Dear Head Start Colleagues -
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Published on: 9/17/2004
Last Visited: 7/2/2006
Terry White (Chairperson, Policy Council): One thing about Policy Council, it teaches parents what they should know all the time,that the parent is the primary educator of his children.
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Narrator: Through the Policy Council, Alvin met Terry White and joined F.A.M.I.L.Y., a subcommittee formed to get men more involved in Head Start.
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Terry White: Most of the women bring their kids to school and you see maybe a few fathers, but they just come, drop and they leave.They figure,like me, I guess, years ago when I was with my daughter Latoya,hey, it's a woman thing.
Terry White: So we got together and we formed this group and it's called, ,F.A.M.I.L.Y.: Fathers Advocating Male Involvement In the Lives of Youth,.
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Terry White (to Alvin ): It's just focused on getting guys, you know, all guys, men, significant male role models.
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Alvin Ortiz: Terry and me were talking to a couple of fellows yesterday.
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Terry White: The male role model is lacking in a lot of communities.You have to realize that you're going to be the one who shows the child the right way in life.So, the more positive things you do, they're definitely going to have to remember because there's enough negatives going on.
Terry White: For instance, my grandson.His father is incarcerated for one thing.No problem, that's a good reason why he can't be there.I love my grandson anyway, doesn't make a difference.I'll be there for him regardless.But as a role model, I think it has changed him a little bit.He was getting a little wild, and for me to come into the classroom kind of makes him feel good.
Terry White: What you learn from Policy Council is going to uplift the community, uplift your family and definitely uplift your child, and it makes you feel good about yourself.
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