Bøger af Pinky Miller

Dr. Pinky Miller is a former student of the real bullhorn- and baseball-bat-toting icon from the 1989 film Lean on Me, Dr. Joe Louis Clark. Born into a crowded, single-parent household in the inner city of Paterson, New Jersey, young Pinky navigated a hopeless childhood craving for closeness to her overworked mother, escape from years of molestations by those she trusted, and to meet her unknown father whose absence from her life painfully reminded her that she was a mistake. One day Pinky stepped into high school, and a principal with a bullhorn changed her life. "You were born," Dr. Clark bellowed, "with two strikes against you: being poor, and being black! Don't strike out! Get your education! Your education is your homerun out of the ghetto!" Encouraged by caring teachers, and inspired and empowered by Dr. Clark's sharp admonitions, personal attention, and fatherly love, Pinky graduated Eastside High School and went on to earn a BA in communication, an MA in counseling and school guidance, and a PhD in educational policy studies-higher education. After finding fulfillment in Dr. Clark's invitation to "lean on him," Pinky Miller also found her purpose, and discovered that no person is a mistake. This is her story.

My name is Dr. Pinky Miller and I am a former student of the real bullhorn and baseball bat toting icon from the film Lean on Me, Dr. Joe Louis Clark. After writing my dissertation on the legacy of Dr. Joe Clark I felt sharing the profound experiences that my classmates, teachers, administrators and I had, was not just relevant to the conversation of the education system in America... It is a necessity if we want to effectively reshape the paradigm that has failed so many in the minority communities. This book chronicles the failures and successes of Dr. Clark and the impact his leadership had on his students, and those who worked at Paterson, New Jersey's Eastside High School during his tenure (1982-1989). Why his strategies worked for so many of his students and what is possible for those who want to really change Education in America. I am also in the process of developing a documentary that can accompany this book as a resource for principals, teachers, education boards, administrators, parents and students. I feel the reshaping of the education in America must start first at home. It is the job that can only begin with the parents and student...However; it takes a village to make sure students become successful citizens of this world. Please go to my website for more information. www.know-our-story.com

My name is Dr. Pinky Miller. I am a former student of the real bullhorn- and baseball-bat-toting icon from the 1989 film Lean on Me, Dr. Joseph Louis Clark. I believe the reshaping of education in the United States must start first at home. It is a job that can only begin with the parent and student. However, it takes a village to make sure students become successful citizens of this world. This book includes pictorial updates of Dr. Clark's legacy, which provides for alumni profiles, fundraising events, the 2019 Eastside High School higher education scholarship recipients, and the dissertation research, which encompasses Dr. Clark's legacy.After writing my dissertation on the legacy of Mr. Clark, I felt sharing the profound experiences that my classmates, teachers, administrators, and I had had was not just "relevant" to the current conversation of the education system in the United States...it is a necessity if we want to effectively reshape the paradigm that has failed so many in minority communities.This book chronicles the impact Mr. Clark's leadership had on his students and those who worked at Eastside High School during his tenure, his failures and successes, why he worked for so many of us, and what is possible for those who want to really change education in America.Please visit my website www.drpinkymiller.com or www.leanonme-drjoeclarkscholarship.com