An honorable, educational experience for the able, impressionable mind
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Welcome to Honorable and Impressionable's online information and reference guide to African-American history taught through the lens of our HIstory virtual classroom.
Are you able to be the best version of yourself? If not then
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An online hub where we teach, mold and mentor you to become an
HONORABLE AND IMPRESSIONABLE
student!
HONORABLE AND IMPRESSIONABLE
student!
"Children learn more for what you are than what you teach."
"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way the child can learn."
Are you able?
...to dress how you want to be addressed?
Be Impressionable!
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."
Early, mid and late school-age children all demonstrate shared, common hand gestures and signs, whether the palms are inward or outward, that transcend natural, political and socioeconomic boarders, ocean, mountains, deserts and other physical barriers almost anywhere you go around the world. Students all over the world are capable of succeeding to the best of their abilities if they are put in the right environments, access the best resources and the correct policies to maximize instruction and mastery in each content area of formal education. Moreover, children require and need discipline, structure, caring school personnel, high academic standards and a safe place to learn what it takes to be totally successful. If you notice in almost every picture all of the students are displaying the peace sign and collectively demonstrating their happiness, silliness, affection, unity and innocence regardless of racial boundaries which shows commonality and shared behaviors among adolescent and teenage students around the world. This is by no means a coincidence. Young people like and want to be part of a group, a team, a cause, or a movement particularly in their adolescence going into young adulthood at a time where they strongly seek the approval of their peers and friends, forge bonds with peers of the opposite or same sex and building relationships and friendships among classmates from other ethnicities and religious groups that populate their schools. Honorable and Impressionable LLC understands the importance of the student/child dynamic and the components needed for them to succeed inside and outside the classroom. When they succeed, we succeed and the community as a whole. Together, we can putting honor back into the able.
"Children know all too well when people respect and trust them and when they don't"
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Pictured is Director Kwame Christian conducting a literacy workshop for Reading month (March) at a elementary school in Newark, New Jersey.
Honorable and Impressionable LLC
Home Office
59 Market Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
59 Market Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
"Be honorable in all your dealings..."
"First impressions are often lasting ones, so make them count!"
"First impressions are often lasting ones, so make them count!"
About Us
Honorable and Impressionable or 'handi" for short is committed to "putting honor back into able" and we are doing just that by focusing our efforts on our most prized resources in our schools and communities: our children. Honorable and Impressionable LLC is a for-profit, educational and research services company specializing in using best practices to instruct, assist and prepare adolescent, teenage and young adult students for school, self and life. H & I promotes, encourages and supports our young people to choose, live and sustain healthy, honorable lifestyles in their daily lives inside and outside school as well as making memorable, positive and lasting impressions throughout their everyday dealings in life. H & I also believes in the phrase "If you look good you feel good" and instilling confidence, self-worth and knowledge into our young people can only help make them better people in their lives. H & I employs the virtues of honor, patience, honesty, service, integrity, courage, ethics and diversity into the culture, brand and core principles of our company along with our high professional standards, attention to customer service and our insistence and focus on character development to determine what metrics and strategies we use to assess and evaluate all of the impressionable minds of the students and clients we serve. H & I offers a wide variety of programs, activities and services as vendors and service providers to public school districts, private and charter schools, home schools, private homes, businesses, after-school clubs and programs, educational institutions, non-profit organizations and state agencies in the state of New Jersey. Our focus, attention and directives are geared towards the student/child dynamic focusing primarily on student achievement, academic growth and personal development throughout the transitional stages of adolescence and the teenage formative years (11-19). In reference to student growth and achievement, H & I believes that teachers and educators should not rely and teach just from the textbook only, but use different resources and materials that are available to enhance and improve student growth, development and achievement. We feel that teachers and educators who are well-traveled, knowledgeable, insightful, creative, bold, humorous, passionate and resourceful are the most qualified and in the best positions to provide students with top-tier educational experiences and are thus able to make instructional learning fun, stimulating and engaging. We train and expect our "able" educators to be highly qualified in various aspects of their chosen discipline so as to provide students with an educational experiences that are thought-provoking, interactive and insightful so as to quench their thirst and curiosity for knowledge and wisdom to gain a greater understanding of the subject matter. H & I strives to make learning interesting, engaging and enjoyable to our students so they yearn, desire and crave to want to know more, to do more and to achieve more. This will allow students take more responsibility in their own education and learning which will ultimately increase their scholastic aptitude and knowledge based. Honorable and Impressionable LLC employing an active, growth-mindset, hires educators and educational professionals, tutors and mentors to assist, provide and conduct one-on-one or group prep tutorial sessions, one-on-one or group mentoring sessions, in-school literacy programs, cultural enrichment school-wide activities, service projects and state or standardized test preparation and other services to families, individual students, organizations and schools within the state of New Jersey. H & I also contracts with Special Education Specialists, Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultants, Child Advocates & Activists, Social Workers, School Counselors & Psychologists and Amistad Fellows as Independent Contractors to conduct professional development and teacher-training workshops, independent testing for students, school-wide literacy programs, school security specialists and managers of (ELO) extended learning organizations and after school programs to school/school districts, organizations and businesses.
Mission
The mission is to educate, inform, mentor and empower school-age students as well as young adult students to be academically confident, socially correct, emotionally stable and professionally developed in order for them to grow to become honorable and impressionable men and women.
Meet the Founder
The Founder, Managing Director and Lead Educator of Honorable and Impressionable LLC is Kwame Cairo Christian. A proud graduate of Lincoln University and the son of a retired school teacher and college professor, Director Christian is an experienced educator/teacher, public speaker, online author, historian, researcher, coach and mentor who has spent over 20 years teaching, counseling and mentoring elementary, middle, high school and college-age students in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Massachusetts working for Charter, Private and Public school districts respectfully. His intense passion, intelligence, enthusiasm and drive in the field of education working with children and young adults is fueled by the tireless efforts of the many teachers, counselors and mentors that have helped him throughout his own adolescence, teenage and adult years growing up as a African-American male without the guidance of his own father and not wanting to let them down his family, mentors or his community. Kwame Christian currently serves as lead Historian, Teacher, Child and Parent Advocate, Activist, Amistad Fellow, Coach and Head Tennis Instructor for H & I Tennis camps, Lead Mentor for Able Mentors, Mentor/Big brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Life Advisor/Mentor for Garden State Scholars along with fulfilling his daily duties as Managing Director and Lead Educator for Honorable and Impressionable LLC. He has served as Managing Director of the company since 2013.
