GEAUX SAINTS - SHAUNDRIE SAYS, "WHO DAT!!!!"

K-gates' Official Black & Gold (Who Dat!!!) Superbowl Edition ft. Ying Yang Twins

Shaundrie's Serious...Are YOU!??!

All-American Basketball Alliance

Don “Moose” Lewis has created an All White Basketball league in Atlanta. Lewis is filled with the false reality that basketball is tainted and has drifted away from “fundamental” style preferred and played by white Americans. In its place, “street ball” played by “people of color” have engulfed the game. "There's nothing hatred about what we're doing," Lewis said in a statement. "I don't hate anyone of color." He stated that it is bringing back a certain “nostalgia type” entertainment. Dictionary.com defines nostalgia as, “a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life....” So what he is saying is that he wants the ability to segregate America the way it once was? He wants to start this in the Southeastern portion of the United States where slavery and segregation was most severe. He will not be starting it in Mobile, Alabama…not in 2010 he won’t. Not here…we have come too far to go backwards.

It saddens me, because my mother talks often about having to enter the back door of a restaurant. My grandmother had to sit at the back of the bus and wait for hours at the doctor's office while being sick because the white patients were treated first. My mother remembers the integration of white high schools and hospitals. This is a very sensitive and painful subject for people that have experienced it and are continuing to experience it. It is disturbing that in 2010, people still have the sense that they deserve some type of entitlement and priority over everyone and everything. You can’t always be first.

Shaundrie's Mind - Unlike Many

This generation is LOST. They do not respect anything or anyone. They do not know the value of hard work, sacrifice, or the value of life.  It’s sad.  There are NO fathers in the homes. It’s not enough to pay child support and say I did my part. I DONT CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS; A CHILD NEEDS A PA!!!!!  Men are out here depositing sperm everywhere they see fit. However, when the responsibility of raising that child comes along; they throw $$$ and that is supposed to be enough. Regardless to what you think, it takes more than money to raise a child.

MOST OF OUR BLACK MEN, LACK MALE LEADERSHIP AT AN EARLY AGE, THEREFORE, THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO BE MEN.  MOST BLACK WOMEN DO NOT KNOW HOW TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MODELED IN THEIR HOMES. THEIR MOTHER WAS SINGLE.  Daughters did not have fathers; which made some women soooo desperate for the love of a man. Consequently, they are willing to accept any attention that is received and misinterpret it as love.  Ignorantly, they have a child by these men who eventually abandon them; contributing to this detrimental cycle.

Our people are lost, all they are concerned with is flossing the hottest sneakers (which are ridiculously priced) trying to sale their soul to a music label or making money no matter the cost (robbing and selling drugs). There aren’t many people that want to help the community anymore. Teachers, nurses, doctors are needed; however, our kids do not dream anymore. They want to be rappers, singers or video models.  Our kids no longer have goals. They are fascinated with the bright lights from the false reality of television.  Parents are working two and three jobs a day; so the television is left to raise their child.  Our community is really in shambles and we are falling by the wayside.

With all this being said…Its Martin Luther King's Day...a day that should stand for more than another day off.  It is the remembrance of a man that made great strides towards humanity, peace and equality; but was all his hard work in vain?  Would he be proud or disappointed at our contributions to our society?  Did he die only to allow our community to self destruct? We have to take responsibility for what is wrong in our community and fix it. If you start with just one person, you have done something. Join a mentoring program, volunteer at school, church or a community center…JUST DO SOMETHING! Who will be next to be memorialized from our generation?  You?

     














     " A man who won't die for something is not fit to live" - Martin Luther King

JUST SASSY....SHAUNDRIE

I love sweaters during the winter!  They are very versatile.  A sweater can be sexy and sophisticated, professional, cozy and comfortable or just plain cute.  Here is my Saturday Wintry Blue Sweater and Handsome in Brown Collections!

