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The hair on my body stood on end and tears blinded my eyes as I watched the 6:30 p.m. ABC News on October 1, 2019. A video replayed scenes from a doorbell camera, capturing chilling moments of a woman being dragged by her hair. The anchorman reported, “Woman Pleads for Help: Ex-boyfriend Arrested.” What a […]
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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSlfWYx3nYE[/embedyt] The new school year is almost here! Are you excited? Well, when I was in high school, I used to love the beginning of the school year – new uniforms, (Yes, we wore uniforms!) new books, and meeting friends both old and new. Sometimes my mother would relax my hair (You’d call […]
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSlP9x8vRpY[/embedyt] Oh boy, time flies! One school year just sped by. In less than eight weeks it will be the start of a new school year. Is time passing you by, too? What have you done for yourself? What have you done toward meeting your goals? Are you planning to purchase a home? […]
I was scheduled for two podcast interviews. The first was regarding my book, I Did It . . . You Can, Too! and the second was about my success as an immigrant coming to the United States with limited education, going back to school at age 44 and with God’s help, landed a prestigious federal […]
I would always remember my son, Delon’s graduation. He attended Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was class of 2007. The Kimmel Center came alive on that June morning; packed to its capacity, the scent of success permeating the atmosphere. Then it was time to receive diplomas. Names were called and student after student […]
I Did It…You Can, Too! is highly recommended, inspirational reading for school dropouts or anyone who would re-enter the educational system and obtain their degree. This is not autobiography posing as self-help. Fiona Harewood presents many tools for those assessing not just how to return to the educational system, but why. The first questions that should […]
Research has found a link between dropouts and students who do not read enough. According to the New York Times of March 19th 2012 children who aren’t reading proficiently by fourth grade are four times likely to drop out from high school. The same article cites National Assessment of Educational Progress, indicating that only 34 […]
It is almost 15 months since the senseless shooting incident of my brother, Dr. Linden F. Lord, fondly referred to as Doc or Lino. The news of that Friday evening of October 14th, 2011 which reported that Linden was shot in the head and is being airlifted to Kingston University Hospital in Jamaica, still hangs […]
“There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.” – Og Mandino New Year’s resolutions! It is only the second month in the new year; if you have made a New Year’s resolution, go ahead and see it to fruition. Almost everyone makes New Year’s resolutions, including those who have dropped out of school. […]
