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NABSW awards and new officers The Central Indiana Chapter Inc. of the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) awarded several scholarships for academic achievement and community service. Scholarship recipients are: Jacqueline Bradshaw Bell, Natasha Gabriella Byers and Andrea Walker. New officers are: Dr. Jacqualyn F. Green, co-president; Dayvid Brown, co-president; Galen Batts, vice president; Tiombe Burton, treasurer; Natasha Gabriella Byers, secretary, and Jacqueline Bradshaw Bell, corresponding secretary. Openings in afterschool program The Marion County Care Initiative has openings for the Care After School Program at 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays at the Legacy House, located in the lower level of Wishard North Arlington Healthcare Center, 2505 N. Arlington Ave. The program accepts students 5-12 years olds. Students receive a snack and homework assistance is provided. The program is free. For more information or to enroll your child, call Pamela Ackerman at 275-9270. Free U. of I. courses The University of Indianapolis will offer estates, trusts and financial class, which begins Jan. 19. The class will be 9 a.m. to noon for

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seven Saturdays. The course is free to retirees and university alumni. For more information or to register, call Joan Persell at 788-6140or James Conrad at 788-3232. School board election Terms of three Franklin Township School Board members will expire on June 30, and three persons must be elected to serve new four-year terms that begin on July 1. The five-member board is comprised of one resident from each” of the four quadrants in Franklin Township, plus one “at-large” member. School Board members will be elected on May 7. Eligibility requirements for candidates are: A candidate must be at least 21 years old, must be registered to vote in the district he/she seeks to

represent, and must have been a Child’s ISTEP scores resident of Franklin Township for Asia Wright, a third-grade stuat least two years prior to election, dent at School 60, scored above Persons residing in the area as- average in 10 out of 10 ISTEP signed to the Franklin Township testingareas. Asia’steacherisMrs. Schools through court-ordered de- Bradbury, and she enjoys math, segregation may run “at-large,” or reading and cooking with grandma may run for the seat representing Bell. She is the daughter of Shmoine the quadrant containing the elemen- Griffin. Asia also enjoys dancing tary school that serves the area with her sisters Chyna and India,

where they live.

Persons seeking to become can- Oaks Academy open didates in the election must file a house Petition of Nomination with the The Oaks Academy is seeking Marion County Clerk’s Office in applicantsforthe2002/2003school the City-County Building. The year for students entering pre-kin-filing period begins Jan. 23 and dergarten through seventh grade, concludes at noon on Feb. 22. Pe- Prospective students and their famititions are available at the Franklin lies are invited to an information Township Schools Administration open house on Thursday, Feb. 7 at Office, 6141 Franklin Rd., and at 7 p.m. Visitors will hear about the the office of the Marion County school’s classical curriculum and Election Board, City-County unique philosophy of education. Building, Room W-122. Persons The Oaks Academy is located on wishing further information may the comer of 23rd and Park Avcontact the Election Board, 327- enue in the Jubilee Center Build5100, orCarol Kruse at the School ing. Call the academy office at Administration Office, 862-2411. 931 -3043 for more information.

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We often have discussions about the failure of the public education system to adequately educate the majority of Black, Hispanics, and low-income whites. The notion is that this system only works for those families who live in the more affluent areas. Because these are the kids who consistently score high on state standardized tests and they are also the ones who many may envy, due to their high academic achievement. And this type of achievement, generally leads to higher paying jobs and life in the same more affluent neighborhoods. Just for a moment, let’s imagine the idea of drastically changing the manner in which the assessments of our schoolchildren are measured. Currently, successful students are identified solely on how well they score on written exams. This type of assessment, which includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, or essays, are given to each student after the instructor has completed teaching the necessary information. What do you think would happen if we used three of Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence’s to assess students? Bodily kinesthetic, spatial, or musical would be three likely choices. Now most educators are familiar with psychologist Gardner’s theory of MI and many of them claim to be using them throughout the school day. Gardner defines intelligence as “the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural settings” (Gardner & Hatch, 1989). Bodily kinesthetic is a method of teaching when kids process knowledge through bodily sensations. They are often athletic, dancers or good at crafts such as sewing or woodworking. Musical children are always singing or drumming to themselves. They are usually quite aware of sounds others may miss. These kids are often “discriminating listeners.” They have the capability to recognize and compose musical pitches, tones, and

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Spatial children think in images and pictures. They may be fascinated with mazes or jigsaw puzzles, or spend free time drawing, building with Lego’s, or daydreaming. We know that many of today’s teachers do not instruct our children using these three types of teaching styles. Most instruction takes place in the form of reading from books, taking classroom notes, and completing activity worksheets. Indeed, there are teachers who use a variety of the Multiple Intelligence’s throughout the

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course of the school year. However, these teachers are few and these teaching styles are fewer. How would the students from the Gifted, Advance Placement (AP)andTalent Development (TD) classes^perform under these standards? What about the upper class families who send their kids to the elite private schools like Orchard and Park Tudor? There is nothing wrong with these schools; however, if you completely change the manner in which these students are being assessed, grading them on creating a rap song using their nouns and vowels, they may not fare as well. Grade them on their ability to read and dismantle a car engine, write a musical tune using historical characters, or building a pyramid with Popcicle sticks... would they be as successful? The career centers that are aligned with most major urban public schools are on the rise. Whether it is the Walker Career Center, the McKenzie Career Center, or the Rathello Career Center, the majority of those who enroll in the classes are from the schools population of Blacks, Hispanics, and low-income whites. Would the so-called gifted students be achieving at the top of the education latter if they were enrolled in all classes at the career center? The traditional education system places a very strong emphasis on the development and use of verbal and mathematical intelligence. Hence, the I-STEP testing, (and most state standardized testing) is driven and averaged by these two scores. Is it the assessment process that is allowing our students to fail or is it the inability to teach our students according to their learning style? Thiscolumn will have more next week on the MI and how they can be used in the classroom. For speaking engagements or education workshops, contact me a t [email protected], or write me at: 9701 E. 63rd St., Indianapolis, IN. 46236. Contact number: 317-502-0272.

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