Wintry Blue 

Wintery Blue by Shaundrie featuring Dorothy Perkins

Items in this set:
Aqua cowl neck jumper, 28 GBP
DSQUARED2 72LA211 DARK DENIM COTTON -, 234 GBP
Jeweled-Heel Leather Ankle Boots, $205
FENDI 8BR511 BLACK LEATHER BORSA, $2,529
Wildfire women's turquoise stone black leather belt, $140

Handsome in Brown

HANDSOME IN BROWN by Shaundrie on Polyvore.com

Items in this set:
Leader R50473-SD685 Denim Jeans, 160 GBP
Cesare Paciotti - 855T (Logo) - Accessories, $110
Brown raw edge leather satchel, 80 GBP
Timberland Men's SmartWool® Barn Sock, $21
For Men Sweaters Abercrombie&Fitch 5123

Jay-Z Sues Tea House for Ripping 'Umbrella'

Does Jay-Z even know where Mobile, Alabama is located? He has never come here for a concert.

Jay-Z Sues Tea House for Ripping 'Umbrella'

Wondering Why on Wednesday

Okay...I DON'T care if Tiger Woods has cheated on his wife. Most men cheat...a man will be a man. What is news about this event? I swear I'd rather be rich than famous! Before these messy ass bloggers obtained a voice, a celebrity could have SOME privacy. Its really a shame, if a celebrity farts too hard it will become news! Can we find something else 2 blog about? Instead of destroying careers and causing unnecessary commotion, can we use these platforms that reach millions for the greater good?

I don't condone and nor I am concerned with Tiger Woods actions. HE violated the seventh COMMANDMENT, "Thou shalt not commit adultery..." Exodus 20:14. It is ONLY GOD'S job to judge him and only he can truly punish him 4 his actions! We live in a judgmental society of supposedly "die-hard" Christians. However, they fail to live by one of the great bible verses, "Judge not, for ye will be judged..." Luke 6:37. Furthermore, in this country, you're guilty until proven innocent & when proven innocent...you are still guilty. I wouldn't have told y'all a flicker flying freaking thing about my personal life.

Tackling Difficult Tasks Tactically and Tastefully

It has been confirmed that there is a problem with the United States educational system. Often the teachers are placed at fault for this failure; although I feel that the problem is more profound than that. At the present time, I believe there is a gap between the delivery of educational material and assessment of mastery. During a teacher’s entire matriculation in college, they are taught that each student learns differently. Furthermore, there is a belief that if the Differentiated Instruction method is incorporated into the pedagogy then low level students will reach the same mastery level of regular or advance students.  If students with disabilities are to reach higher general curriculum standards, they need to learn in classrooms where they can both access the general curriculum, and reap the benefits of high expectations (Good, 2001; Kolb & Jussim, 1994; Lee & Smith, 1999; Rosenthal & Jacobson, 1968). How can this be accomplished with a student who has the Intelligence quotient (IQ) score of 60 in a general education class? If this student can only read on a third (3^rd) grade level and write on a fifth (5^th) grade level, how can I assess him on the same level as a gifted student with the IQ of 140? Brian McGarvey and his colleagues (1997) found that teachers were trying to apply the principles of differentiation in their classrooms. However, many teachers needed help incorporating a variety of different instructional skills. Teachers faced many obstacles, including difficulty in planning lessons and in adapting their teaching methods to allow for differentiation.

We are told throughout the school year to make special accommodations (i.e. narrowing choices, more time given to take tests, copy of teacher’s notes, peer tutoring) for the Special Education students. However, when it is time for them to be assessed by the county or state, these assessments are not accommodated for their specific disability or learning style. Which leads to my first question, “Are our students being assessed correctly based on their disability or learning style?” It is not that the student does not understand or did not master the material; but were the questions presented in a manner where the students could not comprehend them. It has been verified that there are currently seven learning styles which include: Linguistic, Logical, Spatial, Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal.  Is it possible to hypothesize that a student needs to take assessments that are compatible with their learning style to generate and maximize more accurate assessment results?

Today I have posed to very difficult questions that can only be answered with years of research and development. However, to create a solution to a problem you must first identify that there is actually a problem present.

REFERENCES

McGarvey, B., Marriot, S., Morgan, V., & Abbott, L. (1997). Planning for differentiation. Curriculum Studies, 29(3), 351-363.