ED’ S WORLD, I NC.

Education:

How Bad Do

You Want It? Education is an impor-tant component of suc-cess and living a quality

life in American society. Many people, es-pecially youth and young adults, constantly make statements about their future plans for getting an education. We hear students say all of the time “ I am going to college”. Un-fortunately saying I am going to college and actually going are very different things. Also getting into college and going to college are not the same. Finally, being accepted into a college and stepping onto a college campus do not equate to “going” to college. Indi-viduals and families must understand what getting a real education is about and deter-mine if they want to put in the work and ef-fort that is required. So, “how bad do you want an education?”. Here is a checklist of things that help a person to be successful in college. See if you or your child are ready.

1. Select a major or career path that you

enjoy and feel you will work hard at.

2. Select a college based on how it meets

your needs (financial, location, major)

Special

Points of

Interest

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Summer Activities and Readings

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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

An Education 1

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Summer Activities 2

Being a Better Person 2

College Prep 3

Parent Workshops 3

New E-mail Address 4

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From the Board President’s Pen:

“Celebrating the Life”

“Living the Legacy”

not because your friends are going there.

3. Successful students attend classes

regularly and get there on time.

4. Successful students are attentive in

class; not talking to their friends or on

their cell phones.

5. Know your professors, visit them during

office hours, ask them questions; show

you are interested in learning.

6. Do your homework and be prepared for

class. Stay ahead of the schedule.

7. Study for tests early. Do not get in the

habit of partying and then cramming for

tests and exams the night before.

8. Establish study groups; work with stu-

dents who are concerned about their

education.

9. Set realistic goals. If you have to work

be careful how you plan your class

schedule and other activities. Working

at a job does not mean you do not have

to do your school work.

10. Look for opportunities to get experience,

internships, summer jobs, etc. Never

give up if it’s what you really want.

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2011

Humbly submitted, Queen Martin, DrPH

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Apri l , 2011 Volume 8, Issue 2

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CONGRATULATIONS

TAYLOR M. JONES

KLEIN FOREST HS

Become a Better Person Through Acts of Kindness

What’s your passion? So many individuals are trying to find their pur-

pose. So many live a life without ever finding their real passion; others

find their passion as more of a hobby that has its benefits-a pay check.

How many actually live their passion and don’t have to wonder if the

mark was ever reached? Have you reached your mark? If you haven’t,

what are you doing to work towards it?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is important……..You can either find your

passion and live it or help someone else reach theirs’. What’s the last thing that you

did that was not for you? What’s the last thing you did that benefited someone

else? Maybe you let someone go before you in the grocery line who had five items as

opposed to your 10 items; or you allowed a car into your lane during heavy traffic.

Small things do make a big difference.

There are lots of self-help books that promote self confidence, better ways to handle

idiot bosses, how to handle the child that does not meet the standards that you set.

But there isn’t much around just to promote the act of giving. Giving because you

can; giving because it can change someone else’s outcome. Giving of yourself

without thinking how the other person is going to use your act of kindness. We need

to stop thinking about what we get from it and start wondering what can the other

person get out of my (your) act of kindness? Your act of kindness can cause a con-

tagious system of events. Paying it forward. Your act of kindness can be towards a

person, organization, and community involvement. What are you doing to make life

better for someone else: a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker, a stranger, a community?

Try it…… what do you have to lose?

WORDS OF

WISDOM

Those who are always

complaining about

their circumstances

find that success con-

tinually eludes them.

As do those who

speak ill of others or

who make excuses for

own their failures.

As long as we are hu-

man, we are bound to

make mistakes. We

all fall prey to flawed

beliefs and views.

What distinguishes a

forward-looking per-

son from an intransi-

gent one, a virtuous

person from a dishon-

est one, however, is

whether one can can-

didly admit to one's

mistakes and take

bold steps to redress

them.

Summer Activities for Kids

At a loss about how to keep your

child occupied this summer?

One of the most respected resources for programs for children and

youth in Houston is the Kid’s Directory. The publication is in its’ 21st

year of service to Houston and the surrounding areas. The Kid’s Direc-

tory provides listings of services and programs of interest to the parents

and youth. The Directory is distributed as 3 area based publications.

The publications are viewable online at their website listed below.

