SEPTE BER 1- 13,1986 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
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Tip
8 Sheil Thomp n
Pamela R berts ha a bu
reer. s Bl actre she
ha guest tarred on numer u'
televi i n sho s including Hill
tree Blue, Kn tt Landin,
and General Ho pital. he as
featured in the film Quality
arol with Efrem Zimbalist
Jr., and in the pilot show for
II The ews.
t the same time de pite
one of the most demanding and
tre s filled of all possible
c reers being an a tress in
Holly ood is anything but
cure , Pamela has managed to
succe fully rai a stable family.
She ha been happily married
for more than eighteen years
to the same man and ys
that in raising her two children,
she has had to cope with the
sam kind of pr blems and
pres ures th t face most orking
m thers.
"I thin the key is being
ble to maintain a balance,'
e ay. 0 You have to be able
to keep me of your attenti n
n your man and on your family
for working mothers
'Math Alive' trains teachers
y Dr. J n Da i atte y
'P A Special Report
H do you turn out better
"math teachers in only t a
week? The an er is inten-
ive training eight to ten hours
d ily with lots of homework,
extra re ing, and bstantive
lunch and dinner peaker.
Thi was what happ ned
recently when 27 teacher came
to shington, D.C. The
re teachers of mathematics
ho rve primarily Blac youth
at inner-city independent
h I in ew Yor Pennsyl-
valia, aryland, the District of
Columbia, orth Carolina
Ge rgia i sissippi, . Louisiana
nd California.
The program, ATH Alive!,
wa pon red by the Institute
for Independent Education and
funded as a pilot project by
the ational cience ounda-
tion. There were three parts
to the program:
One was to upgrade the
teacher' ills in mathematics
dealing with number theory,
number ystems geometry, and
prob bility and tati tics.
The cour s were taugh t by
Dr. Tepper Gill and Dr. Gerald
Chachere, both math profe rs
at Howard University.
The cond p rt or" the
cour involved ate-of-the-art
discu . on on cl ssroom man
agement pre nted by Dr. Bes
Howard, an independent con
sultant in math education and
pplied behavioral ience.
There were also pre ntations
on computer in instruction and
management by employees from
IB , a well as review copies
of textboo from many pub
lishers.
The third aspect involved dis
cu ions by the teacher of their
own successful strategies for
educating Black Hispanic and
sian-American children.
Featured guest speakers in
cluded Dr. Edwin ichols from
the ational Institute of Men
tal Health, and Dr. John Henrik
Clarke, distinguished holar,
author, and Profe or Emeritus
at Hunter College in ew
York.
Seminar participants came
from a broad range of in itu
tions including secular prepar
atory, Christian and uslim
schools. early all are owned
and operated by Blacks. They
are al a independent of
other large organizations or
churches, both financially and
in curriculum development.
The hool whose delegates
were lected represented hun-
dreds of similar hools across
the country, me of which
have been in existence for
50 years. This was a history
making seminar, because it was
the first time that such a diverse
group of schools pa', er met
for such intensive training.
In the past, independent
neighborhood schools have tend
ed to be. isolated from one
another. They now have the
Institute for Independent Edu
cation as a national support
group. It offers both techni
cal assistance to the schools
and policy studies for educa
tors.
For a report on the seminar
or for informa ion about the
Institute, write to the Institute
for Independent Education, P.O.
Box 42571, Washington, D. C.
20015.
no matter hat come up at
w rk. You've g t to be able to
rk at the end of the day
t bring all the pr lem
home ith you."
One thing I apply is that
it i important for kids to have
responsibilities around the
h use' she e plain. "If
children are ju t taking from
the family and not giving any
thing in return, they ar going
to get into a I t more trouble
and that include trouble out
side the home - drugs steal
ing you name it. If they aren t
made to contribute mething
for what they get they will
tend to turn criminal. After
all that's what a criminal is
meone who takes with ut
giving fair exchange."
Pamela says that metimes
it seems that chores are easier
done if you do them yourself.
