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e parent re our
Children' flr teac ers, nd
hen our children go off to
hool we ould not give up
our involvement in our chil-
dren's learning. There are
many things we can do at
home th t will add to, not
duplicate, their learning in
hool.
Here are ju a fe tlvites
that p rent can do on their
own to help their children
learn:
-Re ding to your children
regularly and, when they are
old enough, a ing them to
read to you.
- T ing your children to
neighborhood library.
ing your children
about wh t they did that day
in ela .
- atching television pro­
grams with your children, and
di ussing them afterwards.
- Including your children
hen you participate in or
attend cultural act ivitie like
concerts art shows, or
museum exhibit .
. -Spending part of a day
o b rving your child learn t
his or her school.
OctOber 11-17, 1987, MICHIGAN CITIZE
are firs
eac
ers
-H lping our child pr ctice
his or her spelling or math
exercise .
A gro ing number of teach­
er are now actively involving
parents in the and other
ctivitle , and the results are
impre ve. A recent ary­
land rvey compared parents
who became involved in home
learning activitie, they re­
ported that they knew more
bout their children' in ruct­
ional programs. Students gain
more in readin chievement
from fall to sprin if their
teachers encouraged their
p rent to get involved. Fifth
grade tudents whose te chers
frequently I involved their p
parent had more positive
attitude about school and did
more homewor on wee ends.
You do not have to wait
for a teacher to you to
help with your child's learning.
You can do any of the
activities listed above on your
own.
Your involvement with your
child's learning can help even
more, however, if you have
his or her teacher' support
and guidance. By working to-
Marian
Wright
Edelman
CHILD
WATCH
gether, you can both be
more effect ive at helping your
child learn more.
Talk to your child's tea­
cher for id as on hat you can I
do. He or she may suggest
activities specifically tailored
to your child's needs. And
write or talk to your local
school board to make SUIe
those teachers who do seek
to involve parents receive the
support they need.
Marian Wright Edelman is
president of the Children's De­
fense Fund, a national voice
for children.
•
Is the man of the house, home?
By Bertha King
So you want to be a man!
A breadwinner. A father. You
state that you can handle all
of the re ponsibilitie that m e
a man a man. Help yourself.
All the world wants to know is
"Is the man of the house at
home? It's no use telling a
woman to be a female educator
if you're unwilling to be the
strong common denominator.
J e Jackson in a fiery speech
delivered at Lake Michigan in
1978 tated that fools can
make babies. You're a man
only if you can raise a baby
protect a baby, and provide
for a baby.
A real daddy inspite of the
mother's attitudes and behavior,
looks forward 0 the challenge
of parenthood. Even though
he may feel that he was not
asked to make the decision to .
have a child, recognizes that
this flesh of my flesh is a part
of me. It's a part of me that
I can see in features and
characteristics. Whether I'm
happy of sad, humble or proud
rejected or neglected, that does
not affect the love which I
po s for my child.
Tho fathers who want to
stand up and be counted need
to hear the words of Martin
Luther King II, son of slain
Civil Rights leader, Martin L.
King II. He said, "The ulti­
mate test of a man is not where
he stands on positions of com­
fort and convenience but where
he stands on positions of chal­
lenge and controversy." For
example: You may suspect
that he child in your home
may not be your own espec­
ially if you listen to well mean­
ing friends. You ought to care
enough to share love with tho
within your household and keep
the deceivers on the outside
trying to break up mebody
else's domicile.
What king of life tyle do
you maintain for the future of
your family? What prepa-
rations for your children's future
have you make? Are you
willing to feed your family
and be the man of the hou ?
Can me of you give up a life
of crime and immorality to
promote the potential and re­
spect which your family de-
rYe? Will you 100 beyond
pleasure and a con to e a
family who need a father just
as others do?
Children have a inherent
desire t look upon you with
pride. To e byond a welfare
check and view trust, bending
over backwards pulling weeds
if necessary, to feed them
beans. They de rve a home
and not a halfway hou to
merely exist. It would please
them to go to bed and ri
early in the morning without
a fight. To e food and milk
in the refrigerator rather than
liquor.
You're a man! Prove it to
your If and those who love
you. say to yourself, "If I
steal then nothing I d is real.
If I kill the will I can claim
the victory. othing comes
before me that I cannot con­
trol. I can control becau I
Bertha
King
My
Turn
cannot afford to harm the small
replicas of myself." It is time
out for games and human
lotteries. Only the t' strong
survives and it is rare to find a
Prince alone in the jungles of
life. You're a man! You're
somebody special, molded by
God, created to lead. Women
will follow if the leader shows
love, power, and endurance.
We will urvive because we
did not come this far alone.
When you can pass the drug,
shun the liquor, smile at the
con artists headed for never
ever land: frown on the gan­
ster and whisper 'peace" to the
unbelievers' you have begun to
recognize the unlimited re­
urces you pos s to make
it.
You're a man! hen you
can show it, the world will
kno it. You can be a daddy
if your mind and heart says
'I am a daddy!" e n t
do anything about the past
mistakes. e ve all been guilty.
e can choo this day to
change our lives. Somebody
will one day say ho's that
man? And your children will
shout That' my daddy!
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