Amistad Law/Amistad Commission/Amistad Fellows
Only a handful of states have state laws which mandates, enforces and ensures that African-American history is infused into the Social Studies curricula of public schools statewide. New York, Illinois, Florida and New Jersey are states that have passed groundbreaking legislation declaring that the accomplishments, achievements and contributions of African-Americans as well as the study of the total impact the Transatlantic slave trade had on African-Americans and its harmful effects it on society, within the U.S. history curricula in schools statewide, be celebrated, highlighted and taught efficiently to all students to add to their overall growth and academic development. New York, Illinois, Florida and New Jersey are not only the only states to have Amistad laws on the books but also have Amistad Commissions to enact and put the law into place and make sure it is enforced in district public schools around the state of New Jersey. New Jersey has the distinction of being the first state to introduce legislation that ultimately became New Jersey state law in 2002 (A1301). In 2005, New York's Legislature created its own Amistad Commission to review the state's own curriculum concerning African-American history and the impact of the Trans Atlantic slave trade on African-Americans and how it is taught in state public schools called the New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, Article 57B (57.51-57.54). The state of Illinois in 2005 enacted legislation (Public Act 094-0285) and created their own (HB0383) Illinois Amistad Commission to focus, investigate and study the impact the African slave trade had on African-Americans and to highlight the contributions of African-Americans within the U.S. history Social Studies curricula in the Illinois Public Schools . The New Jersey Amistad Commission working directly under the NJ Dept of Education was established and created initially through legislation introduced as the "Amistad Bill" in 2002 with their intention and purpose of ensuring that the "Department of Education and public schools of NJ implement materials and texts which integrate the history and contributions of African-Americans and the descendants of the African Diaspora". The Amistad law, introduced and sponsored by Assemblymen William D. Payne and Craig A. Stanley, was signed into law by Governor James E. McGreevey and this landmark law was created to increase, promote and share a greater knowledge and understanding into the accomplishments, achievements and contributions of African-Americans and to include and cement their place U.S. history in all of New Jersey's public schools. Congressman Donald Payne, the first African American to represent New Jersey ever in Congress and a teacher for Newark Public Schools, and Assemblyman William Payne are the men we all need to thank for their call to attention and action introducing the Amistad law. The bill created an Amistad Commission "in honor [and memory] of the enslaved Africans who gained their freedom after overthrowing the crew of the Amistad cargo ship en route from Havana in 1839". The Amistad Commission consist of a 23 member body, including the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of Education, the Chair of the Executive Board of the President's Council and 16 public members. The Commission also designates appropriate textbooks that accurately chronicles the African-American experience in the United States. The Commission will "promote wider implementation of educational awareness programs regarding the African slave trade, slavery in America and the many contributions African-American have made over the course of United States history". Officially, the Amistad law requires that all New Jersey schools incorporate African-American history into their Social Studies K-12 curricula ensuring that African American history and the contributions and experiences of African-Americans are intrinsically taught in public school classrooms statewide and fully infused within classroom lessons, assessment tools, primary and secondary sources and presentations within the educational scope of U.S. History. New Jersey was the only state that put into motion a state law and commission mandating the implementation of African-American history into the Social Studies curricula of its 678 school districts. Social Studies has been said to be social training for all students so it is imperative students have a fair and balanced worldview and tolerance of real world issues and the diverse people living in the world they live in. The Amistad Summer Institute structures curriculum development activities for educators, historians and scholars alike and offers opportunities to receive professional development credits, content base training and exposure to Commissioner, Professors, Lectures and Policy Makers to enhance their knowledge, confidence and expertise in teaching and instructing African-American history within Social Studies curricula. Moreover, the NJ Amistad Commission offers an all-expenses paid summer fellowships at the Amistad Summer Institute which allows historians, educators and administrators to become "Amistad Fellows" during the months of July and August for 4 days at Rowan University and Kean University. Fellows go through rigorous, extensive training, lectures, field research and are given a variety of primary and secondary materials, books, lesson plans, curriculum development methodology, pedagogical items and instructional directives from history and law professors, authors, history scholars, Amistad Commissioners, state officials and other noteworthy guest speakers. H & I encourages educators in the state of New Jersey to apply for this wonderful opportunity to network and grow your educational and knowledge base to further increase your awareness and learn best practices to instruct, prepare and assist the students, teachers and administrators of New Jersey in learning, knowing and understanding more about the contributions, achievements and accomplishments of African-Americans to U.S. History. African-American history is U.S. History!
*For more information about the NJ Amistad Commission please call 609-984-6428 or visit amistad@doe.state.nj.us
*For more information about the NY Amistad Commission please visit www.doe.ny.gov/amistad
H & I's website and social media presence
Honorable and Impressionable LLC would like to provide our website as an online reference and research tool for the public to learn more and gain a greater understanding about African-Americans throughout American history to increase their social awareness in the sphere of education. We pride ourselves on delving deep into African-American history that is not necessarily found in history textbooks, educational history websites or through your favorite search engine. We rely on our trusted, able historians and educators to help our clients, students and educators to go above and beyond the surface of "textbook history" and common knowledge and receive a greater knowledge base and understanding of American history because African-American history is American history!
Also, there is our mentoring division, Able Mentors, that has a stand alone website www.ablementors.org which provides a snapshot of the good work we are doing around the tri-state area with our various mentoring programs.
We are present on:
*Facebook @ Honorable and Impressionable
*Instagram @ honorableandimpressionable
*Twitter @ H and I LLC
Testimonials from Teachers, Parents, Students and Administrators
What are they saying about Mr. Christian?
"I had the privilege to see Mr Christian in action during my school-wide reading program his company sponsored at my school. Our students liked how he was so engaging and animated with them and he really captivated and held their attention. I also liked his energy and passion with the students and his message about the joys of interactive learning and reading books. He definitely made good impressions on me, the other teachers and, most importantly, our students." Kariemah Muhammad, 3rd grade teacher in the Newark Public Schools for 22 years.
