Gene Marks of Forbes.com recently posted an article entitled “If I Were A Poor Black Kid”. In the article he dishes out advice on how poor Black children can use much of the free technology around them to aid them in their education.
After reading his take, there wasn’t too much I disagreed with. In [...]
This is a good article that exposes some of the downfalls of the Chinese curriculum we are trying to copy here in our own backyard.
GOOD Lite: If China’s Education Policies Create Depressed Students, Why Are We Copying Them? http://goo.gl/mag/ys7hs
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Take some time to show some love to that special man in your life. Wayward fathers, it’s not too late. Your children, regardless of their age still need you. Bruthas who are in place, encourage one another to stag strong and find new ways to express your love to your kids. Check out these pics.
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The other day I talked about the importance of becoming fiscally responsible and knowledgable as it relates to political issues. Today, I’m thinking about the kids. Check out these two great resources.
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Did you know that Sunday school started off as an actual school that was held on Sundays to teach poor children how to read and write?
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About Kerbal Space Program
Kerbal Space Program is a multi-genre game where the player can create his own space program.
In KSP, you must build a space-worthy craft, capable of flying it’s crew out into space, without killing them.At your disposal is a collection of parts, which must be assembled to create a functional ship. [...]
From time to time I come across a resource on the web that I feel serves as an invaluable educational tool for our kids. As a parent myself, I am constantly on the hunt for such tools.
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Will Higher Standards for the Bar Exam Mean Fewer Blacks in the Legal Field?
“The American Bar Association, the accrediting agency for U.S. law schools, is considering a new proposal that will require law school graduates to score higher on the bar examination, which could in turn impact the number of minorities practicing in the [...]
Don’t wanna pay child support? This is what happens.
The things big daddy government has to do to teach lil’ men to take care of their kids. Sad!
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This is just a preview of this book. But it tells the story of the determination we had to excel in education in a time when our nation cared very little for us. Something is very wrong when decades later we are spending billions of dollars in our educational system with many of our kids [...]
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Yes, These are OUR Children
by Duane on December 27th, 2011 at 7:59 amOver the Christmas holiday, someone on Facebook posted a video of a news report about a wild melee that took place at some mall over the new Michael Jordan sneakers. Practically every embarrassing stereotype you could imagine about Black folks was on full display. Watch it if you want.
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