Fitting Words For The Circumstances in Our City...

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.

All By: Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

And My Final LIVE Feed for the DAY...

Startup Education Foundation – $100M Challenge Grant Awarded to the Partnership Of Christie and Booker!

By Mark Zuckerberg, CEO/Founder of Facebook

“Education is the Civil Rights movement of OUR time!” Arne Duncan; US Secretary of Education; John Legend, Artist/Performer

The Game Changers:

• We must SUPPORT TEACHERS!
• And we must be able to TERMINATE Teachers who cannot and are not teaching our children!
• We have to design systems of accountability – NOBODY gets a PASS! Not Parents, Nor Students, Nor Community!
• Create A Cathedral of Learning – not just a school!

Focus on bringing HOPE BACK!!!

Can't wait to see the movie ...I know I'm going to cry until my head hurts...But AMERICA...PLAINFIELD this is the TIME of OUR LIVES!!!!! Stand Up.............Get UP...............Step UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let Them Shine On!!

Live Feed #2

“A bold new educational paradigm…

Work to pull together all the necessary resources.”

…If we as a nation keep pulling left or right we WILL NEVER MOVE Forward!

(Mayor Booker)

“Newark will become a model school system - A symbol of Educational Excellent!

…No mother in America should ever have to face the choice of a good school or prison.”

(Governor Christie)

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This is Soooooooooooo Exciting!!!
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Live Feed...Cory Booker and OPRAH

You CAN NOT have a SUPERIOR Democracy with an INFERIOR Educational System.

Everyone needs to get off their BACK and START doing something!

This is  a CALL to Consciousness!

We must RETURN the blessing of our Ancestry!

This is not a Spectator Sport!

Manifest a level of student achievement that is not for a chosen few BUT FOR EVERYBODY!

Come together as a community and DEMAND a Great Education & then COME TOGETHER to GET the WORK DONE!

EVERYBODY must sacrifice something!

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Wow what awesome brilliance I just witness!
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Next Live Feed in 4 minutes with Mayor Booker, Governor Christie and FB Guru Zuckerberg, and of course my girl -- The OPRAH!

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Are YOU Watching!

I Sure HOPE ALL of the Plainfield Bloggers are watching OPRAH!

Real Talk for Real People looking for Real Solutions to OUR Educational issues!

Stop worrying about 3 year old bills, meeting minutes and fish and start LIFTING your HAND to HELP THE CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY!!!

Plainfield "IT IS TIME!"

LONG OVERDUE!!

Me Gusta Cantar, Y Tu?

I aah love-ah to, I aah Love-ah to Sing! Come Join Me!

Here's/Hear What Is Going On Plainfield...

Hi Plainfield – I’ve missed writing but quite honestly I’ve been so busy “DOING THINGS”; specifically working with the various organizations to plan the 10,000 voices strong united for peace rally on October 2nd. I’m so excited about this opportunity for our children and our community. What better way to say and promote PEACE in our community than to come together on one accord representing all facets of our community and the society at large!

In addition to this initiative, I’m also working with the Youth Council (A Co-Op of various agencies serving the Plainfield Community), Project Hope and the EAGLES Mentoring Group in an effort to bring some positive programs to the Plainfield community. We have got to provide our youth with alternative activities if we want them to stay away from gangs and subsequent non-productive activities and violence.

I’m very encourage at the progress our school district is making to equip our schools with the right mix and appropriate certificated staff to meet the individual, as well as state mandated, needs of the constituents served by each school. Slow and steady wins the race!

I hope as we forge ahead into the next few months that we will continue to see a rise in parental participation, teacher commitment and student achievement – as well as community partnerships. It is the totality of engagement from all these individuals that will move the Plainfield Public Schools passed the point of mediocrity.

Please avail yourself of these opportunities to get involve and promote unity and peace in our community:

Short List:

1. Saturday, September 25th - 10AM
Joe Black Dedication Ceremony @ Hub Stine Sports Complex

2. Saturday, September 25th - 7:45AM (on-site registration begins)
Walk It Out For Peace @ Cedar Brook Park

3. Saturday, October 2nd – 9 AM
Taking It to the Streets – A Rally for Peace – World Record Double Challenge @ Cedar Brook Park; Register via web (Individuals) http://heritageprograms.org/heritage3/ or (Groups) call 1-877-532-CountMe