"I have found Mr. Christian to be a very knowledgeable in the subject of Social Studies, especially African American
history. He brings excitement, enthusiasm and personal experiences into the classroom. His teaching skills are extraordinary and admirable. Mr. Christian's style of teaching keeps his students engaged, responsible and accountable for their own learning and interested. These special and unique gifts are truly needed in our schools which are geared towards capturing the attention and minds of each students, mainly the male students. His professionalism is above and beyond what anyone would want for their own children. Mr Christian is truly a gifted and wonderful teacher." Mrs. DeLoatch, Teacher's assistant/paraprofessional in Roselle Public Schools for 17 years.
"Let me begin by saying bravo to Kwame Christian, who exemplifies excellence and distinction as an educator. His dedication and commitment in and out of the classroom demonstrates 21th Century pedagogy with relevance and purpose. He utilizes best practices and techniques that not only challenge the students but also requires them to "think outside the box". His classroom environment is one of high expectations for all students. Certainly, Mr. Christian is an asset to the educational profession. He continues to hone his craft and acquires what is essential to be able to provide his students with the knowledge that will meet and exceed the standard." Andrea Jackson-Roberts, Curriculum Specialist in Roselle Public Schools for 15 years.
"I have been a teacher for 14 years. My students are all my children and when they are happy I am happy. There's no better feeling that fills my heart like seeing them smile. When Mr. Christian enters my classroom, that's exactly what happens. All of the radiating cheek to cheek smiles fill my heart. All of the students know him and respect him. His positive rapport with each and every student is truly evident! I have the pleasure to have been working Mr. Christian for 6 years now and I have a great amount of trust in him because I know that he is a remarkable teacher at heart. He definitely cares about my children as much as I do. He is a teacher, a colleague, a mentor, a friend and a role model that one can truly trust to make a positive difference. He expresses an immense amount of professionalism and responsibility as he works closely with each and every student and staff member. His character and care are definitely larger than life. Mr. Christian's dedication transpires from every one of his words and actions. It takes a village and Mr. Christian will always go above and beyond." Mrs. Elsa Braxton, Grade 5 ELA Teacher 15 years.
"My experience in Mr. Christian's class was magnificent! He would always teach his students about the unknown secrets and histories mysteries in his Social Studies/Science classes. Many students seem to love Mr. Christian because of his charming personality and how he could give great advice to his students. He happens to be a fun-loving teacher and spices up his lessons with jokes and funny interactions with the students in his classes. He seems to be one of the best teachers to have in a classroom. He knows how to have fun, calm someone down, cheer someone up and of course, really care for his students." Naekeysha Baptiste, 6th grade Roselle student.
"I love Mr. Christian so much! He is so funny and helpful. When somebody has a problem he is the first to help. He also tries to make the lessons more interesting and gives us his own theories about some topics in history class. I wish Mr.Christian was my only teacher for the rest my school year." Amina As-Sayyid, 6th grade Roselle student.
"My experience with Mr.Christian was spectacular! He is an amazing teacher and he has taught us so much about history and life. Mr.Christian was super fun and would teach us the secrets and joys of Science and Social Studies in his classes. He has given me much encouragement with making friends in school and also encouraged me when I felt down. Thank you Mr. Christian so much for all the support you give me" Ammy Zea, 6th grade Roselle student.
"My experience with Mr. Christian was amazing! He taught us so many things that many teachers wouldn't teach us in prior Social Studies classes. We enjoyed going to his class because he made learning fun and thoughtful. It amazed me when Mr. Christian would command respect from his students and how his students respected him and the way he teaches history. Nicholas Narcisse, 6th grade Roselle student.
"The days we spend during the Black History Month series workshop at the Boys and Girls club during the month of February have been the highlight of my life. It opened my eyes and Mr. Christian gave me true knowledge on what I need to know to further my growth and maturity. It was an honor to have a workshop with him because there are not many black leaders in the Tri-state area to take their time out and speak to the youth on today's issues. I am becoming a better person because of those series of workshops."
Nafis Workfield, 12th grade Newark student
"Director Christian has been my private tutor/mentor for a year now and I have grown as much under his direction and instruction. He is very patience with me which I need at times and he stays on top of me, my conduct and my work which definitely need all the time. He takes the lessons I learn in school and he breaks the information down to its simplest form so I can understand it better. He is knowledgeable in all of the areas of learning and he has a special way of relating to me because he knows what it is like needing extra attention and instruction after school. Plus, I like working one-on-one anyway and learn much better that way so it works out "
Armani Phillip, NYC Public Schools student
"I have had the esteem pleasure of working with Mr. Christian for over 5 years in the Newark and Roselle Public School districts. This work relationship has been in the capacity as a fellow teacher and as his immediate supervisor as Principal. Mr. Christian is a dedicated servant to the students and the community point blank. He has been a constant role model for students and staff since we have worked together and because of this, I fully endorse his character, professionalism, and service to any organization or school district he is involved with. Whatever school or school district he is affiliated with it never fails, the students absolutely love him and learn from him."
Jouse Falaise, Asst Superintendent/Chief Academic Officer for Trenton Public Schools.
Our Services and Programs
*Private hire Tutoring & Mentoring Services
*One-on-One Prep Tutorial Sessions
*Group Prep Tutorial Sessions
*Home-school Instruction Services
*Research & Presentation Services
*Professional Development workshops
*Teacher-training workshops
*Mentoring Programs and Services
*School-wide Reading Programs
*After-school Programs
*Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO)
*Public Speaking engagements
*Educational Consulting
*Sports Instruction /Coaching
*Per Diem instructional services
*State and Standardized Test Prep
*Cultural Enrichment Activities
*College Tours and Class Trips
*H & I Young Fathers Initiative
*Flight vs Fight discussion groups
*Honor, Humility and Honesty Hotline
*H & I wardrobe & Image Consulting
Honorable and Impressionable company quotes
"He or she who has no shame has no honor" Unknown
"Education breeds confidence" Unknown
"A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed" Unknown
"Teach a child to choose the right path and when [they are] older [they] will remind upon it" Proverbs
"What do children want in a book? Children want the same thing [adults] want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted" Dr. Seuss
"If you're someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that's a sign of a life lived honorably" Rachel Maddow
"Putting honor back into the able" Kwame Christian
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask, act! Action will delineate and define you" Thomas Jefferson
"But I am sincere and my sincerity are my credentials" Malcolm X
"These are all our children, we will profit by or pay for whatever they become" James Baldwin
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend" Dr. Martin Luther King
"Male by birth, Men by choice" Joshua Colbert
"It is easier to build strong children than to fix broken men" Frederick Douglass
"I learned that the happiest people are those who do the most for others" Booker T. Washington
"When you know better you do better"
The Talented 1/10 of a Tenth: African-American male teachers
African-American male teachers only make up 1.9% of the total population of educators in our nation's public schools. Here is a snapshot of African-American educators in New Jersey who are doing the arduous work needed to educate our state's public school students at the Amistad Summer Institute.
