this is just a get to know you type of assignment. >> levon longstreet needs to grow, a lot. >> i don't know how to do this. >> that's okay. >> maybe you want to practice during lunchtime. levon is the only one that's keeping us from being at 100%. is there something that's keeping you from following directions today? >> good job, levon. levon is really trying hard. he's really focusing. >> wait for directions. have a seat where your name is. >> it's week five, and the 2nd graders have their first big test. >> focus, son. keep going. >> to measure how much math and reading they know. >> they'll take it again in the spring, and we'll be able to see how much growth they made.

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:01:00

their way to fly. have you ever read this book? it's called "duck on a bike." it looks like it's about a duck on a bike. that's kind of silly. ready? >> uh-huh. >> one day -- >> day. >> levon longstreet is 7 years old. he's about to start 2nd grade. >> it was -- do you recognize that word? it was fun. wow. want me to read this page?

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:04:00

>> that school was closed in 2011 for poor performance. levon was kicked out of his second school. >> levon and another student was in the bathroom. the garbage can got set on fire. >> by the time he arrived at his third district school, levon had been labeled special ed. 7 years old and firmly on a path to failure. how many levons are there, do you think? >> from minneapolis, 70% of african-americans that are taking the state assessment, they're actually failing. that kind of gives you an idea of the number of levons that are out there. >> across the u.s., black children lag behind white kids on standardized math and reading tests. it's called the achievement gap. the difference between the percentage of white kids who

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:09:00

>> we need six classrooms. >> it's squeezing into this place with harvest prep and best academy. and starting at kindergarten to 2nd grade. among the 2nd graders, levon longstreet. he's 7 years old and this will be his fourth school. for eric mahmoud, it will be another front to improve education for poor black children in minneapolis. does it feel like a battle to you? >> every day. having to justify how we do things. >> how does he do things? highly structured, longer days. >> excellent job. >> a longer school year, an afro sent rick structure and lots of testing. all that has critics charging

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:23:00

basically to see how students are learning. if most of the students aren't getting it, it's a corrective measure for the teacher. the teacher has to go back and reteach the lesson. >> weekly tests are friday quizzes. >> put your name on it. get ready, go. >> pencils down. >> comps are every six weeks to see how much the students are retaining. levon off takes the test in a one on one environment. >> you have to put what comes after that number. >> what we don't need is more tests that do drill and kill. >> what is the title of this graph? >> what is drill and kill mean? >> it basically means an emphasis and focus on memorization, repetition. it does not make you a critical thinker or evoke creativity. >> we definitely drill, we don't kill. >> levon, there you go.

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:32:00

>> levon longstreet is succeeding on the wrestling mat and having some success in the classroom. >> did you add the one also? >> yeah. >> by march, his math his improved enormously. >> does that check out right? >> yes. >> 27. all right, good job. he really has bought into solving problems, and even the word problems. that are challenging for him. >> you've got to stand up. nice. >> he will 9 times out of 10 solve them correctly. >> how many students voted him total. what do you have to do to get that number? i think you're right. >> where would you have placed him in the class in terms of

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:41:00

levon longstreet likes to win. >> don't put the slip down. >> so today, instead of grappling with school work -- >> 49.1. there you go. >> levon longstreet. >> he's grappling on the mat. to make it to state, he has to get first or second place today. >> levon, you've got to listen. >> levon is a good wrestler. >> go, go, go, go! >> but he loses his first match. >> don't ever quit, don't ever stop. and you didn't quit one time on the mat. you didn't slow down one time. >> what's wrong with you? why are you sitting on someone's

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A Black in America Special-20130831-02:53:15

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