| Let Us Close The Education Achievement Gap! |
Control what people know and you can control what they do. Get informed! Learn your history! Knowledge is Power! Get Informed! Read! Probe! Learn Become Enlightened! Learn about the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The New York Public Library 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801 Visit: www.schomburgcenter.org |
Reading is a great way to visit other times and places. Look to the left at some of the books others recommend Reading is a great way to exercise your mental muscles. June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested when he refused to move from a seat reserved for whites on a train in New Orleans. The case led to the US Supreme Court landmark "Separate but Equal" decision in Plessy versus Ferguson in 1896.
Do you know about Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer? Read about her. Go to: www.ibiblio.org/sncc/hamer |
| Do not be discouraged; you are not forgotten. Through education can come: 1. A practical and positive vision for the future.... 2. Knowledge 3. Self-assurance 4. Skills development 5. Financial independence, and 6. True liberation Read, explore what is positive and constructive in your environment. Be all that you can be. Use Opportunities Positively & Wisely! Do NOT Ever Give Up on Your Dream to Excel. Do NOT allow ignorance or macho to get in the way of you learning all that you can. Get an Education! OneWorld invites you to help us to build a really great List of Books: 1. Autobiography of Malcolm X 2. The Audacity of Hope - Obama 3. The Measure of A Man - Poitier 4. By The Rivers of Babylon - Austin 5) Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 6) Black Boy, Native Son & American Hunger by Richard Wright 7. The Closing of the American Mind - by Paul Bloom 10) Gifted Hands - Ben Carson MD 11) The Mis-Education of the Negro - by Carter G. Woodson 12) "Savage Inequalities - 13. "Children in America's Schools" 14. "Ordinary Resurrections" by Jonathan. Kozol 15) Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman 16) "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison 19) "Parallel Time" by Brent Staples 20) "The 7 Best Things Smart Teens Do." by John C. Freil, Ph.D & Linda D. Freil, M.A. 21) Too Smart for Her Own Good - Dr. Conalee Levine-Shneidman & Karen Levine 22) The Revolt of The Elites & 23. The Betrayal of Democracy by Christopher Lasch 24) American Slavery/ American Freedom - by Edmond Morgan We Strongly Recommend Using The Public Libraries In Your Town Often They offer a wealth of free resources Many libraries sell excellent used books for pennies; these include some great classics and best sellers! For Hamden residents, Miller Library is a treasure-trove of great books, magazines and various other media resources. There is also a branch library on Putnam Ave Every town has at least one main library; check out your lbraries! You do not have a computer? You can sign up to use one at the public library in your town. Some libraries also have book clubs, reading groups and other extracurricular activities for people of all ages. Find and use the educational resources in your town. Check out the PBS stations, and Watch "21st Century Conversations" with N'Zinga Shäni for great programs. We strive to focus on the positive Read, explore what is positive and constructive in your environment. Be all that you can be. Watch "21st Century Conversations" regularly; learn what others have done to succeed. Get a copy of our new and inspiring program titled: "Black Women in Medicine." Learn how three African American women became physicians in a very competitive and challenging career. Meet Dalliah Mashon Black, M.D., Breast Surgeon at Yale. Kim Fletcher, M.D., OB/GYN at Yale and in private practive Vanessa Tyson Bromell, M.D., Internist at Gaylord Hospital |
1. What are the Education Achievement Gaps? What are the main elements of those Gaps?
2) Why do these gaps exist?
3) Why does it matter that these Gaps do exist?