Did you have a African-American male teacher from k to 12th grade while you were in school? No? This may explain why?
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2017/08/28/why-so-few-black-male-teachers.
"A 2016 study by the American Educational Research Association concluded that test scores and other factors being equal, black students were three times more likely to be assigned to gifted programs when taught by a black teacher than a non-black teacher. Other research from North Carolina and Tennessee showed that merely having one black teacher in early elementary grades led to greater expression of interest in college by African-American boys and raised the proportion of black students taking a college entrance exam by 10 percent."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-recruiting-male-black-elementary-teachers-20180724-story
Questions that make you say hmmmm....
*Why do we celebrate African-American History for only one month a year?
*You mean there was an African-American woman who ran for President of the US?
*Wait, there's a state law that mandates, ensures and enforces that African-American history be taught in all public schools throughout the state of New Jersey?
*Remember, the advantage goes to those who ask the most questions*
Honorable and Impressionable firmly believes that we should celebrate and acknowledge the accomplishments, contributions and achievements of African-Americans all year long!
"African-American history is American history"
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THE ORIGINS OF NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
Before there was a Black History Month there was a Negro History Week created in 1926 by the late, great historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Negro History Week was the combination of Abraham Lincoln's birthday on February 12 and Frederick Douglss's birthday on February 14 falling on the same week in the same month. Besides the U.S., Black History Month is also celebrated in England as well as Canada and other countries around the world. Carter G. Woodson spoke about the importance of celebrating ones history and how essential it was to ensure the survival of ones own race in a famous quote: "If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated..."
Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson, the father of black history" looks just as distinguished in his younger years as he does in his mature years. African Americans and all Americans owe a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Woodson for having the foresight and vision to highlight the histories, achievements and contributions of African-Americans at a time when U.S. textbooks or any books for that matter shined dim lights on any accomplishments of people of color in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Because of Negro history week, we now have Black History Month thanks to Dr. Woodson. Even a couple of former U.S. Presidents in recent years have changed the titled month in February from Black history to African-American History Month!
Let's celebrate
All year long!
Let us honor
All month long!
"If you get, give, if you learn, teach."
Based on empirical evidence and obvious educational observations, students in public, charter and private schools across the country are not getting adequate and sufficient required amounts of African-American history infused and taught in Social Studies curricula in schools nationwide. It is important that all students know about the contributions African-Americans achieved over the last three centuries in the United States to gain a full understanding of U.S history in its full splendor. African-American history is American history, period and African-American history is largely being ignored, whether directly and indirectly, which has a detrimental effect on all U.S. students. Social Studies is said to be the social training ground for students to learn about the world they live in, so for students to be ignorant of the role African-Americans played in U.S. history and their accomplishments is putting them at a disservice and disadvantage not only with understanding other cultures and ethnicities in America, but also competing with their international students counterparts who may know some or more African-American history than their American counterparts. Focusing on public schools and public education is primarily the main reason why a "Amistad Bill" and the Amistad Commission was created. Sponsored and introduced by Assemblyman William Payne and signed into law by New Jersey's Governor James McGreevey in 2002, the Amistad bill became state law and from the bill birthed the Amistad Commission. Every year the Amistad Summer Institute accepts a limited and exclusive number of historians, scholars, teachers and administrators to a New Jersey University to prepares, instructs and guides educators to provide Social Studies base training, instruction and lessons to teachers, principals, schools and school districts throughout the state of New Jersey, thus becoming and earning the title and prominence of being called an Amistad Fellows. New Jersey is the first state to introduce the Amistad legislation and the first to have a state law on the books enforcing African-American history in Social Studies curricula of its 678 school districts. Honorable and Impressionable hires Amistad Fellows to conduct research and provide Social studies instruction to our students and clients alike to teach about the great history of African-Americans and their accomplishments and contributions to school children that may not receive or learn about this information in their school or home. We are proud to highlight a "Profiles of African-American firsts" section to call to attention the prominence of the individuals who fought hard to break through the long standing barriers of racial inequality in the areas of business, sports, military, medicine, government, law, politics in the US history.
Pictured from left to right, the late Congressman Donald Payne (first African-American Congressman elected to Congress from New Jersey), Amistad Fellow and Managing Director Kwame Christian and Assemblyman William Payne of NJ at Rutgers University Newark campus.
Pictured from left to right, Congressman Donald Milford Payne Jr. and Managing Director Kwame Christian at the African American Museum of History and Culture in Washington D.C.
Assemblyman William Payne and Amistad Fellow Kwame Christian share a moment at the Amistad Summer Institute at Kean University in 2016.
Managing director Kwame Christian and New Jersey Education Commissioner of New Jersey Dr. Lamont O. Repollet share a moment at the 2018 Amistad Summer Institute at Kean University. Commissioner Repollet is the first African-American Education Commissioner ever in the state of New Jersey.
Government & Politics
Barack Hussein Obama, the first African-American to serve as President of the United States and first African-American to be named President of the Harvard Law Review at Harvard University.
Michelle Obama, the first African-American First Lady and also, the first First Lady to hold 2 Ivy league degrees.
Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968 and in 1978, she also became the first African-American woman to run a campaign to be President of the United States.
John Willis Menard, the first African-American elected to the House seat in Louisiana representing New Orleans and was also the first African-American to address the House of Representatives in 1868.
Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African-American Senator to serve in the U.S. Congress in the Mississippi State Senate in 1870 & 1871; he resigned from the Senate to become the first President of an Historically Black College and University, Alcorn State University.
