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ZogoMii Network — 7/17/2007

Hello Group,

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10 Most Important Topic for MAPAlliance

ZogoMii Network — 7/17/2007

Top Most Important Topic for MAPAlliance

This is our effort to come up with the top 10 most important topics of concern that we would like to address with the school system, and with the Superintendant's administrative staff retrait.

Maybe we should start by listing items and associating a weight or rating to it as in 1,2,3, 4 ratings:

Highest priority
Medium Priority
Low Priroity
Would be nice priority

Example, I Tino am saying:

Safety in the schools is a 1

Shool Uniform is a 1

Teachers accountability to our children's behavior at shcool is a 3

So when we all post our input, then we all can see which items are the top topics to pick as a group, at least to get the discussion started amongst ourselves.

School Uniforms in CHUH

ZogoMii Network — 6/27/2007

Dress for Success! Picked up my daughter earlier this week from school and I must say that I was embarassed by how some of our young people dress. As a child of the 60's, I went through the bell-bottom earth-shoe fade, and the disco-look of the 80's...but it seems that our young people have crossed a delicate line. Our young men wear pants, that, when they walk or run make them look like runaways from the chain-gang. Dew rags (yeah...my dad wore one...but NEVER in public). Our young ladies wear clothes to school that should only be seen at a night club. Then our young wonder why people don't give them any respect. School is about the buisness of learning, and the clothes our young people wear should prepare them for the world of work and learning. Don't get me wrong, every generation has its styles, but in my opinion, the way our kids are dressing should be reserved for after school or the weekends, not for school.

I would love to see our district adopt a uniform policy (black, blue or khaki pants or skirts and a button down or oxford shirt). What do others think?

Actin White

ZogoMii Network — 6/3/2007

Why is it still that Black students who do well in school are the brunt of jokes, teasing and harassment and accused of acting white? Our people have a long history of oppression and suppression. Why do we have to do this to ourselves and why do we as intelligent adults, continue to tolerate the ignorant, aggressive and shameful behavior of Black youth in our schools?

Be Mindful of the Images they see

ZogoMii Network — 5/25/2007

I was talking to one of my coworkers about rap videos on cable. He was upset because he came home from work one evening and his teenage son, who was watching his younger daughter (age 4) was watching BET music videos and so was the 4 year old. He had told his son not to watch that station and got really angry when he saw him disobeying his directions. Needless to say, the videos he was watching were gangster rappers with bling, degrading language and hoochies. He punished the boy by the means that he saw fit, but was concerned because the video channels are running all the time, and eventhough he put a PG block on his cable, they were not blocked. I told him I did the same thing, but if you want to block music video channels you have to go through all the stations and block them one at a time. Just a hint to all those out there who don't want your children watching these negative images. You can block them if you have cable or satelite TV. It takes about 10 minutes, but it is a good, preventative way to control what your children's eyes and ears are exposed to.

Your DECISIVENESS inspires support.

ZogoMii Network — 5/24/2007 8:10:00 PM

I saw this posted on the wall in the office with no author attached to it. I found this inspirational and wanted to share with you all.

** Your DECISIVENESS inspires support.

Face it. Most people are not leaders. Most people are more than happy to follow someone who looks like he/she knows the way.

The Reverend Billy Graham tells of a time early in his career when he arrived in a smal town to preach a sermon. Wanting to mail a letter, he asked a young boy where the post office was. When the boy had told him, Dr. Graham thanked him and said, “If you’ll corr to the Baptist Church this evening, you can hear me telling everyone how to get to heaven.

I don’t think I’ll be there, TI the boy said. “You don’t even know your way to the post office.” People want to follow people who seem to know where they’re going.

** DECISIVENESS INTIMIDATES the opposition.

When you come down quickly and confidently on one side of an issue, it takes your potential opponents off guard. They pause. They wonder if you know something they don know. And as a result, they often look elsewhere. They look for a different battle to fight.

So take a look at yourself. Do you sound decisive? Or are you guilty of mushy language like, “Well, maybe ... Perhaps . . . I’ll think about it . . . or . . . It all depends?” To be an effective leader, you’ve got to be self-assured, confident, and decisive without being arrogant, harsh or closed-minded. When you achieve that balance, you rally enthusiastic support and limit frivolous resistance.

** A MEDIOCRE decision made quickly can achieve better results than a good decision mad slowly.

That may sound strange, but it’s true. If you make a decision and move in that direction, you immediately get a new perspective. And that new perspective often makes the “right” decision or the “best” decision all the more obvious.

By contrast, if you’re stuck in analysis paralysis, if you simply can’t make a decision if you wait too long, you’re often forced to do too little too late. Fear has gotten t best of you. And the best opportunities have probably passed you by.

So what can you do about that fear . . . if you have it? I’ve found four ways you can overcome the fear of decisiveness.

Make sure you understand the meaning of decisiveness.

It’s not the same thing as being rash. It doesn’t mean that you make an instant, uninformed decision. That would be silly. And if that’s what you think decisiveness i no wonder you’re fearful. When you’re decisive, you make a decision. You take a stand. You follow a process that gives you the best decision in a timely manner. And I’ll outline that process in next week’s “Tuesday Tip”.

Accept the fear of rejection as normal.

If you’re like most people, you want to be loved and accepted. Yet, in a leadership role, there will he many times when you must make difficult decisions that others will criticize. So be it. That’s life. Clergyman William J. H. Boetcker said it very weli He said, “It is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than tc temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.”

Decide and act despite your fear.

Some people are struck numb by their fear of making the wrong decision or of making any decision whatsoever. They erroneously conclude that if they re fearful, they can’t do anything. Baloney. Peel the fear and do it anyway. Make a decision. As Grog Romaneck, the coordinator of Prairie School in The Ralb, Illinois, says, “As a leader, if you choc not to make difficult decisions, you will face even sterner criticism from people who legi.timately question your leadership credentials.”

Be wary of verbalizing your fears.

Getting good counsel from wise and trusted friends and colleagues is one thing. But talking to too many people about your fears is another thing. It could backfire. If you keep on talking about your fear of making the wrong decision, you will lose the support of others. And if you talk about your fear of certain people in the workplace, it could get hack to them in a way you wouldn’t like. Besides that, the more you talk about your fear, the more life you give it. Instead, tell yourself that you have the knowledge, wisdom, and confidence to make good decisions. And the more you affirm thos kinds of things, the more you’ll be that way. If you’re going to he an effective leader you must he decisive. In fact, about 2000 years ago, in the Book of James, we are told “A doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. They can’ make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do.”

After reading the above what other tips would you share with our fellow entrepreneurs and future leaders members of the ZogoMe Network?

Barack Obama for the White House?

ZogoMii Network — 5/21/2007

Hillary/Obama or Obama/Hillary? That is the question!

I heard the rumor that Hillary my choose Barack Obama as a running mate for 08. I think it should be the other way around. And please do not talk about Barack Obama's big ears because he is sensitive to that.

The question is can Obama take the heat of a campaign? He apparently almost threatened the columnist Maureen Dodd about being teased about his big ears. Your thoughts.

The Irak war and Sadam

ZogoMii Network — 5/21/2007

Did anyone think that the Sadam hangging video clip was a mere act of some prison guard or rather it was all planned with the thought that once that video gets out, it will circulate the globe and get to the would be tyrant as a warning of what may come to them if they continue mistreating their own people?

Rap Culture and Underachievement

ZogoMii Network — 5/18/2007

check out this article from the Plain Dealer. Any thoughts on what we, the black community here in CHUH can do to counteract the effects of "rap culture" on our students.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1179304546106960.xml&coll=2