Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning
Fred Rogers
Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity
Kay Redfield Jamison
As a child my biggest support system were our neighbors. Everyone looked out for all the children in the neighborhood.
Play today is so different from the play of my childhood. There were no electronic games to play, no cell phones, no cable, no computers. Just good wholesome fun played by all the children in the neighborhood.
Hop Scotch, Double Dutch, Jacks, Sticks, Relay Racing, and plenty of fresh outdoor air.
As I look back on play throughout my life I have never forgot how to jump double dutch. It amazes me that many of our youth of today do not know how to jump rope and have no interest in learning.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Relationship Reflection
Healthy relationships are important to me because I value those who invest their time and believe in me. I have learned there are healthy relationships and unhealthy ones. I have been blessed to survive and learn from the unhealthy relationships. There are people presently in my life that have made a positive impact on my life.
First and above all the best relationship I could ever have is the personal relationship I have with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I am so blessed to have him in my life.
Next I have a family that is very supportive of me. I have a long standing relationship with my husband of 36 years, I am blessed to have 4 wonderful children who have been there for me as I have traveled on this educational journey and I have a supportive spirtual family.
Then there is Shirley, she has been my friend for over 30 years. I call her my traveling partner. She has always been there for me even when my children were born. I am so blessed to have her in my life.
Sheila is my best friend. We met in 1972 while attending Morgan State College in Baltimore Md. Sheila is from Saint Thomas in the Virgin Island and was only able to go home once a year. So that Sheila would not have to stay on campus alone for the holidays I would take her home with me to New York. Over the past 40 years Sheila and I have remained friends. After graduation Sheila continued to come back to the states to visit me and I also had the opportunity to vist her beautiful island. I do not get the opportunity to visit or talk to Sheila much but she is always in my heart.
Last but not least there is Mr. Brown my former principal. He is the reason I returned back to school. I was actually on a cruise ship on my way to Saint Thomas to visit my girlfriend Sheila. I was in my cabin in the bottom of the ship, in the middle of the ocean when my cell phone rang. It was Mr. Brown someone whom I had never met before. He had heard about me from another school official. He was calling to offer me a job in In School Suspension. I explained to him that I was not in town. He called the next day and I told him I was out of the country. Upon arriving back home I was intervied by my Brown and offered the position. After I started working Mr. Brown asked me to return back to school and receive my Bachelors Degree and then go on and receive my Master's Degree. I completed my Bachelors Degree in 2010 and Mr. Brown was there to watch me receive my degree. I am looking forward to graduation at Walden University and once again I will look to see Mr. Brown there. I am so glad that Mr. Brown is part of my life and that he saw something positive in me.
First and above all the best relationship I could ever have is the personal relationship I have with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I am so blessed to have him in my life.
Next I have a family that is very supportive of me. I have a long standing relationship with my husband of 36 years, I am blessed to have 4 wonderful children who have been there for me as I have traveled on this educational journey and I have a supportive spirtual family.
Then there is Shirley, she has been my friend for over 30 years. I call her my traveling partner. She has always been there for me even when my children were born. I am so blessed to have her in my life.
Sheila is my best friend. We met in 1972 while attending Morgan State College in Baltimore Md. Sheila is from Saint Thomas in the Virgin Island and was only able to go home once a year. So that Sheila would not have to stay on campus alone for the holidays I would take her home with me to New York. Over the past 40 years Sheila and I have remained friends. After graduation Sheila continued to come back to the states to visit me and I also had the opportunity to vist her beautiful island. I do not get the opportunity to visit or talk to Sheila much but she is always in my heart.
Last but not least there is Mr. Brown my former principal. He is the reason I returned back to school. I was actually on a cruise ship on my way to Saint Thomas to visit my girlfriend Sheila. I was in my cabin in the bottom of the ship, in the middle of the ocean when my cell phone rang. It was Mr. Brown someone whom I had never met before. He had heard about me from another school official. He was calling to offer me a job in In School Suspension. I explained to him that I was not in town. He called the next day and I told him I was out of the country. Upon arriving back home I was intervied by my Brown and offered the position. After I started working Mr. Brown asked me to return back to school and receive my Bachelors Degree and then go on and receive my Master's Degree. I completed my Bachelors Degree in 2010 and Mr. Brown was there to watch me receive my degree. I am looking forward to graduation at Walden University and once again I will look to see Mr. Brown there. I am so glad that Mr. Brown is part of my life and that he saw something positive in me.
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