Saturday, January 1, 2011
discovering the blueprint
as you can see it has been quite a while since i've blogged. looks like over a year. so i need to do a quick update. i have been through so much during this time; and i can still say God is real, he is good, and he is here for his children. my car was broekn into twice, then totalled in a suspicious fire, got a new car, i switched jobs twice, moved 1nce, travelled to chicago, puerto rico, stl (of course), met some new people, cut some old ones off, watched my son start kindergarten, had my 1st parent/teacher conference, learned a lot, grew tremendously, began graduate school to earn my masters in school counseling, watched my son play soccer, signed him up for basketball, and best of all i finally honor my mother and grandmother the way they should've been my whole life. it is a new season yet again and i am excited to be here in good health along with my fam and i am ready to do God's work. i have finally found my purpose and it feels so right. to all those who have not yet, keep searching for it-but the desire has to be from your heart or your labors will be fruitless. i have learned that fate and free will are both at work in this world and they operate interdependently at different times. every human has a blueprint. it is a combination of your individual talents and genes. 1nce you figure out how both of these influence your thoughts and behavior, you will see the blueprint. from there you can begin your work.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS. I KNOW THIS IS TRUE.
The Rewards of Wisdom
1 My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments;
2 For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.
3 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.
9 Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;
10 So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof,
12 For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.
14 For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.
19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.
20 By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew.
21 My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22 So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.
23 Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
26 For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.
29 Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.
30 Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.
32 For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
34 Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.
35 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor.
1 My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments;
2 For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.
3 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.
9 Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;
10 So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof,
12 For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.
14 For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.
19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.
20 By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew.
21 My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22 So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.
23 Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
26 For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.
29 Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.
30 Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.
32 For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
34 Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.
35 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor.
FINALLY FOUND
Economy Changes Students' Plans
College Plans Out Of Reach For Many In Recession
POSTED: 5:46 am CDT May 20, 2009
UPDATED: 6:03 pm CDT May 20, 2009
RAYTOWN, Mo. -- It's easy for adults to think that they bear the brunt of the current recession. But, in reality, young people are also facing some difficult financial decisions.
Many local high school seniors are being forced to alter their college plans, and are getting a real life lesson in their financial education.
The end of a school year for a high school senior generally leads to dreams of the future, and for many that includes plans for college. But a failing economy is forcing a change of plans for some of the best and brightest college-eligible students.
KCTV5's Carolyn Long met with five Raytown High School seniors for a roundtable discussion on their futures. Many said they have realized that their original college plans were no longer possible.
"It was not a happy day for me," said Leandra Stuckey.
Sara Mabry said she practically had her bags packed for Loyola University in Chicago. But she is now heading for Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., this fall.
"I was very upset, and I realized we're not the richest and I have a more realistic shot at somewhere else," said Mabry. "We have to be, in this time when the economy is terrible and we have to figure out some way we can actually pay for it."
"It puts a lot of stress on the family. Not only do we have stress, but parents are stressed out," said Taylor Frymire.
Frymire will also start at Truman State this fall, after plans fell through to attend the University of Nebraska.
"It was just way too much," said Frymire.
Stuckey had her heart set on the University of Missouri, but her dad's layoff has changed her plans to Longview Community College.
"We don't have the funds to send me to a more expensive college anymore," said Stuckey.
Knowing family funds were running short, Mario Pecina realized it was up to him to keep his plans on track to play football at Graceland University in Iowa.
"My dad was laid off," said Pecina. "I pushed myself even more to do better in class, to do better in sports, so I can get as much money as I can."
And it worked. Pecina applied for and earned scholarships to allow him to live his college dream.
David Marshall Jr. took a different track.
"I decided whoever gives me the most money, that's where I'm going," he said.
So, when a full-ride scholarship was offered at Claflin University in South Carolina, that decided his plans.
Raytown High School counselor, Rob Ukleya, worked extra hard this year to keep student's college dreams alive. As more money is needed, less and less is available, he said.
"There were scholarships that weren't available this year because of the economy," said Ukleya.
Ukleya said he helps his students find a plan B, and sometimes a plan C and D, in order to get them to college.
One of the options that has helped many, Ukleya said, is the A-plus program in Missouri that allows free tuition to community colleges to students who meet the guidelines.
"More and more of our families and students are looking at that opportunity because of the economy," said Ukleya.
So, now that fall plans are decided for the five students who met with Long, all are concentrating their summer plans on banking money.
"... So I can pay for my own stuff and not be banging on Dad's door, 'Hey, I need some toilet paper," said Marshall.
"I'm actually going to save this money. I usually go out and spend it, but I know I'm going to have to spend it for all those little unknown costs for college," said Mabry.
Heather Davis Richards, a financial expert with Essential Knowledge, was thrilled to hear these savings plans. She said she has found the largest financial hardship for college students is not in the known costs of tuition, it's in the unknowns.
"On average , it's $3,000 per semester on top of tuition and book expenses," she said.
Essential Knowledge offers a worksheet to help figure a student budget on their Web site. Click here to find it.
