(ThyBlackMan.com) Addressing a crowded room of magnet school educators and supporters last week, Acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King explained his personal commitment to school diversity and the importance of reducing racial isolation in schools. “I was a kid who benefited from intentional school diversity, and I’m a parent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The growth of blogging has transitioned beyond the basics of text, there are now VBlogging, MicroBlogging, Podcasting and a host of other resources and tools to share diverse and dynamic content. The importance of writing can never be denied because in the areas of education and business writing is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Teaching educational technology at Edward Waters College provides great joy and purpose that combines teaching as an elementary school teacher in public education with my teaching in higher education. I enjoy having the best of both worlds, helping to prepare elementary students for life after elementary school and helping ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) George Orwell said, “But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” Gore Vidal elaborated on that insight, saying, “As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate.” And John Milton predicted, “When language in common use in any country ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Creating a successful essay can be the most arduous parts of the training process, and yet, they should write an essay is almost everywhere: from English literature, to economics, to physics, geography, classical studies, audio, and history. To succeed, at high school and in tertiary study you need to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1986 Whitney Houston covered the George Benson hit, The Greatest Love of All, which he originally recorded for a film biography of Muhammad Ali. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that Houston’s cover gave the “message of self-worth an astounding resonance and conviction…a compelling assertion of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This “wait” has almost always meant “never.” … “Justice too long delayed is justice denied.” —MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL This Black History Month, in honor of Dr. King’s legacy, a mentor-friend of mine, Peter Meyer, sent me an EducationNext report that shows that the achievement ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fathers matter in the education of their children, fathers are more than just providers they are a foundation of strength to prepare children for a world of diverse challenges, temptations and pressures. If you take a father out of the lives of children there is a “Gap In The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The importance of adaptation, modification and incorporation of new educational initiatives in instruction for HBCU’s is important for their continued existence, incorporation of STEAM in HBCU’s can be seen in how instruction and R&D is changing in the classrooms of Historical Black Colleges and Universities similar to classes at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Wheaton College is moving to fire a tenured professor, Larycia Hawkins. In educational circles becoming tenured is a really big deal. It means that one must do something truly egregious to get fired. So one might wonder what would sort of transgression would cause a college to fire a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The importance of writing and blogging can be seen in the creating and sharing of content that is specifically relevant to student’s developing their skills in preparation for future careers. How writing/blogging is applied to academics can be seen in the diverse areas of research and analysis of diverse ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Competition for employment, internships, scholarships, grants and other forms of financial assistance and entrance into higher education has grown tremendously in the past years. HBCU students should understand that digital tools and resources that aid in obtaining/starting a professional career should be gained and seen as an investment. Social ...