Fabulous movie: Kirikou and the Sorceres--beautiful cartoon, no violence, lovely store, appropriate for boys and girls. I'm just waiting for them to translate the second dvd from french.
Lisa,
Do you have school age children?
There are many parents that are doing that (and more) and are still very frustrated (particularly if they have boys) with what is happening in schools. You have to do a lot more than sit in on classes and go…
Lisa,
I think you are being rude. As an educator, there are a lot of factors that influence reading and it is not only a question of what's going on at home. Besides, who are we to judge other parents? Parenting is so humbling. We are all doing the…
Now, I have a big question and by no means am I being rude. Why would your brother be in the 9th grade reading on a 3rd grade level. Reading starts at home and how many times has someone read to him before the age of 5. I think that black parents ne…
I think if we boycott schools the white educational system has won. The way to change their system is for all black parents to attend PTA meetings and bring your child to school the first day and meet all his teachers. One day a week the mother or f…
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