Blanche Kelso Bruce was elected as the first African-American politician to serve a full term as Senator in 1875 to 1881 representing the state of Mississippi.
Colin Powell, the first African-American appointed as the 65th Secretary of State of the United States in 2001, the first to serve on the Joint Chief of Staff and the first African-American 4-star general in the U.S. Army.
Hazel Johnson, the first African-American woman to become a brigadier general in the U.S. Army.
Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African-American woman to become a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
Alphonso Micheal "Mike" Espy became the first African-American to be nominated and appointed for the position of Secretary of Agriculture in 1993.
Pierre Caliste Landry, the first African-American to be elected Mayor of a town (Donaldsonville) in the United States in 1868.
David Dinkins, the first African-American Mayor elected to serve the city of New York from 1990 to 1993.
Melvin Carter became the first African-American Mayor of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota in that state's history in 2007.
Pinckney Pinchback, the first African-American to become Governor and Lieutenant Governor of a U.S. State from 1872 to 1873 representing the state of Louisiana.
Deval Patrick served as the 71st governor of the state of Massachusetts and was the first and only African-American to be elected in that state's history.
Lawrence Douglas Wilder, the first African-American to be elected to a statewide office as Lieutenant Governor in 1985 and served honorably as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He currently serves as Mayor of Richmond, Virginia.
Sheila Oliver was elected New Jersey's first African-American Lieutenant Governor in 2017.
Justin Fairfax was elected as Virginia's first African-American Lieutenant Governor in the state history in 25 years in 2017.
Micheal Steele was the state of Maryland's first African-American elected as Lieutenant Governor in 2002. Prior to his election he served as chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and the Republican National Committee, the first African-American to hold those positions.
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Matthew Gaines, Texas first African-American Senator elected in 1869 and served until 1872 representing Fredericksburg, Texas.
Jonathan J. Wright, the first African-American to serve as a elected state Supreme Court Justice in South Carolina in 1870.
Oscar DePriest was the first African-American elected to Congress in the 20th century (1929-1935) representing the city of Chicago.
Condoleezza Rice, the first African-American woman to be appointed National Security Adviser and the 66th Secretary of State of the United States in 2005.
Alexis Herman became the the first African-American to be nominated and appointed for the position of U.S, Secretary of Labor in 1997.
Hazel O'Leary, the first and only African-American woman to be nominated and appointed for the position of U.S. Secretary of Energy in 1993.
Sharon Pratt Dixon, the first African-American woman to be elected and serve as Mayor of a major city, Washington D.C. in 1990.
Kenneth Allen Gibson, the first African-American elected Mayor of New Jersey's largest city, Newark from 1970-1986. He was the first elected African-American Mayor of any large Northeastern U.S. city.
Carl Stokes, the first African-American to be elected as the Mayor of a major U.S. city: Cleveland, Ohio.
Vi Lyles was elected as Charlotte, North Carolina's first African-American Mayor in the state's history in 2017.
David Patterson was elected in 2006 and served as the first African-American Lieutenant Governor and eventually the first African-American Governor of New York.
Archie Alphonso Alexander was appointed as the first Republican African-American Governor for the United States Virgin Islands in 1954. He also was the first African-American to graduate from the University of Iowa's College of Engineering.
Jenean Hampton, currently serves as the first African-American to be elected to statewide office in the state of Kentucky as 57th Lieutenant Governor in 2015.
Oscar J. Dunn was the first African-American elected as Lieutenant Governor in U.S. history and served from 1868 to 1871 representing the state of Louisiana.
George Leslie. Brown, the nation's first African-American Lieutenant Governor in the 20th century serving the state of Colorado, as well as the first African-American editor of the Denver Post.
Mervyn M. Dymally in 1966 was elected the first African-American to the California State Senate and ultimately won the seat for Lieutenant Governor, the first African-American to served in a statewide elected office in the state's history.
Jennette B. Bradley, the nation's first elected African-American woman to serve as Ohio's Lieutenant Governor between 2003 to 2005.
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Ronald Harmon Brown, served as the first African-American 30th United States Secretary of Commerce in 1989.
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch, the first appointed African-American woman to hold the position of the 83rd Attorney General of the United States in 2015.
Patricia Roberts Harris in 1965 became the first African-American woman to serve as a United States Ambassador and she also became the first African-American woman to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and also became Secretary of what is now know as Health and Human Services Department in 1997. She was became the first African-American women to head an American law school.
Dr. Minnie Jocelyn Elders was the first African-American appointed as Surgeon General of the United States.
Clennon Wahington King Jr., the first African-American man to run for the office of President of the United States as a candidate of the Afro-American Party.
Rodney E. Slater, the first African-American Director of the Federal Highway Administration in 1993. He was also appointed as the second African-American Secretary of Transportation.
Jeh Johnson, currently the nation's first African-American Secretary of Homeland Secretary.
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Kamala Harris in 2016 became the first U.S. Senator of Jamaican and Indian decent to be elected to the U.S. Senate. She also is the state of California's and the nation's first African-American and Indian-American woman state attorney general in 2011. Currently, she is the first female vice president in U.S. History.
Edward Brooke III, first elected African-American Attorney General of any state in U.S. history (Massachusetts) and the first African-American to be elected as a U.S. Senator in U.S. history in 1966 since the Reconstruction era.
Eric Himpton Holder, served as the 82nd Attorney General of the U.S. becoming the first African-American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General from 2009 to 2015.
Robert C. Weaver in 1966 became the first appointed African-American cabinet member ever and first overall Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Carol Moseley Braun, the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. Senator from 1993 to 1999 representing the state of Illinois.
Ralph Bunche, the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., the first African-American to be elected from New York to Congress from 1945 to 1971.
Rod Paige, served as the first African-American United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005.
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Business, Banking and Labor
Robert Reed Church, the first African-American millionaire in the U.S. He was a businessman, philanthropist, and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee.
Robert L. Johnson, the first African-American man to become a self-made billionaire and founder of B.E.T.
Oprah Winfrey is the first African-American woman to become a self-made billionaire. The media mogul is the richest African-American so far in American history.
Harold Doley Jr was the first African-American investment banker to be a member and own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
A. Philip Randolph was one of the most well-known and first African-American labor leaders. He lead and organized the African-American labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925 during the American labor movement.
