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upuuons un ine street r Should Parents Help With Education? In another Post story this week, school board member Arthur Grif fin stresses the Importance of pa rents forming partnerships with the. schools. Instead of leaving educa tion totally in the hands of teach ers, Griffin insists that parents, particularly black parents, must be come more involved in their chil dren’s education. How do parents feel about that suggestion? Should parents be in volved in helping educate their children, or should that task be left up to the schools? Ihat’s the question The Post posed to seven individuals at a nearby shopping center. Apparently all agree that parents should help in the educa tion of their children. • JOSEPH CLARK, a retired City employee, lives on Remount Road. Himself _the father of six grown children and the grandfather of three, Clark comments, “I think pa rents should help.” He believes that when parents stay involved, chil dren stay out of trouble. • NETTIE MAE STltoUD of Drum mond Avenue works as a shirt presser. The mother of 12, she states, “It's right for parents to help. I help with mine. If you don’t, nobody else is going to help them.” Most of her children are grown, but - ; one son, David, attends Eastway Junior High. •JEAN YOUNT, a Fort Mill re sident, works the counter at a Char ; lotte dry cleaner. To the ques tion, “Should parents help?”, she responds, “AH the way, because • I children need help. If you have a * * chUd, it’s your responsibility to help : • take care of it in school." She has . one grown son, whom she helped when he was in school. Her grand .' son is on the Teachers’ Honor Roll, . • “so you know his parents are help ing him,” she remarks. • MARY BRYANT, of Chester, S.C., is employed in Charlotte One of her eight children Is stiU in school. “I help mine,” she reports. “You can see how their grades are by help ing out.” She also thinks it keeps them out of trouble. •SARAH JANE BROWN, a retired Charlottean, lives on Beechnut Road. She has three grown chil dren, U grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. She is a firm beHevw in parents helping with their children’s education. “That’s our duty,’’ she notes. “I helped mine. My daughter helped her children when they were in school.” She continues, “That’s a loving pa rent. If you stay involved^ygu al ways have something in common to talk about. God loves families.” •MITCHELL GATEWOOD, of West Boulevard, is employed as a sales representative for Mister ‘G’ Home Remodeling. “Parents need to be involved without question. It en hances a student’s learning and gives them incentive to do other things, like go to college or techni cal school,” he points out. “When they’re involved, parents know what Joseph Clark .Out of trouble Jean Yount .Your responsibility Sarah Jane Brown ."That's far duty.” their children are doing in school and how they’re doing. They don’t have to worry about what they'll see on their report cards, because they already have an idea.” •BENNIE JONES of Dr. Carver Road says she has one grown child. “I tried to help when mine was in school,” she relates. Kim Jones Is “Beauty Of Week” lonunneo f rom Page 1A Jones, noticed a CARE advertise ment in a publication. CARE is a program which requests people to _help feed hungry children around OTe vWirltl. Tiie Junesrs eenesivad the idea of possibly adopting such a child. “I was adopted by my parents (the Joneses) when I was five years old," Kim relates. She first lived with them in Atlanta before moving to Brunswick, Qa., a small city at the tip end of the state near many resort properties. “I’ve been blessed," says Kim now. "My parents and I are very close. I’m grateful to them for taking me in when there was no one else to care for me. "My mother will give me her all,” Kim explains. "She inspires me and gives me confidence when I don’t have confidence in myself. The same for my father. They are both very understanding and caring people.” With the adoption by the'Joneses, Kim'a life fell easily into place These intervening years have been of a young girl’s dreams fulfilled. . Now Kim is an aspiring coed enjoying college life. ‘Tve matured a let since coming to Smith,’’ she says. ‘‘Education has come to mean very much to me,” Kim admits, mentioning that at one time she : wasn’t interested in making good grades. “I used to take school lightly. I thought my parents’ urg ing me to do well In school was something they wanted me to do for them. I’ve learned it wasn’t as Important for them as it is impor tant for me. i siuuy nara, continues Kim. "I *tey in the books. I want to suc ceed in life and make those who love me proud.” YeTshe manages to fit a few leisure activities in her schedule. “I enjoy bike riding,” she states, "and dancing.” Kim had studied dance for eight years: ballet, Jazx, Up and acrobatics. “I haven’t really danced in about five years,” she notes. “I think I’ll Uke classes again when I return to Charlotte next semester.” Kim also enjoys Jasz music, classical ballet, art and poetry. She describes herself as “sensi live, giving, very understanding and sometimes shy.” “I’m a strong person who takes things seriously," Kim adds. Mm s serious nature stems from - vestiges Diberj?ar[ier life which still remain with her. Her concerns are for abused children. “That upsets me very much." Kim admits. She would also like to see an end to starvation worldwide. “I still re member the days when I was without food to eat. Orphanages and foster homes can sometimes be very bad. It is depressing not to have enough to eat," she expresses. “I would like to see a halt to star vation. “I do not waste food now," says Kim. "I hate to see waste.” A turbulent past behind her, this pretty young lady says, “1 feel secure about my future." Sometime in the future Kim wants to travel to her homeland. “I’d like to visit Korea. I want to see what it is like,” she reflects “I’d like to see my natural parents. I have no leads as to who they are. I was told they are dead. But I believe they are alive.” Arthritis Continued From Page 13A To help arthritis patients deal with their illness and iU effects, Ar thritis Patient Services and the N.C. Chapter of the Arthritis Founda tion, Southwestern Branch, are pre senting the fourth Annual Arthritis Awareness Week Symposium on Saturday, May 4, at the Adam's Mark Motel. 555 S. McDowell Street. The symposium, which lasts from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p m and fea tures speakers from both Charlotte and Duke Hospital in Durham, is geared to patients, their families, and the parents of children with Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, as well as interested professionals Pre-registration (by April 39) la 110. Registration at the door is $13 Although lupus, a form of arthri tis, la more prevalent among blacks, rheumatoid arthritis ap pears to strike all races equally. Approximately two-thirda of Ui vic tims are women. READ XJT The Charlotte Foot Nettie Mae 8tro«d .Nobody else will Mary Bryant .Helps oat V Mitchell Gatewood (T; k , .Enhance learning 1 _ . i ooooooooooooooooo Get the paper. And get results. Get the paper. And get results. Get the paper. And get results. Get the paper. 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