The Raytown students' stories are not unique to the metro area. In a recent nationwide poll, one in six students said economic circumstances have forced them to change their college plans.
LET ME BEGIN BY STATING THAT I AM A GRADUATE OF RAYTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. AND LONGVIEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. AND IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS I WILL BE A GRADUATE OF A FEW MORE SCHOOLS SINCE I PLAN TO GO ALL THE WAY. THOSE WHO ARE CLOSE TO ME KNOW THAT IF I DECIDE ON SOMETHING IT WILL GET DONE. COME HELL OR HIGH WATER. THAT BEING SAID, I POSTED THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE IT BROUGHT UP SO MANY EMOTIONS AND MEMORIES FOR ME. YOU ARE PROBABLY THINKING WOW THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ARTICLE ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND THE SCHOOL KIDS SO WHAT GIVES?! TO ME THIS ARTICLE MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. I GREW UP WITHOUT PARENTS FOR THE MOST PART. (THANK U GMA FOR TRYNA BEAT MY ASS THOSE FEW TIMES YOU CHASED ME OUTSIDE LOVE U AND MUAH) IT MUST BE SAD FOR THE "BLIND MEMBERS" OF THE MIDDLE CLASS+ TO READ ARTICLES LIKE THIS. WOW HARD TIMES ARE HITTING SOME NEW AREAS THESE DAYS...OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! WHAT PLANET ARE YOU LIVING ON???? PRAISE GOD FOR MY EYESIGHT AND HUMBLENESS:)I AM SO THANKFUL I DID NOT END UP AS A MEMBER OF THE BLIND COMMUNITY (IF WE HAD A LIL MORE $ AND EVEN 1 STABLE PARENT I WOULD HAVE) I WANT TO MAKE A T-SHIRT THAT SAYS "THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING AND STARVING 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM YOU!" I LIVED IN RAYTOWN DURING HALF OF MY CHILDHOOD (WOULDN'T CALL IT THAT) AND ALSO ON 31ST AND LINWOOD IN A GIRL'S HOME THAT IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO BUDGET CUTS. (DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO THERE-MAYBE SOON ON ANOTHER POST) THAT HOME TAUGHT ME MORE IN 1 MONTH THAN I LEARNED IN SEVERAL YEARS OF MY LIFE IN RAYTOWN. MOST OF THE GIRLS WERE WARDS OF THE COURT. 2 GOT PREGNANT, 3 RAN AWAY, 1 GOT HIT BY THE METRO (RIP GINA LOVE U GIRL I WILL NEVER 4GET U)AND THE REST EITHER WENT TO JAIL OR DIDN'T TALK TO ME BECAUSE THEY WERE TAUGHT NOT TO TRUST WHITE PEOPLE. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW THIS EXPERIENCE (AND MANY OTHERS FOR THAT MATTER) WOULD/COULD AFFECT A YOUNG GIRL WITH NO GUIDANCE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY. I WAS 14 SITTING ON THAT FRONT PORCH AND TOLD GOD AND MYSELF THAT I WAS DONE FEELING POOR, NEGLECTED, LOST, UNLOVED, WEAK, AND UNIMPORTANT. YES, I ADMIT I MADE THAT DECISION ON MY OWN, BUT WITHOUT A FEW STAR PLAYERS (YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE OF COURSE AUNT SHARON YOU R #1 :) WHO KNOWS WHERE I'D BE RIGHT NOW. WHEN I GOT OUT I WENT BACK TO THE OTHER WORLD CALLED RAYTOWN. THE BLIND SAY IT'S FASCINATING HOW 2 WORLDS CAN BE SO CLOSE TOGETHER IN 1 CITY. THE REALISTS SAY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. I THINK DUE TO MY EXPERIENCE "LIVING" (LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY) IN BOTH OF THESE WORLDS I BECAME THE LATTER...WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY I AM SO OUTSPOKEN AND ACCORDING TO SOME "TELL MY BUSINESS TOO MUCH" (AND I DON'T CARE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE LIED TO ME MY WHOLE LIFE SO WHY SHOULD I BE LIKE THEM? I APPRECIATE THE 100. REAL IS REAL LIKE IT OR NOT. SO IF U ASK ME FOR MY OPINION OR WHAT I'M DOING, ETC., YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT THE ANSWER...) BACK TO THE POINT:
RAYTOWN HAS A COUNSELOR AND A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENTS WITH PARENTS FOR THE MOST PART. I THINK I AM GOING TO WRITE THE NEWS STATION AND ASK THEM TO COME INTERVIEW SOME OF THE KIDS FROM A KC MO SCHOOL DISTRICT. BETTER YET, MAYBE I'LL JUST DO IT MYSELF. MAYBE SOME EYES WILL OPEN IN THE BLIND COMMUNITY. I TAUGHT AT A KC SCHOOL WHICH HAD THE CRAPPIEST COUNSELOR I'VE EVER SEEN. SHE HAD THE TITLE AND MADE THE $ BUT I WAS THE DAMN COUNSELOR! SHE DIDN'T EVEN CARE TO EXPLAIN COLLEGE TO OUR KIDS. MOST OF OUR KIDS HAD 1 PARENT IF THEY WERE LUCKY. THERE WAS NO A+ PROGRAM FOR FREE TUITION AND THESE KIDS NEED IT MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT DIRECTION IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I AM AT A CROSSROAD RIGHT NOW. I'M SO GLAD I CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE I AM FINALLY FOUND. I PLAN TO TAKE THE LSAT 1 MORE TIME AND IF I DON'T GET INTO LAW SCHOOL THIS TIME, I'M MOVING ON. I WAS THINKING I COULD CHANGE THE SYSTEM BY TRYING TO CHANGE THE LAWS, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT I WANT IF THE FIRST FEW ATTEMPTS DON'T WORK. (LSAT SCORE NOT HIGH ENOUGH AND BEING WHITE DOESN'T HELP ME OUT HERE OR I'D BE IN BY NOW-I'LL GO THERE LATER TOO-THAT'LL BE A GOOD ONE TO READ-NO WORRIES I ALWAYS STAY EDUCATED) BECAUSE I DON'T GIVE UP ON DREAMS. SOMETIMES THEY JUST NEED TO BE MODIFIED. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO WASTE AND A GREAT PURPOSE TO FULFILL. I WILL DIE TRYING TO HELP EVERY LOST ADOLESCENT I CAN. BECAUSE THAT LITTLE GIRL WITH NO GUIDANCE USED TO BE ME. AND I HAVE SO MUCH LOVE IN MY HEART FOR HER. PZ.
