• About
  • Activism/Initiatives
  • Contact Us
  • Mission Statement

~ A Blog of the African Diaspora

Category Archives: Afronerd

Reading, Writing and Respect.

08 Thursday Aug 2013

Posted by blacklit101 in African Canadian, Afronerd, Back To School Chronicles, Black Parenting, Education

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

2008 US Presidential race, African Diaspora, Education, higher education, Re-Education

Paddle
In the classroom, Black children can often be treated like second class citizens.

I learned the hard way that often times when our children are reporting to us with conflict or having “issues” with their teachers, we as parents ought to believe them. Here’s why, many teachers simply do not have the wherewithal to effectively deal with the cultural differences that naturally exists between themselves and their students. After all, teachers are only people;  Mere mortals and life can condition them to have prejudices and preconceived notions about Black people just like anyone else. However, when this spills over into the classroom, teacher-student conflict can easily contaminate the learning environment.

This is why I believe that discipline is of the utmost importance. A well behaved student can make the difference in how the teacher relates to him, her and their peers. When our children are not busy living up to the negative stereotypes, it’s a lot harder for the facilitator to justify his or her prejudiced attitudes and behaviors. Classroom management can be organized and structured around pathways for successful learning which is inclusive of all students.

Parents, please encourage your learner to use their manners and the “home training” that we work so hard to instill within them. Remind them that is our onus as parents to advocate on their behalf when conflict arises. If the child is in a position where they feel they must self-advocate, teach them to do so assertively yet politely until the adult care-giver can intervene. Not only does this show the teacher that the child is valued and supported, it reinforces to the child that they are safe and protected. It also helps to preserve balance in the classroom as no teacher will take being undermined or disrespected lightly which can lead to burned bridges even if the conflict was encouraged by the teacher to begin with. This can lead to a myriad of BS which ultimately distracts from learning.

With September fast approaching, set aside some time to sit down with your child and talk about the expectations that you have for them in terms of their performance, attitude, citizenship and behavior within the school environment. Having an open dialogue and establishing parameters for their conduct and deportment can help to better prepare them mentally as well as alleviate any uncertainty they might have toward their role in the classroom and that of the figures of authority they will have to deal with every day.

Back to school preparation is about us as much as it’s about them. Help them to establish goals, milestones and objectives for the new school year. Nurture their ambition, I promise you, it will help you to not only support their educational needs, it may save you some really nasty headaches down the road. It’s ok, you can trust me because I’m speaking from my own experience as an educator and as a parent.

Light reflected is enlightenment infinite.

~Rachelle

1st Hot Ghetto Mess NOW a VH-1 Boycott & The Parent/Child Relationships of Black & White Socialization‏

06 Thursday Sep 2007

Posted by Black Women in Europe in Afronerd, VH-1 Boycott

≈ Leave a comment

This just in from my man, Afronerd:

blog radio

PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO YOUR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, ASSOCIATES AND ENEMIES-ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN OUR DISCUSSIONS. ********************************************************************************
Ok Folks, we plan to have a full show on our plate this Thursday at 9pm eastern. Let’s see if we can get through everything without having to do a part 2 broadcast. Since the Vh-1/Interracial Love boycott and brewing controversy appears to be a hot topic on our blog, let’s flesh it out! And should there be another boycott against VH-1 with the upcoming Hip Hop Honors award show? Pay close attention to the line up and you’ll notice a lot of classic artists (one would think honoring those artists would be the crux of the show-not!) are not participating. Snoop Dog and Missy Elliot are being honored but no Sha-Rock, or Jimmy Spicer? Andre Harrell gets honored for New Jack Swing but not for being a member of the seminal hip hop group, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde? So let’s talk and analyze. I also want all the folks that commented in the last post (including MTV/Vh-1 employees) to call us with their thoughts at: 646-915-9620 or IM/email our show via afronerdradio@yahoo. We will also try to fit in the alleged parent/child social and cultural relationship that exists between Whites and Blacks-we’ll give it a shot! Be there and Be Square!

http://www.afronerdradio.com http://www.afronerd.com

Get all the juicy details about it by clicking the following link:  www.BlogTalkRadio.com 

Select language then Translate

Subscribe via Email

Subscribe to Afro Spear by Email

Subscribe via Feed

Subscribe in a reader

Recent Posts

  • U.S. District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves Sentencing Speech to Convicted White Racist Murderers
  • Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!
  • Cornel West on BBC HARDtalk
  • The Whiteness Project
  • Cornel West: “President Obama Doesn’t Belong on Any Shirt with Martin Luther King and Malcolm X”

Recent Comments

productreview on Caster Semenya determined to b…
Dawnatilla TheHun on “Why don’t Dictato…
Briana on Stuff Black People Like…
David Rohrig on When Will America Take Respons…
Mama Ayaba on Dr. Frances Cress Welsing: 12…

AfroSphere

  • Abagond
  • Africa is a country
  • Africa on the blog
  • Africa Portal
  • African Arguments
  • African Executive
  • African Hip Hop
  • AfriClassical Blog
  • Afropean
  • Another Way To View
  • Black Agenda Report
  • Black and Christian
  • Black Women of Brazil
  • Blog Africa
  • Breaking Brown
  • Brotha Wolf
  • ByBlacks – Canadian Black Experience
  • Colorlines
  • Daraja
  • Echwalu Photography
  • Electronic Village
  • Ewuare X. Osayande
  • Field Negro
  • Free Thinking Unabii
  • Global Voices Online
  • Hip Hop Republican
  • Kudzu, Mon Amour
  • Let’s Be Clear
  • Mind of Malaka
  • MsAfropolitan
  • Nana Kofi Acquah
  • NewBlackMan
  • Our Legaci
  • Outhouse Negroes
  • Pambazuka News Blogs
  • Poefrika
  • Project 21
  • Repeating Islands
  • Shawn James
  • Tafari
  • The Blackman Can
  • The Gentlemen's Standard
  • The Intersection of Madness and Reality
  • The Old Black Church
  • The Root Magazine
  • The Silver People Chronicle
  • This is Africa
  • This Is Your Conscience
  • Uhuru News

Site Meter

  • Site Meter

Afrospear Think Tank Blog

Afrospear Think Tank Blog

Copyright & Licence

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence.

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Archives

  • February 2015
  • December 2014
  • October 2014
  • August 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007
  • April 2007

  • Follow Following
    • afrospear.wordpress.com
    • Join 177 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • afrospear.wordpress.com
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...