TODAYS FEATURE..
Today's feature is close to my heart because I was the first graduate assistant for the CALL ME MISTER PROGRAM...and to see how far it has come and where it is going is a great thing...
The Call Me MISTER program will be the subject of a documentary featuring several of its graduates to be aired Thursday, February 28th at 9:30 p.m. on the South Carolina ETV public broadcasting network.
The 30-minute documentary was produced, directed and narrated by Aretta Jenkins, founder of CornBread Chronicles, LLC. Jenkins, a Clemson University graduate and upstate oral historian tells the Call Me MISTER story by connecting the family and community roots of several graduates with their motivation to become successful teachers. Hayward Jean, Damon Qualls, Zebulun Dinkins and Justin Ballenger all have a powerful story to tell about survival, perseverance, inspiration and hope in the future. Jenkins states, “the context of their lives and their ability to transcend their sociological circumstances is both their motivation and secret for personal development and success.” Each of these young men can identify “key family members and mentors, who have protected and enriched their lives” stated Jenkins.
Dr. Roy Jones, Executive Director of the Clemson based Call Me MISTER program, agrees stating, “the nuclear and extended family, as well as the surrounding community is a significant reality in the lives of MISTERs and their potential effectiveness as teacher-leader advocates for education.”
The purpose of the Call Me MISTER (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) initiative is to increase the pool of available teachers from a broader, more diverse background particularly among the State’s lowest performing elementary schools.
For More Information contact:
Aretta Jenkins: Telephone: 866-231-1264; email: 8662311264@gosolo.com or
Roy Jones: Telephone: 800-640-2657; email: royj@clemson.edu
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