remember when we had all those old sayings "reading is fundamental", "a mind is a terrible thing to waste", "knowledge is power", "the more you know the more you grow", and we had Reading Rainbow and educational shows, Schoolhouse Rock (I had to get those videos for my nephew!)...we need to get back to that. Our children are key! We have lost that with all this bling bling attitude and video games, and not encouraging our children to read, and also to think for themselves, and have common sense! Even rap used to be educational, and now most of the time it is junk. Whenever I hear my nephew singing that Soulja Boy crap, I cringe. I want to put on some Public Enemy and some KRS One and just help his little mind grow. And it does not help with all this ADHD, whatever it is that is causing that to proliferate in our children needs to be eliminated, if it is genetic, or the preservatives in food, or too much TV and XBox and MySpace; it is a real concern. My nephew has it and believe me I don't let it be an excuse that he will not get his work done and pass his tests in school and learn how to behave, but it is an epidemic, and little Black boys especially and if I did not see it with my own eyes daily...I'm telling you it is not something made up to label all children and put them on medication just because, it is real! (my nephew's female Doctor is Black, his female dentist is Black, his teacher is Black LOL...I did not let "the man" diagnose the child). I sit with him daily and work work work to stretch his little mind, even when I am tired or sick, I buy him educational things...VTech, LeapPad, and no TV anymore, no more of that SpongeBob crap, I buy him workbooks, and I make him read!!
the end...LOL no more blog within blog tonight.
another excellent post studly!!