4) What are the effects/costs of these gaps? The answers to this question are critical; parents, teachers, business and community leaders in every sphere should understand the impact of this question and the answers. "If you do nothing else for yourself, READ! It is the path to real freedom." N'Zinga Shäni, OneWorld, Inc. |
| OneWorld and its many community volunteers are striving to make a positive difference. The greatest weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. Free your mind! Get an education! Retirees -- Become Mentors! Become a Tutor! Get involved! Take Action! Help to Empower Students! Barack Obama's greatest weapon - his brain! A 389 years journey! |
| Education is the "Gateway" to everything positive. Get Money for College. See info below The State of CT has many resources available to students of all ages to start planning and preparing for higher education even while in elementary school. Here are links to some of those resources. Learn about getting into college: http://www.knowhow2goct.org/ Be all that you can be. Use Opportunities Wisely! Find out how to get money for College at: www.collegegoalsundayct.org/ Coming in 2009 to a location near YOU! COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAYS Participants at the event will have 2 chances to win a $500 scholarship. At College Goal Sunday, students and parents can talk to experts and get in-depth help filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Get an Education! |
Students: Learn about the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Black people have a rich heritage. You can learn a lot more right here: The New York Public Library 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10037-1801 Visit: www.schomburgcenter.org Also Go to: www.blackinventions101.com VISIT: A Walk In Truth Christian Books & BlackPrint Emporium. At BlackPrint every day is African-American History Day. Call BlackPrint at (203) 782-1259 and set up an appointment for a cultural tour. BlackPrint Emporium - Selling us on ourselves. Visit: www.blackprint.com to learn more. After visiting, send Bea Dozier- Taylor an Email: bea@blackprint.com Learn about the Jamestown Project located at Harvard (617) 496-2999 Visit: www.jamestownproject.org E-mail: info@jamestownproject.org Mailing Address: The Jamestown Project 125 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 329 Cambridge, MA 02138 This is a rich & dynamic information resource in the community Suggestions: "The Covenant with Black America" A national plan of action for African- Americans, for Black People. The Covenant In Action The Covenant Curriculum & Study Guide I Dream for You A World - A Covenant for Our Children Strengthening the Family - Our Foundational Covenant (These 4 books are published by The Jamestown Project in 2007) They are intended to put The Covenant into Action. Watch "Like It Is" with Gil Noble on NY Chan 17, ABC in NY, Sun. 12N Watch "21st Century Conversations" Visit our TV Schedule Page Start a Reading Group of Your Own.
Have you seen the movie titled "Crash," or Hustle & Flow? Good Night and Good Luck? Sister Act? To Kill A Mockingbird? An Inconvenient Truth? There are some truly GOOD movies that merit serious and responsible discussions. Reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King As we reflect of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, have you ever really listened to any of his other speeches besides - "I Have A Dream?" Dr. King gave some truly powerful and inspiring speeches. Listen to his speech against the Vietnam War Go to the public library and ask for his Anti-Poverty and Why I Oppose The War speeches; find them in their written form. Read them! "Freedom is the expression of the creative life. It is neither an inherent right nor a hard-won value. It is a law of being, lacking which there would be no evolution, no progress, no civilization, only primal chaos set in permanence." Michael W. Manley Former Prime Minister of Jamaica "Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized the light of their own freedom." Marcus Garvey, author Committed Pan Africanist “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko, South African Martyr As a six year- old growing up in Jamaica, my great-grandmother (Ellen Elizabeth Clarke) taught me this poem: "Labour for learning before you grow old For learning is better than silver and gold Silver and gold will vanish away, But a good education will NEVER decay." N'Zinga S. Shäni, OneWorld, Inc. |
| OneWorld's Motto: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." Education is light. Being Educated Means Being Enlightened. |
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| This is OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc., Education Page. We welcome your input. Learn Why Schools Fail to Teach Our Children Call (203) 500-6429 to learn more about Teach Our Children CT Proposed High School Reform Program is now an active project; to learn more about what CT is doing to increase the rigor of high school preparation, engage students, and greatly improve their skills for the 21st Century, visit the Connecticut State Dept. of Education Web site and read all about it. You may also watch a PPT Get Expert Help with Federal Financial Aid Application (FAFSA) at: www.knowhow2goct.org Also ck: College Goal Sunday Parents, we strongly recommend that you help your children to start exploring these pathways early. Get all the help you need now Learn more about High School Reform and how you can help your child starting today. There are many things parents and students can do; do not wait until senior year to find the help you need. Check out the CMT Science Assessment Handbook for students. Learn about The National PTA at: