Matthew Lynch

Matthew Lynch

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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, is a comprehensive consulting firm that provides innovative educational & business consulting solutions to K-12 & Higher Education institutions, nonprofit organizations, various levels of government, as well as members of the business sector.

He is also a Doctoral Candidate at Jackson State University majoring in Early Childhood Education, with a cognate in Educational Administration. He is also the author of Closing the Racial Academic Achievement Gap, and an upcoming children’s book, entitled Matthew and the Money Tree. Closing the Racial Academic Achievement Gap has a publication date of April 28, 2006. Mr. Lynch is a contributing columnist for the Mississippi Link, one of only three African American Newspapers in Mississippi and Emerging Minds, an online magazine devoted to uplifting the African American community. He is also the founder of Project E.P.I.P.H.A.N.Y, a research based mentoring program. Born and raised in Mississippi, he currently resides in Jackson, Mississippi.

For additional information about Mr. Lynch or Lynch Consulting Group, LLC, please visit the following websites:

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Matthew and the Money Tree
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ISBN: 0977960854
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Pub. Date: July 2006
Publisher: Lynch Publishing
Reading level: Ages 4-8

When Matthew’s father tells him a chimerical tale of a legendary money tree, Matthew decides to venture out into the woods in search of the money tree and the adventure begins. Please join Mathew on his entertaining quest, in which above all he learns the true meaning of happiness. Matthew and the Money Tree is a wonderful tale for children and adults alike.

Closing the Racial Academic Achievement Gap
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ISBN: 0974900060
Format: Paperback, 150pp
Pub. Date: April 2006
Publisher: African American Images

In Closing the Racial Academic Achievement Gap, Matthew Lynch presents theories, research, and suggested practices that can be used to instruct, discipline and motivate African American Children. This book is intended for educators (pre and in-service), administrators, parents, etc., who are charged with the duty of cultivating the minds of African American children.

With the arrival of the No Child Left Behind act, the so-called "Racial Achievement Gap" has attracted more concern and controversy than ever before. According to this timely analysis, the myth of the racial achievement gap has nothing to do with genetics—and everything to do with a host of embarrassing yet reversible social and pedagogical failures, including low teacher expectations, unrealistic timetables for learning goals, irrelevant curricula, ineffective teaching methods, careless administrators, poor parental involvement, negative peer groups, and self-esteem issues. For every problem raised, the book offers a level-headed solution, culminating in a plan for closing the supposed racial achievement gap for good.

Mr. Lynch also points out that teachers and administrators will no longer be allowed to let children of color fall through the cracks without facing serious repercussions. Therefore, teachers, parents, and administrators need to be increasingly aware of the latest research in multicultural education in order to help African American children realize their full potential, an arduous task for children of any race, and this book seeks to assist them in the realization of this goal. Closing the Racial Academic Achievement Gap, is a must have for teachers, administrators, parents, etc.

Workshops offered by Lynch Consulting Group, LLC

The Factors and Statistics that Contribute to Black Student Underachievement
Role Call: Who’s Accountable for the Academic Failure of African American Children
Responding to Misbehavior and Academic Failure
Culturally Responsive Instruction
Upholding High Expectations for African American Children
Parental Involvement
Homework S.O.S. for Parents
Closing the Racial Achievement Gap
Educating African American Children in the Age of Technology
How to Keep Black Boys out of Special Education
Disciplining African American Children
Motivating African American Students
Understanding the Black Peer Group

For additional information about Mr. Lynch, Lynch Consulting Group, LLC, or his workshop rates please visit the following website: www.lynchconsultinggroup.com

Contact Information

Matthew Lynch
2324 Princess Pine Dr.
Jackson, Ms 39212
(601) 506-0383(B)
(601) 373-1552(H)
Lynch39083@aol.com