Five Things I Wish Someone Would’ve Told Me About Summer Courses

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After high school the stigma of summer school loses its sting. It’s no longer a punishment for missteps taken during the previous academic year.  If used strategically, summer courses can be a gift in college & graduate school.   They can be an opportunity to remedy bad grades & GPAs.  They can ease course loads in subsequent semesters, and even prepare one for graduate school and/or to graduate early.  However, it is important to remember that summer courses are not typically structured like the courses that you take during fall and spring academic semesters.  These courses are shorter and much more strenuous.  Many students enroll in summer classes unaware of how challenging they can be.  As a result they struggle through the summer sessions and may even withdraw or fail out of their classes. And, ain't nobody got time FAH DAT! (Sweet Brown, 2012)   I’ve been there and now I’m here to share the five things that I wish someone would have told me about summer classes before I signed up for the worst 6 weeks of my life a few summers ago.   Click the link below to read the rest. 

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Diary of a Scholar Entry #18- Packin up and moving out! #TeamTERP

I know, I know I’ve been MIA for a while.  I haven’t posted in months but life has been changing and I’m just trying to keep up.  I can’t give any excuse for my absence.  Just know that I’m a person in process my damb self and I can be of no assistance or benefit to others if my life is in shambles.   I took some time to process the transitions of life and now I’m back to tell you all about them. 

First things first, HEY and many congratulations to students of every level for completing another academic year.  At this point, we should be close to finishing or completely finished with our coursework and looking forward to the next stage of our educational journeys.  I am elated to leave Teachers College, Columbia University behind with another graduate degree in HAND.  It’s been a super challenging journey but Mama I made it! \o/ A very special shoutout  to the Class of 2012. You did your thing. Woot! Woot!

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Diary of a Scholar Entry #17- Spring 2012 Update: We're Doing BIG Things Children!!!

Hellllllooooooooo! I just wanted to come by to let you all know that I'm still here living, loving, luxuriating and things of that nature!  I know my posts have been far less frequent as of late but I've a got lot going on. I try my best not to make half assery a practice so please accept my apologies but my life is changing and for the better! Glory! :-) This is just a quick post to let you all know "wasssss hannin" and stuff.. Click the link below for more.  Don't miss the bus children! 

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Random Greatness- Reason #84091851- Why I love @RyanLeslie!

I'm back to share another example of Random Greatness.  Please take a moment to watch this inspring video of the Extraordinarily Talented Music Mogul Educator and Philathropist, Ryan Leslie speaking at the the awards banquet for the 5th Annual Harlem Jets Awards Ceremony and Banquet at Eastwood Manor in the Bronx, NY.  I love how Professor Leslie effortlessly reaches this young audience.  He quickly engages and empowers these babies and sets the stage for them to participate thereby teaching them to empower themselves.  I'm grown and I was inspired his words. I'm sharing with the hopes that they will motivate you too.  Enjoy your weekend family! 

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I Know The World is Worried About "Birthday Cake" But.....

While the world/twitterverse is all caught up with Chris Brown, Rhianna and their lewd and lascivious affiliations, the Council of Great City Schools finds that only four percent of college students are Black men.  Yet, the prison yard runneth over! Black males that are 18 years old and older are 6 and a half times more likely to be imprisoned than their White male counterparts.  Everybody talking about these remixes but in 2008 African American men accounted for 36% of nation’s prison’s population and just 5% of the total college student population.  At the state level, the statistics are even more depressing as over 50 percent of the inmates in the state of New York are black males.  And y’all worried about cake?! oh.. ok.  Step in Jesus!

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