www.pta.org/ The National PTA is promoting national standards for family-school partnerships - A new way of leading. In 2008 OneWorld Will Present : A series of informative programs on "Closing the Achievement Gap in Education" & on "Leaving No Child Behind" We will hear from educators, parents, administrators and community leaders who have a wealth of information to share with parents, teachers and students. Find out some of what Dr. Carter G. Woodson had to say about the importance of education and the ability to think for one's self Visit the Black Think Tank at: http://www.blackthinktank.com/ Send us a list of your top students and their GPA scores for 2008. The answers to this question are critical; parents, teachers, business and community leaders in every sphere should understand the impact of this question and the answers. "If you do nothing else for yourself, READ! It is the path to real freedom." N'Zinga Shäni, Director, OneWorld, Inc. Adults, older teens, grandparents - please consider becoming a mentor Visit :National Institute for Literacy to learn more. OneWorld encourages you to become a mentor for students starting in elementary school. Poor children need mentors to teach them about positive possibilities. |
| Parents, teachers, business organizations, advocates for education and community leaders need to form active and committed partnerships to close the achievement gap in education. We all have a vested interest in doing this.
Who Is Fannie Lou Hamer? Learn About this Dynamic and Courageous Woman from Mississippi. Her legacy lives. Organizer of the Mississippi Freedom Party and party delegate, field secretary for SCNN and grass-roots organizer. Visit this site and learn a great deal more. www.ibiblio.org/sncc/hamer Read the testimony of Mrs. Hamer. Learn about the Voices for Freedom. If you ever contemplate dropping out of high school, go to this site first. Learn about the price paid for you to be able to get an education. Above all, value yourself; fulfill your potential! www.calvin.edu/academic/voices/hamer
Read Mrs. Hamer's “Testimony,” July 22, 1964, given at the Democratic National Convention. Imagine what you can do with a college education! Do NOT settle for anything less than your best! Notable Quotations: 1. “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." John F. Kennedy 2. “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” JFK 3. “For over three hundred years the white man has been our oppressor, and he naturally is not going to liberate us to the higher freedom—the truer liberty—the truer Democracy. We have to liberate ourselves” - Marcus Garvey 4. “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” Steven Biko, South African Martyr 5. “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.” Diogenes 6. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela 7. “Stand on your own two black feet and fight like hell for your place in the world.” – Amy Jacques Garvey |
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‘Normalized racism’ found in the classroom.
Click here: Study examines how black boys are treated
in school
By Yasmin Tara Rammohan, Medill News Service, May 13, 2007
Resources for single parents
Please check out this link; it leads to great information. Here is a synopsis:
Parenting is a job-the most important on Earth. However, the
wonderful job of parenting can seem more like a chore when only
one parent is involved. There are no sick, vacation, or personal
business days when you're raising a kid on your own. Without two
parents, the job loses some of its perks and sometime leaves single
parents feeling burnt out. Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Click here: Study examines how black boys are treated
in school
By Yasmin Tara Rammohan, Medill News Service, May 13, 2007
Resources for single parents
Please check out this link; it leads to great information. Here is a synopsis:
Parenting is a job-the most important on Earth. However, the
wonderful job of parenting can seem more like a chore when only
one parent is involved. There are no sick, vacation, or personal
business days when you're raising a kid on your own. Without two
parents, the job loses some of its perks and sometime leaves single
parents feeling burnt out. Wednesday, March 21, 2007
| Your Attention PLEASE - In-School Suspensions Mandated! The CT Legislature recently passed a bill which mandates in-school suspensions. (This is intended to help students who constantly get into trouble. Maybe if they had to stay in school for suspensions, there will be less suspensions given out). The State says: Stay in school. David Larson, executive director of the CT Association of Public Schools Supts., opposes the bill as "another unfunded mandate," and accuses the legislature of trying to micro-manage the schools. Elizabeth Brown, CT Commission on Children, and George Coleman, deputy commissioner of education, support the bill. As a parent, a teacher, a student, a tax payer, a community leader, what do you think about this bill? Please let us hear! How do these suspensions affect students in the long-term? Which students are most often suspended? What is the affect on the students' education? What will be the effects on America if 77,000 students in CT fail to get a good education every year? In 2006, 77,000 students had out-of-school suspensions! What are the benefits to the schools (if any) of these suspensions? Why would the supts object to this bill? Let us hear from you; send us an email to: oneworldpi@yahoo.com We would like to host more discussions on this topic. Would you like to participate? Let us hear your suggestions. Call us at 203 -407-0250 -- Leave your contact information. |
Cost of Education versus Cost of Prison - Is this really a choice?
