Rosemarie Allen

thumb|Rosemarie Allen (2020) Rosemarie Allen is an American academic who specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is an associate professor of early childhood development at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and president and chief executive officer for the Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence. Quotes African American children are only 19 percent of the preschool population, but comprise nearly half of all suspensions, Children who are suspended are ten times more likely to enter the juvenile justice system,They’re more likely to drop out of school, have low achievement, and be suspended again. Now these are all childlike behaviors, albeit from a very curious child, but childlike nonetheless, When we’re aware of ourselves, then we come to know what our hot buttons are, what our behavior is, and how we respond to the behavior of others Imagine a world where we intentionally taught children pro-social skills, gave them many opportunities to practice, and positively reinforced them every time they used those skills School resource officers have become more involved in the basic discipline of children, stepping in where teachers previously would have handled low-level misbehavior When we’re aware of ourselves, then we come to know what our hot buttons are, what our behavior is, and how we respond to the behavior of others Imagine a world where we intentionally taught children pro-social skills, gave them many opportunities to practice, and positively reinforced them every time they used those skills, External links Category:Living people Category:Women academics from the United States Category:African Americans Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:People from Los Angeles