College Plans Out Of Reach For Many In Recession
POSTED: 5:46 am CDT May 20, 2009
UPDATED: 6:03 pm CDT May 20, 2009
RAYTOWN, Mo. -- It's easy for adults to think that they bear the brunt of the current recession. But, in reality, young people are also facing some difficult financial decisions.
Many local high school seniors are being forced to alter their college plans, and are getting a real life lesson in their financial education.
The end of a school year for a high school senior generally leads to dreams of the future, and for many that includes plans for college. But a failing economy is forcing a change of plans for some of the best and brightest college-eligible students.
KCTV5's Carolyn Long met with five Raytown High School seniors for a roundtable discussion on their futures. Many said they have realized that their original college plans were no longer possible.
"It was not a happy day for me," said Leandra Stuckey.
Sara Mabry said she practically had her bags packed for Loyola University in Chicago. But she is now heading for Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., this fall.
"I was very upset, and I realized we're not the richest and I have a more realistic shot at somewhere else," said Mabry. "We have to be, in this time when the economy is terrible and we have to figure out some way we can actually pay for it."
"It puts a lot of stress on the family. Not only do we have stress, but parents are stressed out," said Taylor Frymire.
Frymire will also start at Truman State this fall, after plans fell through to attend the University of Nebraska.
"It was just way too much," said Frymire.
Stuckey had her heart set on the University of Missouri, but her dad's layoff has changed her plans to Longview Community College.
"We don't have the funds to send me to a more expensive college anymore," said Stuckey.
Knowing family funds were running short, Mario Pecina realized it was up to him to keep his plans on track to play football at Graceland University in Iowa.
"My dad was laid off," said Pecina. "I pushed myself even more to do better in class, to do better in sports, so I can get as much money as I can."
And it worked. Pecina applied for and earned scholarships to allow him to live his college dream.
David Marshall Jr. took a different track.
"I decided whoever gives me the most money, that's where I'm going," he said.
So, when a full-ride scholarship was offered at Claflin University in South Carolina, that decided his plans.
Raytown High School counselor, Rob Ukleya, worked extra hard this year to keep student's college dreams alive. As more money is needed, less and less is available, he said.
"There were scholarships that weren't available this year because of the economy," said Ukleya.
Ukleya said he helps his students find a plan B, and sometimes a plan C and D, in order to get them to college.
One of the options that has helped many, Ukleya said, is the A-plus program in Missouri that allows free tuition to community colleges to students who meet the guidelines.
"More and more of our families and students are looking at that opportunity because of the economy," said Ukleya.
So, now that fall plans are decided for the five students who met with Long, all are concentrating their summer plans on banking money.
"... So I can pay for my own stuff and not be banging on Dad's door, 'Hey, I need some toilet paper," said Marshall.
"I'm actually going to save this money. I usually go out and spend it, but I know I'm going to have to spend it for all those little unknown costs for college," said Mabry.
Heather Davis Richards, a financial expert with Essential Knowledge, was thrilled to hear these savings plans. She said she has found the largest financial hardship for college students is not in the known costs of tuition, it's in the unknowns.
"On average , it's $3,000 per semester on top of tuition and book expenses," she said.
Essential Knowledge offers a worksheet to help figure a student budget on their Web site. Click here to find it.
The Raytown students' stories are not unique to the metro area. In a recent nationwide poll, one in six students said economic circumstances have forced them to change their college plans.
