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Homeopathic Medicines for Cough
By Dana Ullman MPH, CCH
(Excerpted from Homeopathic Medicine for Children and Infants,
Tarcher/Putnam)
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4 years ago
Friday, July 18, 2008
My Role
Before I started teaching I always wondered how I would fit in as a teacher. Well now I'm starting to see a little. As a young African American male teaching in elementary I am rare. What I bring to the table as a teacher is hard for any other teacher to duplicate. There are so many students that do not have fathers or positive male role models in their lives at all. The other big issue is a positive African American male role model that students can have a positive relationship with. This is an issue in today's society there is so much negative when it comes to young males that it can be dangerous to future generations. I feel like I can do my part in helping this situation by being that positive male figure at school or in my community, so maybe it might help someone in our future generation be positive citizens. That's why I enjoy teaching because its a chance to help change the world by sometimes just being who you are.
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This made me think of my first year teaching.
I teach 9th grade, and that year I had a class of 24 boys, 18 of which were black. I was terrified of getting them to pay attention, but they ended up liking me because I was young, could talk NFL with them, and knew the words to their favorite rap songs.
Their football coach at the time was a young, black coach. On an essay about a role model, almost every one of them wrote about him. They just loved that he was showing them how smart and successful they could be; they really looked up to him.
I really loved those boys. I still pray for them all the time, and want the best for them.
Wow...excellent blog post!
I knew there was something special about you Marlon! Keep up the good work!
You truly are one of a kind! Keep being that positive role model for so many!
That is a good thing. Congratulations in finding a place where you feel like you are contributing.
You're right...you're exactly what they need!!! I'm glad you're there.
You are making a difference in so many lives.....I wish more men would have the courage to make a difference in our youth....in all reality....our future rests in the hands of these young minds.....
Our students do need a positive role modle. Keep up the good work.
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