And it's only natural for
mothers to want t do things
for their children. But there
will be more peace around
the home in the long run if
kids are given a chance to con
tribute 'she say .
She feels it is particularly
important that a family have
open communication at home.
o That means makin it afe f r
your children to talk honestly
and frankly with you,' she
explains. "It means listening
to what they have to say and
not exploding when they tell
you they have done omething
the
kid .
an-
by
h
u
in.'
Pamela believe that it is
al very imp rtant for chil
dren to et g al for them
selves and that they then be
encouraged t work to rds
these goal. 0 Kid ill tell
you th t they want s methin
but often they' won't be d in
anything to work towards it.
You've got to ay alright,
that s what you want.
what are y u doin to et it.
Kids need t see that they can
reach their g al but only if
they rk to ard them."
ost imp rtant, Pamel
maintain that a working m ther
must d all she can to make
ure she is in top form in her
own life. 0 If a woman i in
go d pirit and i ucces ful
in her career and in life, thi
o I think that most m ther
imply ant their hildren to
be successful and happy in
life. There i no better e ample
a mother can give to her chil
dren than living up to her a n
potentials and bein su e sful
her If."
Out-at-Wedlock Births Increase
Washington, D.C.-According to a report from the a
tional Center for Health Statistic the number of women
having children out of wedlock ha increased by 13.91170
since 1980. Among hite women 134 of every 1,000 birth
wer out of wedlock. Among Black women 592 of every
1,000 births were to unmarried women. any ob erver
believe that the gro ing number of out of wedloc birth
among Blacks has become a growing 0 ial problem.
Female headed hou eholds are ignificantly more li ely to
be poor than familie with both a man and a woman. Thi
poverty in turn i thought to be the major ource of crime,
drug addiction and other problem hich plague Blac
comm unitie .
Students receive
recipient 'of the United Negro
College Fund Scholarship. She
Guard Academy recruits nationwide
E LO DO " CT - The
United States Coast Guard
Academy has announced that it
is now accepting and process
ing applications for appointment
as Cadet, U.S. Coast Guard,
CIa of 1991. Applications
are being accepted for both
men and women.
Appointments as Coast Guard
C dets are tendered olely on
the basis of an annual nation
wide competition with no con
gre ional appointment or
geographical quota .
Applications for appointment
mu be bmitted to the
Director of Admi . on, U.S.
Coast Guard cademy, prior to
December 15, 1986.
The competition for appoint
ment a Cadet is based on the
candidate's high hool rank,
performance on either the SAT
or ACT, and leadership potential
as demonstrated by participation
in high school extracurricular
activities, community affairs
and/or part-time employment.
Most successful candidates rank
in the top quarter of their
high hool class and demon-
rate proficiency in both the
mathematical and applied
science field .
To qualify for the cornpetit-
ion, an applicant must be un
married at the time of ap int
ment have no legal obligations
resulting from a prior marriage
and must have reached the age
of 17 but not 22 by July 1
1987. All applicants must be
a sured of high hool gradua
tion by June 30,1987.
For further information
write: Director of Admi ions
U.S. Coast Guard Academy:
ew London, CT 06320 or
call (203) 444-8501.
For further information write
UL awards
graduated number two in her
class from Northeastern Aca
demy High School.
JANICE POWERLL OF
BALTIMORE. Pursuing a dual
degree in computer engineering
and mathematics at Wilberforce
University in Ohio, she main
tains a 4.0 grade point average.
She is a member of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Com
puter Science and Engineering
Club and also serves as Sopho
more Class President. A recip
ient of several gull academic
scholarsh ips, she graduated from
Western High School.
JOANNE WARMACK OF
LOS A GELES. At California
State University-Dominquez
Hills in Carson, Ms. Warmack
majors in business adminlstara
tion and maintains a 3.21
grade point average. She grad
uated with honors from Lock
High School, and is a recipient
of the Anheuser-Busch (Dave
Holt) Scholarsh ip and Mabel
Wilson Richard Scholarship.