LET ME BEGIN BY STATING THAT I AM A GRADUATE OF RAYTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. AND LONGVIEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. AND IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS I WILL BE A GRADUATE OF A FEW MORE SCHOOLS SINCE I PLAN TO GO ALL THE WAY. THOSE WHO ARE CLOSE TO ME KNOW THAT IF I DECIDE ON SOMETHING IT WILL GET DONE. COME HELL OR HIGH WATER. THAT BEING SAID, I POSTED THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE IT BROUGHT UP SO MANY EMOTIONS AND MEMORIES FOR ME. YOU ARE PROBABLY THINKING WOW THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ARTICLE ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND THE SCHOOL KIDS SO WHAT GIVES?! TO ME THIS ARTICLE MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. I GREW UP WITHOUT PARENTS FOR THE MOST PART. (THANK U GMA FOR TRYNA BEAT MY ASS THOSE FEW TIMES YOU CHASED ME OUTSIDE LOVE U AND MUAH) IT MUST BE SAD FOR THE "BLIND MEMBERS" OF THE MIDDLE CLASS+ TO READ ARTICLES LIKE THIS. WOW HARD TIMES ARE HITTING SOME NEW AREAS THESE DAYS...OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! WHAT PLANET ARE YOU LIVING ON???? PRAISE GOD FOR MY EYESIGHT AND HUMBLENESS:)I AM SO THANKFUL I DID NOT END UP AS A MEMBER OF THE BLIND COMMUNITY (IF WE HAD A LIL MORE $ AND EVEN 1 STABLE PARENT I WOULD HAVE) I WANT TO MAKE A T-SHIRT THAT SAYS "THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING AND STARVING 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM YOU!" I LIVED IN RAYTOWN DURING HALF OF MY CHILDHOOD (WOULDN'T CALL IT THAT) AND ALSO ON 31ST AND LINWOOD IN A GIRL'S HOME THAT IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO BUDGET CUTS. (DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO THERE-MAYBE SOON ON ANOTHER POST) THAT HOME TAUGHT ME MORE IN 1 MONTH THAN I LEARNED IN SEVERAL YEARS OF MY LIFE IN RAYTOWN. MOST OF THE GIRLS WERE WARDS OF THE COURT. 2 GOT PREGNANT, 3 RAN AWAY, 1 GOT HIT BY THE METRO (RIP GINA LOVE U GIRL I WILL NEVER 4GET U)AND THE REST EITHER WENT TO JAIL OR DIDN'T TALK TO ME BECAUSE THEY WERE TAUGHT NOT TO TRUST WHITE PEOPLE. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW THIS EXPERIENCE (AND MANY OTHERS FOR THAT MATTER) WOULD/COULD AFFECT A YOUNG GIRL WITH NO GUIDANCE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY. I WAS 14 SITTING ON THAT FRONT PORCH AND TOLD GOD AND MYSELF THAT I WAS DONE FEELING POOR, NEGLECTED, LOST, UNLOVED, WEAK, AND UNIMPORTANT. YES, I ADMIT I MADE THAT DECISION ON MY OWN, BUT WITHOUT A FEW STAR PLAYERS (YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE OF COURSE AUNT SHARON YOU R #1 :) WHO KNOWS WHERE I'D BE RIGHT NOW. WHEN I GOT OUT I WENT BACK TO THE OTHER WORLD CALLED RAYTOWN. THE BLIND SAY IT'S FASCINATING HOW 2 WORLDS CAN BE SO CLOSE TOGETHER IN 1 CITY. THE REALISTS SAY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. I THINK DUE TO MY EXPERIENCE "LIVING" (LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY) IN BOTH OF THESE WORLDS I BECAME THE LATTER...WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY I AM SO OUTSPOKEN AND ACCORDING TO SOME "TELL MY BUSINESS TOO MUCH" (AND I DON'T CARE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE LIED TO ME MY WHOLE LIFE SO WHY SHOULD I BE LIKE THEM? I APPRECIATE THE 100. REAL IS REAL LIKE IT OR NOT. SO IF U ASK ME FOR MY OPINION OR WHAT I'M DOING, ETC., YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT THE ANSWER...) BACK TO THE POINT:
RAYTOWN HAS A COUNSELOR AND A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENTS WITH PARENTS FOR THE MOST PART. I THINK I AM GOING TO WRITE THE NEWS STATION AND ASK THEM TO COME INTERVIEW SOME OF THE KIDS FROM A KC MO SCHOOL DISTRICT. BETTER YET, MAYBE I'LL JUST DO IT MYSELF. MAYBE SOME EYES WILL OPEN IN THE BLIND COMMUNITY. I TAUGHT AT A KC SCHOOL WHICH HAD THE CRAPPIEST COUNSELOR I'VE EVER SEEN. SHE HAD THE TITLE AND MADE THE $ BUT I WAS THE DAMN COUNSELOR! SHE DIDN'T EVEN CARE TO EXPLAIN COLLEGE TO OUR KIDS. MOST OF OUR KIDS HAD 1 PARENT IF THEY WERE LUCKY. THERE WAS NO A+ PROGRAM FOR FREE TUITION AND THESE KIDS NEED IT MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT DIRECTION IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I AM AT A CROSSROAD RIGHT NOW. I'M SO GLAD I CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE I AM FINALLY FOUND. I PLAN TO TAKE THE LSAT 1 MORE TIME AND IF I DON'T GET INTO LAW SCHOOL THIS TIME, I'M MOVING ON. I WAS THINKING I COULD CHANGE THE SYSTEM BY TRYING TO CHANGE THE LAWS, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT I WANT IF THE FIRST FEW ATTEMPTS DON'T WORK. (LSAT SCORE NOT HIGH ENOUGH AND BEING WHITE DOESN'T HELP ME OUT HERE OR I'D BE IN BY NOW-I'LL GO THERE LATER TOO-THAT'LL BE A GOOD ONE TO READ-NO WORRIES I ALWAYS STAY EDUCATED) BECAUSE I DON'T GIVE UP ON DREAMS. SOMETIMES THEY JUST NEED TO BE MODIFIED. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO WASTE AND A GREAT PURPOSE TO FULFILL. I WILL DIE TRYING TO HELP EVERY LOST ADOLESCENT I CAN. BECAUSE THAT LITTLE GIRL WITH NO GUIDANCE USED TO BE ME. AND I HAVE SO MUCH LOVE IN MY HEART FOR HER. PZ.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
STARTING TO SELL OUT...