School enrichment programs of all kinds

(academic, language programs, cognition develop-

ment, all variety of sports programs, etc.), medi

cal services, birthday party planners, nanny ser-

vices, and camp programs as well as dozens of

other categories can be found within the pages of

the Kids Directory. www.kids-houston.com

By DeLanda Pine

ED’S WORLD INK Page 3

STAFF Angela Martin Jones, MBA

Executive Director

2011 BOARD Queen Martin, DrPH

President

Rodney Martin

Vice President

DeLanda Pine

Treasurer

Diondre Cooper

Public Relations

DeShonda Washington

Official Recorder

Maryellen Martin

Member

Erykah Tillis

Junior Member

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WRITE THE

VISION

And the Lord answered

me, and said, Write the

vision, and make it plain

upon the tables, that he

may run that readeth it.

For the vision is yet for

an appointed time, but at

the end it shall speak, and

not lie; though it tarry,

wait for it; because it will

surely come….

Habakkuk 2:2-3 KJV

SUMMER COLLEGE PREP SESSIONS

College Prep workshops for 2011 have been scheduled. The

dates and locations are as follows: (1) June 11th, Lone Star

College–Greenspoint; (2) July 16th, Lone Star College-North

Harris (W. W. Thorne Dr.) and (3) August 13th, Lone Star College

-Greenspoint. Sessions are on Saturdays. The sessions are

free of charge but for planning purposes, participants are re-

quested to register online at www.eds-world.org. The sessions

are from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Continental breakfast served.

PARENTS YOU ARE NEEDED

The College Prep session format has changed this year. In re-

sponse to feedback about the need for different information for

parents and students, there will be concurrent parent and stu-

dent sessions. Parents are asked to register online also. Par-

ents have a major role to play in the success of their child in

the higher education arena. The session will provide informa-

tion regarding assisting your child with applying for financial

aid, selecting a college or university to attend, completing appli-

cations and “other things you never thought about” as it relates

to your child’s education. Invite your family and friends too.

Elementary Students (K-5th)

Aldrin, Buzz. Look to the Stars. Putnam’s,

2009.

Alexander, Cecil Frances. All Things Bright

and Beautiful. Atheneum, 2010.

Kennedy, Edward M. My Senator and Me: A

Dog’s-Eye View of Washington, D.C.

Scholastic, 2006.

Middle School Students (6th—8th)

Miller, Sarah. Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen

Keller. Atheneum, 2007.

Papademetriou, Lisa. Sixth-Grade Glom-

mers, Norks, and Me. Hyperion, 2005.

Scieszka, Jon, ed. Guys Write for Guys

Read. Viking, 2005.

High School Students

(9th—12th)

Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True

Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Little,

Brown, 2007.

Johnson, Harriet McBryde. Accidents of

Nature. Holt, 2006.

Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: An

Eater’s Manifesto. Penguin Press, 2008.

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye.

First published 1951.

Books were selected from lists provided

by the Houston Area Independent

Schools Library Network. For more

book titles visit-www.haisln.org

Ed’s Bookshelf

Recommended Summer Readings

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“SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MAY 1ST”

Although the Ed’s World Living Legacy Scholarship closes on May 1st of every year, there are still other scholarships that can be found. Any student who is planning to attend an insti-tution of higher learning should search for financial assistance. This can in-clude community colleges, 4-year colleges and univer-sities, and trade schools.

If you know of a student who is a high school senior encourage them to periodi-cally review our Facebook page as we continuous post other scholarships and financial resources.

As we continue to enhance the services and programs of

the organization, we are working to ensure that you can

easily reach us. We have changed our email address to

info@eds-world.org. We are partnering with Constant Con-

tact to distribute our electronic newsletter on a monthly

basis so that your have current and ongoing information

about what we are doing. We are asking that you go into

the website or on Facebook and send us

your e-mail address. Finally we will have

a new telephone number soon. We will

make sure to highlight it in all of our cor-

respondence so you can note the

change.

If you have more suggestions about ways

we can keep you in the loop and better reach out to youth

and young adults, please let us know. Striving to be the

best we can be!!

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Marie Clark

Diondre Cooper & Brandi Thomas

Herman & Glenda Frazier

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Robert Harris

Vin Hennessy Jr.

Cheryl Jackson

Al & Janice Johnson

Cedric Johnson

Sandra Johnson

Kenneth & Angela Jones

Don Lewis

Donna Lewis

Chris Lomas

Lone Star College

Queen Ester Martin

Rodney & Maryellen Martin

Dora Mayfield

Bettie McBride

Fred McCray

James D. McCray

Edward Patten

Sirjourner Pine

Jaret & Regina Radford

Bettie Ray

Ronald & Sheila Savannah

Keith Settle

Ruth Shepard

Sandra Smith

Timothy & Tosha Spence

Amber Taylor

Eric & Adrian Tillis

Erykah Tillis

Wayne & Denise Valentine

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Karon Washington

Melody Washington

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