The Maternal Effect
The Maternal Effect is a collection of essays that discusses in thorough detail the most consequential and life-changing values and life-long lessons that were taught, modeled, and in many cases, expected by the author’s mother from very early in his childhood, growing up in his native Barbados.
A Principal's Personal Journey
A Principal's Personal Journey captures some of the strange and bizarre things that happen in schools and classrooms across the nation. It is a detailed accounting of the serious, professional, and sometimes hilarious and personal experiences of the author, including conversations and experiences in discipline, decision making, and leadership, as well as dealings with difficult and supportive parents. It is a factual account of the author's day-to-day leadership experiences for an entire year, chronicling those behaviors and events that impeded or facilitated teaching and learning in his school. 'A Principal's Personal Journey is a must read for everyone with an interest, questions, or concerns into the day-to-day happenings in our schools, that school leaders and teachers encounter on a daily basis.
It's Your Word Against Mine
It's Your Word Against Mine is a collection of stories by Sylvester Carrington that compares unique and cultural words and phrases from his native Barbados with select American terms. Some of these words have a different meaning in his native culture, while others are non-existent when it comes to translation.
These simple words migrated with him, and he has added those he encountered when he came to live in America. The author's engaging style of storytelling will grab readers, as he takes them on a cultural journey using a vehicle of simple words to highlight the different aspects of the two cultures he has called home.
With amazing skill, the author has intricately woven each cultural term and phrase into a narrative that is altogether fascinating, entertaining, educational, at at times personal and biographical. Watch for the highlighted words in italics that compare and contrast these two vastly different cultures.