Lessons from arrest of Harvard scholar
The discussion surrounding Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. should provide a “dos” and “don’ts” list for police and citizens.
On July 16 Gates returned home from a week in China, where he was filming a PBS documentary, “Faces of America.” Finding the front door of his rented home jammed, he asked his driver, another black man, for help.
Do: A woman seeing two men with backpacks trying to force their way into the house called police. Everyone concerned about break-ins would applaud the passer-by’s action.
Do: Cambridge, Mass., police arrived quickly and found Gates inside the house. He had entered through the back door and turned off the alarm.
Don’t: Gates, 58, had a heated exchange with Sgt. James Crowley. Gates loudly accused Crowley of racial bias and refused to calm down. Crowley and Gates sought identification from each other. The tension escalated unnecessarily.
Do: Provide identification. Gates provided photo IDs to verify that he lived in the house. The officer says he also provided his name and badge number, but Gates disputes that.
Don’t: The officer arrested Gates, a leading authority on black history, and handcuffed him on his front porch. A mostly academic issue for Gates suddenly became very real and very personal.
Do: Prosecutors dropped a disorderly conduct charge against Gates on Tuesday.
Do: Turn the incident into a “teachable moment,” as President Obama suggested Friday when he wisely backed away from an earlier judgment that the “Cambridge police acted stupidly.” The president invited Crowley and Gates to discuss the incident over a beer at the White House — an excellent suggestion.
“There’s a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately.... race remains a factor in the society,” Obama correctly said earlier this week.
To change the way things have always been, citizens and officers nationwide should stick with the “dos” and dump the “don’ts.” Everyone will be better off.
OK MR. PREZ, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE THE BLACK COMMUNITY EXPECTING YOU TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT ALL THE OTHER WHITE PRESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO EASILY IGNORE; HOWEVER, THAT IS WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR AND I KNOW YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING ANYTHING. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU FOR "TONING DOWN" YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE POLICE ACTION THAT OCCURRED. YOU KNOW BETTER. THIS IS NOT A "LEARNING EXPERIENCE," THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF RACIAL PROFILING. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU AND I HOPE THAT YOU DO NOT CONTINUE TO COMPROMISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAINING A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORTERS. REMEMBER THAT NO ONE WILL EVER LIKE EVERYTHING YOU SAY OR DO, BUT IF YOU STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS THEN AT LEAST THEY WILL RESPECT YOU.
The discussion surrounding Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. should provide a “dos” and “don’ts” list for police and citizens.
On July 16 Gates returned home from a week in China, where he was filming a PBS documentary, “Faces of America.” Finding the front door of his rented home jammed, he asked his driver, another black man, for help.
Do: A woman seeing two men with backpacks trying to force their way into the house called police. Everyone concerned about break-ins would applaud the passer-by’s action.
Do: Cambridge, Mass., police arrived quickly and found Gates inside the house. He had entered through the back door and turned off the alarm.
Don’t: Gates, 58, had a heated exchange with Sgt. James Crowley. Gates loudly accused Crowley of racial bias and refused to calm down. Crowley and Gates sought identification from each other. The tension escalated unnecessarily.
Do: Provide identification. Gates provided photo IDs to verify that he lived in the house. The officer says he also provided his name and badge number, but Gates disputes that.
Don’t: The officer arrested Gates, a leading authority on black history, and handcuffed him on his front porch. A mostly academic issue for Gates suddenly became very real and very personal.
Do: Prosecutors dropped a disorderly conduct charge against Gates on Tuesday.