From all of the reliable data we have, in 2005 it costs between $9,207 and
$10, 385 per year to educate a child in CT. See Connecticut Fact Sheet
Study Title: "Estimating the Cost of an Adequate Education in CT"
Date Completed: June 2005
It costs between $35 and $50,000 to imprison someone (based upon the
facility in which he or she has to be housed).
CT spends between $35,000 & $50K per year per prisoner
http://www.cga.ct.gov/pri/archives/2000fireportchap5.htm
Are our schools really becoming the prison pipeline?
What are our educational and social priorities in CT?
Of the number of Black males who entired 9th grade in CT
high school in 2000, 59% graduated! 82% of white males
who entered in 2000 graduated! A 23% difference! WHY?
According to a study reported by Yahoo! News, name
initials may influence grades: study - Read about it here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/lf_nm_life/initials_performance_dc
From all of the reliable data we have, in 2005 it costs between $9,207 and
$10, 385 per year to educate a child in CT. See Connecticut Fact Sheet
Study Title: "Estimating the Cost of an Adequate Education in CT"
Date Completed: June 2005
It costs between $35 and $50,000 to imprison someone (based upon the
facility in which he or she has to be housed).
CT spends between $35,000 & $50K per year per prisoner
http://www.cga.ct.gov/pri/archives/2000fireportchap5.htm
Are our schools really becoming the prison pipeline?
What are our educational and social priorities in CT?
Of the number of Black males who entired 9th grade in CT
high school in 2000, 59% graduated! 82% of white males
who entered in 2000 graduated! A 23% difference! WHY?
According to a study reported by Yahoo! News, name
initials may influence grades: study - Read about it here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/lf_nm_life/initials_performance_dc
| If You Think Education Is Expensive, Calculate The Cost Of Ignorance! N'Zinga Shäni, OneWorld, Inc. According to a report by the Schott Foundation, Connecticut has a 23% disparity between White and Black male high school graduates in 2004. www.schottfoundation.org/publication s/Schott_06_report_final.pdf In CT, 59 percent of the black males who entered 9th grade in 2000 graduated from 12th grades 4 years later; 82 percent of white males did. What are the reasons why? How can we change this NOW? |
IF WE THINK THE COST OF EDUCATION ON OUR COMMUNITY
AND SOCIETY IS HIGH....
PLEASE CALCULATE and ASSESS the Real COST of Ignorance!
Calculate the cost of low self-esteem!
Calculate the cost of hopelessness!
Calculate the COST of Bigotry and Racism on US AS A Society!
N'Zinga Shäni, Producer, "21st Century Conversations"
AND SOCIETY IS HIGH....
PLEASE CALCULATE and ASSESS the Real COST of Ignorance!
Calculate the cost of low self-esteem!
Calculate the cost of hopelessness!
Calculate the COST of Bigotry and Racism on US AS A Society!
N'Zinga Shäni, Producer, "21st Century Conversations"
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Great TV program, Sundays, 6PM on CTV
We tackle this & other Important topics.
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of -Teamwork in Achieving Excellence in
Education. Schools, homes, communities!
OneWorld's "21st Century Conversations"
Great TV program, Sundays, 6PM on CTV
We tackle this & other Important topics.
We are also on 13 other cable systems!
We NEED the Village to work together