| This article is the second of 3 in a series for computer | | | | describe their future.If you can't write well, then practice |
| based homeschooling African American children and | | | | writing the bible so that your children will see a prime |
| any other children whose parents want to give them | | | | example of what will cause their future to be written |
| an above average education. Its aim is to suggest a | | | | the way they choose instead of the future others |
| standards goal for teaching our children at home in | | | | have written for them. The book of Psalms written a |
| order to provide them with an exceptional education to | | | | few thousand years ago has continued to inspire not |
| insure their future. Homeschooling using a computer to | | | | only poets, but writers, actors, orators, publishers, |
| bring the enormous amount of information into our | | | | leaders and followers. A simple way to train up a child |
| children's classroom can be a critical tool to reaching a | | | | is for them to practice writing poetry, writing passages |
| parents goal for a quality education.Phyllis Wheatley | | | | from the bible or a favorite book they enjoy.Motivating |
| was America's first African American poet. At thirteen | | | | children while they are at their youngest can blossom |
| she wrote her first poem and could read Greek and | | | | the mind in the best of ways, encouraging students to |
| Latin classics. Upon reaching the age of twenty, 39 of | | | | make books of poetry or especially a book of fun for |
| her poems were published in London - it was the first | | | | them to read with the students name on the front |
| book published by an African American. Poetry lovers | | | | cover to personalize their favorite book. A better gift |
| around the world and those who are continually | | | | for children when holidays or other special events |
| inspired by Phyllis Wheatley celebrated her birthday | | | | come is either a book or books on cd read by a |
| last month on the 11th of July as a day to inspire others | | | | favorite actor or actress.Phyllis Wheatley poems, |
| to join the ranks of poets.An old African proverb | | | | speeches by famous African Americans and other |
| powerfully intones - 'Use of brains begets wealth', with | | | | literature should be made into a personal library. If that |
| words like that in mind our ancestors raised kings and | | | | proves to a challenge, then several visits to the library |
| queens, prophets and poets. All parents should | | | | can be a valuable substitute. A computer with internet |
| endeavor to insure that their children can not only read | | | | connection can be used as an additional source as |
| and write, but to flourish both of these fundamentals | | | | poetry sites abound for children and adults. A few |
| they should write poetry. It can start with a simple | | | | sample sites to visit: poetry4kids.com, - has ideas on |
| purchase of a book on Phyllis Wheatley poetry or any | | | | teaching poetry, and poetryarchive.org - with hundreds |
| poetry that will open their young minds to the | | | | more via Google.While working to grow children into |
| possibilities of what words can be when brought to | | | | poets keep another African proverb in mind - 'Patience |
| life.Parents who choose to read to their children early | | | | can cook a stone.'Daviyd Peterson: 10-year consultant, |
| will reap the rewards when the child grows to like | | | | instructor, trainer of |
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| well at the very least read your own personal | | | | Helps African American and minority homeschools |
| favorites that you can read, for the mere example of | | | | bridge the |
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