Do: Turn the incident into a “teachable moment,” as President Obama suggested Friday when he wisely backed away from an earlier judgment that the “Cambridge police acted stupidly.” The president invited Crowley and Gates to discuss the incident over a beer at the White House — an excellent suggestion.
“There’s a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately.... race remains a factor in the society,” Obama correctly said earlier this week.
To change the way things have always been, citizens and officers nationwide should stick with the “dos” and dump the “don’ts.” Everyone will be better off.
OK MR. PREZ, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE THE BLACK COMMUNITY EXPECTING YOU TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT ALL THE OTHER WHITE PRESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO EASILY IGNORE; HOWEVER, THAT IS WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR AND I KNOW YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING ANYTHING. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU FOR "TONING DOWN" YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE POLICE ACTION THAT OCCURRED. YOU KNOW BETTER. THIS IS NOT A "LEARNING EXPERIENCE," THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF RACIAL PROFILING. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU AND I HOPE THAT YOU DO NOT CONTINUE TO COMPROMISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAINING A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORTERS. REMEMBER THAT NO ONE WILL EVER LIKE EVERYTHING YOU SAY OR DO, BUT IF YOU STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS THEN AT LEAST THEY WILL RESPECT YOU.
Friday, July 17, 2009
EDUCATION IS A BUSINESS???
Imagine Renaissance Academy Of Environmental Science And Math-Wallace Campus
414 Wallace Ave
Kansas City, MO 64125
Phone: (816) 241-9381
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Private elementary and secondary schools in Kansas City, MO
Elementary/Secondary School
Imagine Renaissance Academy Of Environmental Science And Math-Wallace Campus Business InformationIs this your company?Imagine Renaissance Academy Of Environmental Science And Math-Wallace Campus is a private company categorized under Private elementary and secondary schools and located in Kansas City, MO. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $1,600,000 and employs a staff of approximately 60.
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Single Location
Annual Sales (Estimated)
$1,600,000
Employees (Estimated)
60
SIC Code and Description
8211, Elementary and Secondary Schools
NAICS Code and Description
611110, Elementary and Secondary Schools Products, Services and Brands
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Geoff Alderman, Principal — Is this your company?
OK YALL, WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE...BUT EDUCATION IS NOW MORE THAN EVER BEING TURNED INTO A BUSINESS. IMAGINE RENAISSANCE ACADEMY IS A CHARTER SCHOOL I USED TO TEACH AT HERE IN GOOD OLD KC, MO. MY STUDENTS USED TO STEAL MARKERS FOR ME...WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS TO LET STUDENTS TAKE THEM HOME. IT IS DISHEARTENING TO SEE THAT MANY OF OUR NATION'S MINORITY CHILDREN ARE BEING EXPLOITED BY RICH WHITE BUSINESSMEN. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME THEN DO SOME RESEARCH. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE WHAT THE REPUBLICANS CLAIM TO BE THE ANSWER TO THE FAILED URBAN SCHOOLS. OF COURSE THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE BASICALLY TAX SHELTERS FOR THEM TO KEEP MAKING MORE MONEY, ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CHILDREN, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY. LOOK AT IMAGINE SCHOOLS.COM AND YOU WILL SEE THEY ARE TAKING OVER THE NATION'S FAILED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT POPULATION. THIS MEANS THEY GET GOV'T $$$$ YEP THAT'S RIGHT. AND GUESS WHAT? THEY DON'T HAVE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS LIKE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DO. AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE CERTIFIED TEACHERS. THAT IS TRUE, BUT PARENTS DON'T BE MISLEAD...THEY HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF CERTIFIED TEACHERS. I WAS ONE OF THEM AMONG MANY WHO HAD NO IDEA HOW TO EVEN CREATE A LESSON PLAN MUCH LESS A UNIT PLAN OR EXAMS THAT MEET STATE STANDARDS.
414 Wallace Ave
Kansas City, MO 64125
Phone: (816) 241-9381
Website: Information not found (?)
Business Categories
Private elementary and secondary schools in Kansas City, MO
Elementary/Secondary School
Imagine Renaissance Academy Of Environmental Science And Math-Wallace Campus Business InformationIs this your company?Imagine Renaissance Academy Of Environmental Science And Math-Wallace Campus is a private company categorized under Private elementary and secondary schools and located in Kansas City, MO. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $1,600,000 and employs a staff of approximately 60.
Also Does Business As
Information not found (?)
HQ, Branch or Single Location
Single Location
Annual Sales (Estimated)
$1,600,000
Employees (Estimated)
60
SIC Code and Description
8211, Elementary and Secondary Schools
NAICS Code and Description
611110, Elementary and Secondary Schools Products, Services and Brands
Information not found (?)
State of Incorporation
Information not found
Years in Business
Information not found
Company Contacts
Contact Name Gender
Geoff Alderman, Principal — Is this your company?
