What's Up Mr. Eric "Diggah" Hall
“Why Are You Active in the Academic Life of Your Child?”
Twitter @manup_forchange
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As part of the 2017 National Men Make A Difference Day For Academic Success campaign Forest Of The Rain Productions encourages fathers and significant male figures in the lives of children to Turn 1 Day of Engagement Into a Lifetime of Involvement and to take part in National Men Make A Difference Day For Academic Success on October 9, 2017.
Dr. Mike Robinson: Why have you taken an active role in your child/children’s education?
Eric "Diggah" Hall: I have taken an active role in my children’s education. I have taken this active role in my children’s education because I believe that educating my boys must start with me. Growing up in the early seventies in Bronx River Projects I was exposed to my surroundings the good (PAL neighborhood youth center, basketball tournaments, and single women raising children on their own and looking out for one another) and the bad (drug & alcohol abuse, prostitution and shoot outs daily). One thing this neighborhood lacked was active fathers. My father was active in my life growing up and the lives of countless of my childhood friends. This massive impact on us helped mold our childhoods into becoming the active contributors to life that we are today. I dedicate this gift of growing up with a strong black man in their lives permanently. |
What are the benefits to you, your child and the family because you are an active part in their education? The benefits to my entire family regarding being involved is that there are no surprises come report cards and parent teacher nights.
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What words of encouragement do you share with your children to them to do their best in school?I remind my son that school is another environment to learn. There is a time and place for everything. School is to listen and learn until a teacher tells you otherwise.
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What advice would you offer parents, but especially fathers and other significant male roles in the life of a child about why or how they should become in their child’s education?
I would offer the advice that our children need that balance of educators in their lives. Our male educators have been missing in the past.
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