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Madame C.J. Walker, known as the first self-made African-American millionairess, she was a successful business women, philanthropist and political activist in New York.
Reginald Lewis, the first African-American businessman to build a billion dollar company, TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc, the largest U.S. company operated by an African-American. In the 1980's he was considered by Forbes to be the richest African-American man in America at the time. Reginald Lewis also own the first African-America law firm on Wall Street called Lewis & Clarkson.
Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder and CEO she is the first Africa-American woman to own a billion-dollar business, Act1 Group.
Ben Fletcher, one of the most influential African-American labor leaders working for the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) and Local 8. He lead the Local 8, the largest and longest lasting interracial unions in the U.S. in the early 20th century.
Roger Ferguson served as the first African-American Vice-Chairman to the Federal Reserve Bank and member of the board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1999 to 2006.
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Law, Law enforcement and Education
William Henry Hastie, became the nation's first African-American appointed federal judge (Federal District Court) and he also became the first African-American to hold the post of governor of a U.S. territory (Virgin Islands).
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Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice to serve on the Supreme Court and graduate of the first HBCU that granted college degrees to African-Americans, Lincoln University of PA.
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Constance Baker Motley, the first African-American woman to serve as a federal appointed judge.
Jane Bolin, the first appointed African-American woman to become a judge and the first African-American to graduate from Yale Law School and the first to work for the New York City corporation counsel, the city's legal department.
Samuel Pierce, the first African-American partner at a major law firm and the first African-American to serve on the board of directors of a Fortune 500 company.
Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in economics from the University of Penn, the first African-American woman to enroll and graduate from the University of Pennsylvania law school, the first African-American woman to pass the BAR and practice law in Pennsylvania.
Alain LeRoy Locke, the first African-American educator to be awarded and chosen as a Rhodes Scholar in 1907.
Mary Jane Patterson, the first African-American woman to earn a bachelor's degree. She received her degree from Oberlin College in 1862.
Martin Delany, the first African-American field officer in the United States Army and was one of first three African-Americans to be admitted to Harvard Medical School.
Henry Ossian Flipper became the first African-American graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877.
Dr. Lamont O. Repollet, the first African-American Commissioner of Education of the State of New Jersey and currently the first African American President of Kean University in NJ.
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Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American appointed justice to serve on the New York State Court of Appeals.
Macon Bolling Allen, the first African-American man to receive a license to practice law in 1844 and a year later opened his own law office. He also became the first African-American to hold a judicial position in the U.S. in 1948.
Raymond Pace Alexander, Civil Rights lawyer, Judge and activist, was the first Black graduate of the Wharton School of Business and became Philadelphia's first Black appointed judge to the city's Court of Common Pleas in 1959.
Marion Thompson Wright, the first African-American woman ever to earn a Ph.D in the field of history.
William Edward Burghardt or W.E.B. Dubois became the first African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard University.
Marie M. Daly, the first African-American woman ever to be awarded a PhD in chemistry from Columbia University.
Janie L. Mines, the first African-American woman to graduate from the United States Naval Academy on 1980.
Wesley Brown, the first African-American graduate of the United States Naval Academy on June 3, 1949.
William G. Gross became Boston's first Police commissioner in its 388-year history after being sworn in on August 2018.
William Thompson Sr, the first African-American state senator in Brooklyn, New York.
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Sports
Arthur Ashe, the first African American male Tennis player to win 3 Grand Slam singles titles (U.S. Open, Wimbledon and the Australian Open).
Serena Williams is widely regarded as the greatest female tennis player of all-time. She is the first tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.
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Known as the "Godfather of black tennis" Lincoln University graduate and life membership Chairman of the NAACP, Dr. Robert Walter Johnson was a physician, educator, tennis instructor and founder of the American Tennis Association Junior Development program for African American youth. This program was an all-expenses paid tennis camp for African American children located in Virginia. Dr. Johnson directly influenced, instructed, coached and developed the careers of African American tennis players and tennis greats such as Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe. He was inducted into the Virginia Hall of Fame in 1972 and was nominated as a contributor to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009. Dr. Johnson was also the first African American doctor to be granted practicing rights at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Althea Gibson, the first African American female tennis player to compete and win singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1957 and the first African American to win a Grand Slam title at the French Open and the U.S. Open in 1958.
Venus Williams became the first African-American woman to hold the rank of number one in the Open Era in 2002.
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Jackie Robinson, the first African-American baseball player to sign a formal major league contract (Montreal Royals) and subsequently, became the first African-American baseball player to play a major league game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1947, he also was the first player ever to win rookie of the year the same year the award was introduced.
Art Shell became the first African-American head coach in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders in 1989 and was named AFC Coach of the year in 1990. He was the first African-American head coach in the modern era since the 1920's.
Frank Robinson in 1974 became the first African-American manager of a Major Leagues team, Cleveland Indians.
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Willie O'Ree, the first African-American hockey player in the National Hockey League played for the Boston Bruins in 1960.
Marlin Briscoe, the first African-American ever to start and play quarterback for the AFL professional football league (American football league). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1968 .
Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard became the first African-American head coach in 1921 for the Akron Pros in the APFL (American Professional Football Association) later renamed the NFL.
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Larry Doby was the second African-American baseball player to break into the Major Leagues and play for a major league team (Cleveland Indians) and was one of the first African American ball players to win a World Series championship title with the same team. Doby also served as the second Major League African American manager (Chicago White Sox).
Sheryl Swoopes became the first African-American woman to signed to the WNBA in 1997 and played for the Houston Comets.
Tiger Woods became the first African-American and youngest golfer to win the Masters in 1997.
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Kenny Washington, the first African-American professional football player to sign a contract with a National Football team (Los Angeles Rams) on March 21, 1946. He was also Auburn's first African-American college football player.
Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith became the first African-American Head Coaches to both coach for opposing teams in a Superbowl on February 4, 2017.
In 1962, Buck O' Neil became the first African-American major league baseball coach of a major league team. That team was the Chicago Cubs.
Charlie Sifford was the first African American golfer to play in the PGA and be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Althea Gibson became to first African-American woman golfer to compete on the LPGA tour.
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Aviation and Space Exploration
David Harris, the first African-American pilot to work for a major commercial airline company, American Airlines in 1964. In 1994 he retired after 30 years of service.