OK YALL, WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE...BUT EDUCATION IS NOW MORE THAN EVER BEING TURNED INTO A BUSINESS. IMAGINE RENAISSANCE ACADEMY IS A CHARTER SCHOOL I USED TO TEACH AT HERE IN GOOD OLD KC, MO. MY STUDENTS USED TO STEAL MARKERS FOR ME...WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS TO LET STUDENTS TAKE THEM HOME. IT IS DISHEARTENING TO SEE THAT MANY OF OUR NATION'S MINORITY CHILDREN ARE BEING EXPLOITED BY RICH WHITE BUSINESSMEN. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME THEN DO SOME RESEARCH. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE WHAT THE REPUBLICANS CLAIM TO BE THE ANSWER TO THE FAILED URBAN SCHOOLS. OF COURSE THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE BASICALLY TAX SHELTERS FOR THEM TO KEEP MAKING MORE MONEY, ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CHILDREN, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY. LOOK AT IMAGINE SCHOOLS.COM AND YOU WILL SEE THEY ARE TAKING OVER THE NATION'S FAILED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT POPULATION. THIS MEANS THEY GET GOV'T $$$$ YEP THAT'S RIGHT. AND GUESS WHAT? THEY DON'T HAVE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS LIKE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DO. AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE CERTIFIED TEACHERS. THAT IS TRUE, BUT PARENTS DON'T BE MISLEAD...THEY HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF CERTIFIED TEACHERS. I WAS ONE OF THEM AMONG MANY WHO HAD NO IDEA HOW TO EVEN CREATE A LESSON PLAN MUCH LESS A UNIT PLAN OR EXAMS THAT MEET STATE STANDARDS.
GO WYANDOTTE!
Wyandotte County to negotiate with Legends, Nebraska Furniture Mart over unpaid taxes
By MARK WIEBE
The Kansas City Star
Unified Government Mayor Joe Reardon has asked Wyandotte County’s top administrator to “re-engage” in negotiations with two of the county’s largest retailers, which have refused to pay their property tax bills.
Speaking at the beginning of a budget workshop Thursday at City Hall, Reardon said that Nebraska Furniture Mart and The Legends shopping center were “good community partners.”
But, he added, his job required him to “protect and uphold the interests of our taxpayers and the public.”
Although he said he was optimistic that the government and the retailers could reach an agreement suitable to all parties, Reardon did not offer a specific solution.
Nebraska Furniture Mart and The Legends are disputing the values at which the county has appraised their properties. Both have unpaid property tax bills. Nebraska Furniture Mart owes $6.2 million, and The Legends owes $5.1 million.
Reardon said the government was obliged to make sure “that we are being good stewards of the taxes paid for local government,” and it had to be “accountable and fair.”
A spokesman for the Unified Government and a Nebraska Furniture Mart executive exchanged heated words Tuesday, a day after County Administrator Dennis Hays called out the furniture giant and The Legends for failing to pay their taxes.
Nebraska Furniture Mart said it has never failed to pay an obligation. Company vice president Bob Batt said the Unified Government was bullying the company and argued that the Unified Government had overvalued Nebraska Furniture Mart’s property.
BS!!!!!! WHY IS ANYONE NEGOTIATING? SURE, LET'S CUT THESE COMPANIES A DEAL ON THEIR TAXES AND TELL THE PUBLIC HOW MUCH MONEY WE TOOK OFF THEIR BILL AND THEN ASK THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS IN WYANDOTTE IF THEY THINK THEY COULD'VE USED THAT AMOUNT FOR WYANDOTTE'S RUN DOWN SCHOOLS...LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WYANDOTTE'S RESIDENTS PAY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES AROUND THE AREA (WHY DON'T THEY GET A DEAL TOO???) OR BETTER YET, LET'S COMPARE THE NUMBER OF PARKS AND CHILDREN THAT LIVE IN KCK...GET THEM FOR ALL THEY'RE WORTH...OOOOHHHH I WISH I WORKED FOR THE CITY....HMMMMMMM:)
By MARK WIEBE
The Kansas City Star
Unified Government Mayor Joe Reardon has asked Wyandotte County’s top administrator to “re-engage” in negotiations with two of the county’s largest retailers, which have refused to pay their property tax bills.
Speaking at the beginning of a budget workshop Thursday at City Hall, Reardon said that Nebraska Furniture Mart and The Legends shopping center were “good community partners.”
But, he added, his job required him to “protect and uphold the interests of our taxpayers and the public.”
Although he said he was optimistic that the government and the retailers could reach an agreement suitable to all parties, Reardon did not offer a specific solution.
Nebraska Furniture Mart and The Legends are disputing the values at which the county has appraised their properties. Both have unpaid property tax bills. Nebraska Furniture Mart owes $6.2 million, and The Legends owes $5.1 million.
Reardon said the government was obliged to make sure “that we are being good stewards of the taxes paid for local government,” and it had to be “accountable and fair.”
A spokesman for the Unified Government and a Nebraska Furniture Mart executive exchanged heated words Tuesday, a day after County Administrator Dennis Hays called out the furniture giant and The Legends for failing to pay their taxes.
Nebraska Furniture Mart said it has never failed to pay an obligation. Company vice president Bob Batt said the Unified Government was bullying the company and argued that the Unified Government had overvalued Nebraska Furniture Mart’s property.
