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3B LIFE/ti:»t C^nlotte Thursday September 15, 2005 Parents can do their own homework to help kids study Continued from page 1B expect it, especially with many schools encouraging parents and faculty to stay in touch by e-mail. And, says Schumm, most teachers cer tainly welcome any education enrichment activities that happen after school and on weekends. It might not be “homework” but, for ©cample, when a fam ily goes to a museum that’s featuring a particular artist or historical period that stu dents are learning about, they are adding to their bank of knowledge. Anything that bridges home and school learning is a plus, Schumm says. In the newest edition of “How to Help Your Child With Homework,” Schumm offere tips on setting up an effective homework system in your house: • Maintain two-way com munication. Parents should n’t just lecture, they need to listen and respond to chil dren, too. • Set goals with - not for - your child, and tackle them one at a time. Start with a goal that your child is almost guaranteed to achieve so the oth©s will be more appeal ing- PHOTO/THE STOCK MARKET Good study habits begin early. • Expect progress. If your expectations for your child are low, your child’s achievements are likely to match them. Keep expectations hi^ but not unreasonable. • Reward achievement. Don’t give a treat for every accomplishment but if your child works especially hal'd on a challenging assignment and then completes it successfully, that’s worth celebrating. Also, praise generously and honest ly “Praise will lose its effec tiveness if used indiscriini- nately,” Schumm writes. Also praise specific tasks. Saying, ‘You spelled eight out of 10 words right. Much bet ter!” is more effective than “Good for you!” • TVy not to show disap pointment if your child does n’t do as well as you’d like. The important thing is that you show appieciation for effort not just perfoimance. A child whose performance is poor doesn’t need leniinding. • Be prepared to teach. Sometimes parents need to “fill in the blanks.” Skimming the textbook and reading les son mateiials will help. • Provide variety If a child is fidgety after poring over a math book for an hour, switch to spelling and finish up the math later. It’s also OK to take a short walk or a snack break. What will happen if I don’t advertise? Nothing Old black inclave faces change Continued from page 1B For one, builders are charg ing more. Over the past year, .^ayi says the cost of home construction has increased from $70 per square foot to $98; homes projected to cost $28,000 in 1999 run $50,000 in 2005. The majority of Bayview residents receive federal sub sidies, lettir^ them live in the new homes whUe spending no more than one-quarter of thdr incomes _ as little as $3,000 in some cases. The federal' government covers the difference between what residents can afford and the actual mortgage. But those funds are limited, Ajayi explains, and as housing costs rise, Bayviewers will ©ther have to cough up more money or settle for homes barely big ger than the shacks they left as Cole’s group builds smaller to cov©* the cost increases. Tlie impact of sweeping change is felt in little things too. Ajayi cites the local super market, where modest cuts of meat have aU but disap peared in fi*eezers now packed with T-bone steaks. This past winter, Coles says ei^t families had their li^ts shut off as they tried to ju^e newly acquired utility bills. BajKdew’s dilemma reflects chaises throu^out Northampton County, says Bill Parr, owner of Parr Properties. He estimates the cost of land has tripled over the past five years as out siders lay claim to waterfiont property Northampton County is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on tiie other, making it a prime location for baby boomers and well- heeled executives. “In the early ‘90s, you could have bought an acre on the water in Northampton County for about $65,000,” Parr says. "That same acre of land today ... would probably cost you approaching $300,000.” Barely 10 minutes fi-om Bayview, Cape Charles stands as a paragon of renew al and a glimpsp of the future. Once a booming railroad cen ter, the town had nearly evap orated before developer Richard Foster arrived in 1996. Fester pictured a seaside Shangri-La. Nearly one decade later, his vision has blossomed into sprawling Bay Credc, a roug^fiy 2,000-acre resort community sprinkled with $300,000 condominiums and miUion-doUar McMansions. A duster of high-end shops accommodates moneyed resi- d©its _ cabanas and trendy restaurants that folks like Young, a 51-year-old, ei^lh- grade dropout, are too intimi dated to enter let alone work in- Foster also offers hospitali ty training at Bay Creek Academy Courses rqu about $800; Young earns $5 an hour sorting beans. “In order for people in Bayview and other black areas to stay, there must be a massive reinvestment in training people,” Ajayi says, explaining that otherwise, "you are asking them to leave.” That migration has already b^un, says Felton Sessoms. As a county board of supervi sors member, he fought to stave off g©itrification. Now as a pastor in Cape Charles, he watches black families leave the area, their agricultural jobs replaced and landlords selling their homes while the market is hot. “In two years, Tve seen five families relocate,” he says, estimating as many as 80 percent of black families in Cape Charles alone have left within the last decade. County offidals are focused on retooling the work force. A training center highlighting construction, service and hos pitality education will open at the community college next year, says county board chair man Richard Tankard. For communities hke Bayview, where up to half of residents are illiterate, Tankard points out reading classes offered throu^ the county extension office. But Coles says luring grown folks to a reading course or community college classroom is easier said than done, especially when educa tion is often undervalued. ‘1 know a lot of (people) down here have gotten a GED,” Young says, “and still bean grating with me.” That complacency hints at what’s really hurting the peo ple of Bayview - their mind set, says black Cape (Dharles restaurant owner Robbin Smith. ‘Teople here have been poor and oppressed for so long that they can’t see up,” he says. “If we put forth an effort, change win come about.” ■fin iWlNTHPOP SiS" UNIVERSITY Graduate Studies Open House Thursdav, Septbiibbi 15,2005 Johnson Hail Looor Drop-in 5:30 ■ 7 p.ni. Inquire about Winthrop's 25 graduate programs Mcctfacult)'and staff Ask about the competitive graduate tuition for Charlotte Regional Partnership* counties * In iS.C.-Mecklmkrg. Gmion, Union, Anson, CImlanil, Stonly, Lincoln, Cakm, Cotawk, Rom, Alexander and Iredell Counties. In S.C.-M, Uncaster and Chester counties. 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