Happy New Year! May all of you have a prosperous 2010! Each year I say a little rhyme to myself according to the numbers in the new year. For example in 2008 I said it was going to be great; in 2009 I said it would be fine; and my rhyme for 2010 is “It’s [...]

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NFL PLAY 60 is the NFL Movement for an Active and Healthy Generation, encouraging kids to play for 60 minutes every day in order to tackle childhood obesity. Through in-school, afterschool and team-based programs and partnerships with like-minded organizations, the NFL wants fans to Join the NFL PLAY 60 Movement. PLAY 60 appears throughout NFLRUSH.com, [...]

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Helping Parents Help Educators
Check out this 3-part Video Workshop on Parenting by Mr. Marc Medley, Principal of PS#10
Mr. Medley is a seasoned educator who has trained a number of Parent Coordinator groups and parents.
Check out this video and others at the Paterson School District’s  MJM Parent Resource Center Video Workshop website.
 Click on the link below:
http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/departments/parent_resource_center/video.html
 

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“If you are not a millionaire, you need to turn the television off.” This is a quote by Arthur J. Johnson II, author of Ignite The Fire Within. Mr. Johnson made this statement when I was interviewing him on my radio show THE READING CIRCLE w/Marc Medley on WP88.7 FM.  We were talking about the [...]

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Bessie Coleman has to be smiling as history was made as a domestic US flight was staffed for the first time by an all female African American flight crew. Captain Rachelle Jones, First Officer Stephanie Grant, and flight attendants Diana Galloway and Robin Rogers flew into history as they commanded Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 5202 [...]

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Does anyone else see a connection between our societal condition and the depictions we wear on our clothing? As a principal in an urban school, just about every other child is coming to school dressed in apparel sporting some type of skull. It will be on their shirts, hats and sometimes even their pants/slacks. As [...]

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At the writing of this post, I am traveling again. This time I have just left one of my favorite cities in the United States; Atlanta, Georgia; more specifically, The King Center.  This was at least my fourth time touring the historical site and each time I was moved as I looked at the photos [...]

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“I am thankful for my mango juice”
                                                          Kerry Ann Hall
 
 
Last year while traveling on vacation in Jamaica, I listened to three cousins (two who are growing up in the United States and one who is growing up in Jamaica) having a conversation about gifts they had received for either their birthday or for Christmas. The [...]

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Can you imagine someone losing his life for foolishness? A Wal-Mart employee who was making an attempt to open the door on “Black Friday,” lost his life to pure and utter non-sense. There has not been the product or gift yet created that would motivate me to arise in the wee hours of the [...]

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Come on out fathers, bring your children and make a difference.  This is a wonderful opportunity for you to spend time with your children and hear a dynamic speaker in Dr. Lenworth Gunther.  His topic will be “Calling All Men.”  The session will be held Saturday, November 15, from 9:00 -12:00 noon at the Dr. [...]

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