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| DATE | 2015-03-04 |
| FROM | Elfen Magix
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Community Funding
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Parent education can mean a lot of things. And a major problem is actually getting the parents involved in the first place. Getting anyone over the age of 21 is problematic. Many assume that they as a parent will do best on their own and believe their actions with the family is what they require to do and nothing more. So this falls into several categories which I only mention a couple:
Computer Literacy as a parent - do they know what they children are doing online? do they know that they are responsible for their child's actions? Do thy know, in short, if their child cyberbullies another, that they can go to jail for their child's actions? Can they be sure that content their child is access is appropriate for them? Many do not, just as much do not care. The problem comes up with this fact - a mother would spend 10 minutes a day with their child, a father would spend 15 minutes a day. Is that time enough for their child's needs? No it is not. But the TV gets 6 to 8 hours of "parenting" the child. Today, the TV has been replaced with the computer and the Internet. 10 - 15 minutes a day as a parent does not undo 6 - 8 hours with the computer and internet does.
Parenting itself - Is what your learned from your parents in the 70s-2000's good enough for you to do to you child? What are the legalities of your child's actions affect you? What are your rights as a parent? and so on.
Like I said, getting the parents involved is a problem. Most work and are too tired do anything after work. Sometimes a weekend program can get a few more parents involved but it wont all of them. At best, maybe 10% of all the children's parents would come to an event. The only time I had a flood of parents is when I and a friend did a CPR & HIV/AIDS Course, where the children over 10 were certified for free, but parents paid $30, we gave a poster letter about this course stating, "When you have heart attack, you cant give CPR to yourself!" Out of a possible 120 parents, 40 showed up with their older kids and teens. By the end of the day, they were all CPR certified, and we generated about $1200 or the program that day.
Parent Education has to be defined by the program as what? That depends on the program. For us, that means what?
~Fernando
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On Wed, 3/4/15, Ruben Safir wrote:
Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Community Funding
To: hangout-at-nylxs.com
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 8:40 AM
Fernando
Are you familiar with title 1 funding for community and
parent education?
I had a bit of a conversation with Megaz last night and I
really need to confir with you about funding ideas and such. This guy
has the whole hustle worked out. Not just details of programs, but
also proven methods to hustle funding.
BTW - it seems we need a social worker.
Ruben
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