September 12, 2024
Press Release
Dear relaunched Echo readers. We are pleased to share a press release from a New Jersey author, Mr. James Jerome Hankins. Initially, Mr. Hankins submitted the press release in June for publication in the relaunched Echo. After recognizing its significance, we have chosen to disseminate his crucial message to Black parents both near and far in September. Hankins's book "What We Blacks Need To Do Part 2" provides educational guidance for parents and students, focusing on preschool, elementary, and middle school levels. It emphasizes the importance of aiming for a grade of 100, rather than just passing with a 70. The book suggests starting education at home, stressing the significance of teaching children fundamental concepts such as name recognition, colors, animals, and numbers early on. The author advocates for parental involvement in their child's education and encourages the use of a single book to facilitate learning and instill a sense of ownership in the child. Mr. Hankins is an autonomous critical thinker who "tell it like it is style" brings straightforward advice for parents concerning their child's educational growth plus goal setting.
Please enjoy. Kindly Karen Brittingham-Edmond Echo News T.V. L.L.C. editor/publisher Sept 12, 2024
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Per author's submission: James Hankins
"Parents, you must stress the need for your children to study for a grade of 100. Most school tests require a 70 (D) to pass. An egg or hamburger cooked 70 percent may be OK for some people, but not “fried chicken, pork chops, barbeque ribs or French fries.” Start your children off right in “your” home preschool. Buy only one book and put their date of birth and name in it so they learn to pronounce and spell their name. You teach them everything that is on one page: colors, animals, words, numbers, grass, sky, people, objects, and punctuation. Read that same page again the next day and test them to see what they learned. Tell them That it is their book that teaches them ownership. Keep your money, don't buy any other books. You can check them out from your public library for FREE.
There are many books and programs that will help you practice real learning skills during this long, sweltering summer for elementary and middle school. Most will not be fun because the education system was not designed for entertainment. That is why class learning is six hours, and recess and lunch are one hour. My wife and I used a terrific book titled “What your 1st through 8th grader needs to know.” It helped us prepare our son for each grade, and we used it every summer with other proven educational exercises like reading one book every long holiday and two during the summer. Those proven practices helped him obtain maximum learning. You parents can let teachers and the school system completely control your children’s education or be “partners” in controlling what they learn.
Those of you who attend church services know that a good sermon you heard in church last Sunday became clearer when you did as the minister said and read the whole chapter. The minister only spoke on one verse, about 10 percent, and the teacher was only teaching a small part of a chapter. Our son excelled in High School and earned him a teaching fellowship to obtain a bachelor’s degree and then a master’s degree. Parents, if needed, seek the help of a current or retired teacher or church to set up a lesson plan for you and your children. You work “hard “at your regular job, so demand they work “hard” at their job which is being a “good” student. Your reward is a paycheck with a few raises and promotions, and their job, if satisfactory, gives them a promotion every year, increasing knowledge and a possible college/trade school scholarship." Please tell your children this. AFRICAN PROVERB: “You are beautiful, but learn to study and work, for you cannot eat your beauty."
“What We Blacks Need To Do Part 2."
About the Author
Mr. James Jerome Hankins
The author of the text is Mr. Hankins, a multifaceted individual with a diverse background. He is a retired “shop” teacher with 34 years of experience, an Army veteran, a Realtor®, an author, and a caregiver. Additionally, he is a past NAACP local branch president, a 100% voter, an AFT union member, and a 1971 graduate of NC A&T State University.
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