Jill E. Brown Hiltz, the first African-American woman pilot to fly for a major U.S. Commercial airline in 1978.
Stephanie Johnson, the first African-American woman to become a captain for Delta Airlines and also the first African-American female pilot for Northwest Airlines.
Guion (Guy) Bluford became the first African-American male astronaut to travel to space aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle on August 30, 1983.
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Joan Dorsey was the first African-American flight attendant to work for a major commercial airlines, American Airlines. She also was the first African-American to be promoted as a supervisor within Flight Services in 1967. She retired from American Airlines in 1999 after 36 years of service.
Patrice Clark-Washington became the first African-American woman to become a Captain for a major Commercial airline, (UPS).
Dr. Mae C. Jemison on September 12, 1992 became the first African-American woman astronaut to travel on Endeavour Space Shuttle. She also became the first African-American woman to be admitted into NASA's space and aeronautics program in June 1987.
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U.S. Currency
The U.S. Mint has unveiled a $100 gold coin featuring an African-American woman as the face of Lady Liberty for the first time in the history of U.S. currency.
Impressionable information, services & tips
*ATTENTION PARENTS AND STUDENTS*
Due to the high sense of urgency with NYC students needing to pass their Regents exams in U.S. History, Global Studies, Living Environment and now Algebra I & II, Honorable and Impressionable Educational & Research Services LLC will be offering free test-preparation, tutorial sessions to high school students starting on July 11, 2018, at the Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch in the Information Commons area on the 1st floor, until August 15th, the day before the exams. Tutorial sessions will take place two times a day: 11:00-12:30 & 6:00-7:00pm. Times will fluctuate from week to week.
*The August 16th & 17th Regents are the last exams the Regents Competency Tests will administer until January 2019.
*Follow the Honorable and Impressionable page on Instagram or the Honorable and Impressionable website to receive schedules, times and updates. This service is on a first-come, first serve basis due to the lack of a large available space at the Central Library.
*The August 16th & 17th Regents are the last exams the Regents Competency Tests will administer until January 2019.
*Follow the Honorable and Impressionable page on Instagram or the Honorable and Impressionable website to receive schedules, times and updates. This service is on a first-come, first serve basis due to the lack of a large available space at the Central Library.
The HHH Hotline
The Honor, Humility and Honesty Hotline
This free service is for the teenage members in the Able Mentors program who are in need to talk to one of the mentors in the program. The service begins at 7:00 am in the morning and ends at 10:00 pm at night. All teen participants may call, text or leave a message if no one is able to be contact immediately. Messages will be returned as soon as possible. Also, H & I seeds morning alerts and texts to students that need early up reminders and positive affirmations to start their day. This service is for the mentees of the Able Mentors and clients of private hire tutoring contracts only. If you qualify and you want to talk, ask questions, need advice or need to speak to someone about an issue please do not hesitate to call. Thank you in advance and together we can put honor back into the able.
H & I's LOGO
Logos are the chief visual component of a company's overall brand identity. We at Honorable and Impressionable chose the symbol of a open book with a sun shining from the middle of its pages as the logo of the company for several reasons. The sun is an ever present super star that takes up 99% of the mass of our solar system, sustains most of life and vegetation on the planet Earth and allows for essential vitamin D production in the human body for optimal health. Books, in our view, are similar to people: both have spines, books like people tell stories and share experiences that account for mutual understanding and interest from author to reader and person to person and each book is different and unique. Moreover, people like books can have hard or soft covers and generally should not be judged at face value or by their exteriors or covers. Every time you open a book you open yourself up to different possibilities, learning new information, interesting stories and accounts (fiction or nonfiction) and content that should illuminate, enlighten and give life and understanding to the reader every time they are exposed to it. So in essence, the Sun and a book carry similar directives: they give life, energy and sustenance to those exposed to its natural purpose and inherent properties of growth and development. Thus, our logo was created with the same purpose: to display the importance of books and in every book is the opportunity to learn, grow, cultivate and expand from the information and knowledge content provide therein to anyone who wants or needs it. In conclusion, Honorable and Impressionable wants to be known as a leader in interactive literacy, history academic awareness programs in public, charter, private and home-schools alike so all students can go to a educational resource platform to increase their scholastic aptitude, cultural relativism and academic achievement.
Tutorials and Test prep services
Honorable and Impressionable offers private-hire tutoring, one-on-one & group tutorial study sessions and test preparation for elementary, middle and high school students. Test prep includes NYC Regents tests, AP Exams and 3-8 ELA & Mathematics Tests and NJ PARCC testing. Students may choose to visit our office, choose your local library or schedule home visits for weekly instructional sessions. Some students learn and focus much better in small classroom or group settings and it has been proven that smaller student-teacher ratios helps increase student learning and achievement while improving aptitude, retention and cognitive abilities. In group sessions or one-on-one study sessions students have the advantage to get assistance from a teacher or tutor in a setting where there are less distractions and inhibitors to stifles the memorization, application and understanding of information therein.
Private hire tutoring consist of instructional assistance with homework, test-prep or help with projects or extra support and reinforcement by a qualified tutor or educator. Private hire tutoring is by scheduled appointment only, long-term and families must adhere to contract guidelines and agreements for any desired set period of time for the week.
Inquire within for availability and time slots, hourly rates and need assessments for perspective students.
Private hire tutoring consist of instructional assistance with homework, test-prep or help with projects or extra support and reinforcement by a qualified tutor or educator. Private hire tutoring is by scheduled appointment only, long-term and families must adhere to contract guidelines and agreements for any desired set period of time for the week.
Inquire within for availability and time slots, hourly rates and need assessments for perspective students.
School assemblies, educational and cultural programs and school-wide themed workshops
Honorable and Impressionable LLC offers instructional workshops, assemblies, cultural programs opportunities to public, private, charter schools, city agencies, organizations, after school programs, college fairs and graduations to hire our Managing Director for speaking engagements throughout the school year. Inquire within!
H & I's Wardrobe and Image Consulting
Dressing the part is an art! That motto is what we address first! Honorable and Impressionable LLC offers our H & I Image Consulting and wardrobe services for the young men and women in our network who are looking for a touch of class and professional style tips. Dressing for success is very important and H & I can help with everything from teaching how to tie a tie, providing a complimentary white shirt and tie for members, advice on what to wear for any occasion and other services. Remember this mantra, dress how you want to be addressed!