BS!!!!!! WHY IS ANYONE NEGOTIATING? SURE, LET'S CUT THESE COMPANIES A DEAL ON THEIR TAXES AND TELL THE PUBLIC HOW MUCH MONEY WE TOOK OFF THEIR BILL AND THEN ASK THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS IN WYANDOTTE IF THEY THINK THEY COULD'VE USED THAT AMOUNT FOR WYANDOTTE'S RUN DOWN SCHOOLS...LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WYANDOTTE'S RESIDENTS PAY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES AROUND THE AREA (WHY DON'T THEY GET A DEAL TOO???) OR BETTER YET, LET'S COMPARE THE NUMBER OF PARKS AND CHILDREN THAT LIVE IN KCK...GET THEM FOR ALL THEY'RE WORTH...OOOOHHHH I WISH I WORKED FOR THE CITY....HMMMMMMM:)
I AM 1 OF THE VICTIMS...
University of Central Missouri police sergeant and wife arrested in identity theft scheme
By MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS
The Kansas City Star
A University of Central Missouri police sergeant and his wife have been arrested in an identity theft involving the stolen Social Security numbers for 7,000 students and alumni.
James and Amanda Drake have been charged with fraud, forgery, illegal credit card use and filing a false police report.
The FBI and university police are continuing their investigation.
“There may be other arrests connected with the investigation forthcoming,” said Bob Ahring, chief of the university’s Department of Public Safety.
“It appears that about a dozen individuals may have had their personal information used for fraudulent purposes,” said Jeff Murphy, spokesman for the school.
During an unrelated investigation of Amanda Drake, 30, on warrants involving passing bad checks from Johnson and Henry counties, police recovered stolen computer printouts with the names, addresses, telephone and Social Security numbers for students from the summers of 2005 and 2006.
James Drake, 45, was arrested by Warrensburg police on June 19 and charged with fraud, use of a credit device and filing a false police report. His wife, who was not employed at the university, is charged with forgery.
The printouts, produced by the Student Affairs Office, were stolen from the university campus, but officials declined to say which office. Neither Drake has been charged with the theft of the printouts, Ahring said.
University officials said there did not appear to be any breach of the university computer system. The information in the printouts is only given to certain offices and “used for a variety of reasons,” Murphy said.
He said the 12 victims were contacted by police. Neither police nor the university could say how much money was involved in the fraud. Murphy said the university contacted all other people listed on the printout by mail and e-mail.
For more information, the university has provided a 24-hour toll-free phone number, 866-223-1695, and Web site, www.ucmo.edu/identityprotection.
And this week UCM offered enrollment in Experian Triple Alert, a 12-month program on identity theft protection, and credit monitoring. UCM will pay the cost of enrollment for anyone who could be affected by the recent theft.
WOW THANKS GUYS I GUESS I'LL SIGN UP FOR MY FREE CREDIT MONITORING SERVICE NOW. IT'D BE COOL WITH ME IF YOU'D JUST WRITE OFF MY PERKINS LOAN :)
By MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS
The Kansas City Star
A University of Central Missouri police sergeant and his wife have been arrested in an identity theft involving the stolen Social Security numbers for 7,000 students and alumni.
James and Amanda Drake have been charged with fraud, forgery, illegal credit card use and filing a false police report.
The FBI and university police are continuing their investigation.
“There may be other arrests connected with the investigation forthcoming,” said Bob Ahring, chief of the university’s Department of Public Safety.
“It appears that about a dozen individuals may have had their personal information used for fraudulent purposes,” said Jeff Murphy, spokesman for the school.
During an unrelated investigation of Amanda Drake, 30, on warrants involving passing bad checks from Johnson and Henry counties, police recovered stolen computer printouts with the names, addresses, telephone and Social Security numbers for students from the summers of 2005 and 2006.
James Drake, 45, was arrested by Warrensburg police on June 19 and charged with fraud, use of a credit device and filing a false police report. His wife, who was not employed at the university, is charged with forgery.
The printouts, produced by the Student Affairs Office, were stolen from the university campus, but officials declined to say which office. Neither Drake has been charged with the theft of the printouts, Ahring said.
University officials said there did not appear to be any breach of the university computer system. The information in the printouts is only given to certain offices and “used for a variety of reasons,” Murphy said.
He said the 12 victims were contacted by police. Neither police nor the university could say how much money was involved in the fraud. Murphy said the university contacted all other people listed on the printout by mail and e-mail.
For more information, the university has provided a 24-hour toll-free phone number, 866-223-1695, and Web site, www.ucmo.edu/identityprotection.
And this week UCM offered enrollment in Experian Triple Alert, a 12-month program on identity theft protection, and credit monitoring. UCM will pay the cost of enrollment for anyone who could be affected by the recent theft.
WOW THANKS GUYS I GUESS I'LL SIGN UP FOR MY FREE CREDIT MONITORING SERVICE NOW. IT'D BE COOL WITH ME IF YOU'D JUST WRITE OFF MY PERKINS LOAN :)
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