H & I's Able Mentors mentoring program
Able Mentors is the mentoring division for Honorable and Impressionable LLC and provides mentoring services to adolescent, teenage and young college students. Inquire within! Go to www.ablementors.org to learn more about services, program and activities in your area.
We at H & I understand that children need to hear and see positive affirmations and words of encouragement on a daily basis to reinforce the positive messages from their parents and teachers and to counteract the negative messages they hear from other outside influences. We strive to be constant to empower our children to be the best individuals they can be! Our social media platforms i.e. our Website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter company pages offer to our followers constant and consistent positive messages and affirmations we feel they need to hear to be empowered and emboldened to strive to be the best version of themselves.
Helpful tips on becoming an honorable and impressionable student inside and outside the classroom.
Helpful homework habits for students
Here are a few strategies to help students overcome poor homework habits.
*Help students prioritize assignments and get organized with to-do lists and calendars to help with organizational skills.
*Parents: Provide guidance, not answers! Be a motivator and a monitor.
*Make sure the amount of time they're devoting to homework is age-appropriate. General rule: 10 minutes times their grade, so 40 minutes by the fourth grade.
*Set up a special "study space", one that is quiet, pleasant and free of distractions.
*TV, phones, tablets and other gadgets should stay off and away until homework is completely done.
*Make sure homework is checked over by parents or guardians every night to establish consistency.
*Homework is practicing and relearning the day's lessons & instructs and its purpose is how to master those lessons before moving to the next level or stage of instruction.
Here are a few strategies to help students overcome poor homework habits.
*Help students prioritize assignments and get organized with to-do lists and calendars to help with organizational skills.
*Parents: Provide guidance, not answers! Be a motivator and a monitor.
*Make sure the amount of time they're devoting to homework is age-appropriate. General rule: 10 minutes times their grade, so 40 minutes by the fourth grade.
*Set up a special "study space", one that is quiet, pleasant and free of distractions.
*TV, phones, tablets and other gadgets should stay off and away until homework is completely done.
*Make sure homework is checked over by parents or guardians every night to establish consistency.
*Homework is practicing and relearning the day's lessons & instructs and its purpose is how to master those lessons before moving to the next level or stage of instruction.
Helpful tips to grow and build confidence.
One of the best ways to build confidence in students is to constantly have them achieve small wins in class everyday. These small wins will add to big wins and set precedents to build on future obstacles. Focusing on doing whatever you"re best at is a start to your introduction to success. Once they start to feel success, accomplishment and face their fears confidence starts to naturally grow inside of them. Remember, confidence is a mindset that takes effort and must be learned, practiced, supported and mastered everyday. One has to tell themselves that they are good and they have to ultimately believe it. Lastly, practice embracing and loving yourself on a daily basis. Love is one of the most powerful emotions. This is a mandatory necessity in building self-esteem and confidence. Do not forget. Choose to love yourself first!
*Try the five P's when you are looking to gain confidence within yourself: Prior planning prevents poor performance!
Also, do not forget: Practice, practice, practice!
*Try the five P's when you are looking to gain confidence within yourself: Prior planning prevents poor performance!
Also, do not forget: Practice, practice, practice!
Helpful tips on addressing Suicide Prevention
According to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, "Schools are a key setting for suicide prevention Teachers. mental health providers and other school personnel who interact with students can play an important role in keeping them safe".
Why address Suicide Prevention?
*Maintaining asafe school environment is part of your school's overall mission.
*Students' mental health can affect how well they perform in school.
*Suicide can affect the entire school community.
The best ways to prevent suicide is to use a comprehensive approach
*Promote emotional well-being and collectiveness among all students.
*Be proactive in identifying students who may be at-risk for suicide and assist them in getting help.
*Be prepared to respond when a suicide death occurs and provide grief counselors to students and staff.
For more information, please go visit www.sprc.org
According to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, "Schools are a key setting for suicide prevention Teachers. mental health providers and other school personnel who interact with students can play an important role in keeping them safe".
Why address Suicide Prevention?
*Maintaining asafe school environment is part of your school's overall mission.
*Students' mental health can affect how well they perform in school.
*Suicide can affect the entire school community.
The best ways to prevent suicide is to use a comprehensive approach
*Promote emotional well-being and collectiveness among all students.
*Be proactive in identifying students who may be at-risk for suicide and assist them in getting help.
*Be prepared to respond when a suicide death occurs and provide grief counselors to students and staff.
For more information, please go visit www.sprc.org
Helpful tips dealing with Cyber Bullying and social networking conduct
* Ignore the person and logging-off is the best option if it's too much. *Blocking or deleting the person may be the next best option. *If you are constantly bothered or upset about what is being said about you then you may need to talk to someone you trust to get other opinions about how you should deal with the matter. *Be open with your children and encourage them to come to you if they are receiving threats or unwanted messages online. Remember, parents are the first line of defense. *Don't try to make other people feel bad or tell distasteful jokes at the expense of others. No one likes to be made fun of in front of a group. *Never arrange to meet with someone you met online unless your parents, friends or a trusted adult go with you. If you are meeting them, make sure it is in a public place. At the end of the day, everyone is responsible for the words they type and the words that comes out of their mouths. If you think it is a bad idea to post something most likely it is. Remember, think before you press enter or send!!! Bullying is the act of being mean to another child over and over again and not having any empathy about how they are hurting them. Bullying includes: Teasing, talking about hurting someone, spreading rumors, leaving someone out of something on purpose and attacking someone by hitting them or yelling at them among other actions. The statistics are alarming: Almost 1 in 4 students reports being bullied at school and 17% students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more within a school semester. Even worse, 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem in their school and 90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying. Overall, 3,2 million students are victims of bullying each year in schools across America. As administrators, teachers, parents, peer advocates and school social workers, we all have to do more to stop bullying and make sure our schools are safe havens for students to learn and grow. For addition information please go to: www.cyberbully411.org or www.stopbullying.gov |
Education Comedy
It is helpful to have a good sense of humor in education to balance out those crazy school days
"Some people never go crazy, what truly horrible lives they must live" Charles Bulowski
English Teacher's Court