| Do you want your children to have an excellent | | | | to the side with the front foot pointing to the |
| life? Are you interested in helping other people | | | | north and the back foot pointing to the east; and |
| reach their full potential? You can achieve these | | | | hit the tennis ball in a clockwise motion. What I |
| goals by instilling your knowledge. | | | | mean by a clockwise motion is that the player |
| Teach your kids as many things as you can. Have | | | | should raise the head of his or her tennis racket |
| you heard of "the birds and the bees"? It is very | | | | toward the sky, lower the racket head toward |
| important that you start being a parental teacher | | | | the ground and bring the racket head toward his |
| in the early years of your kids' lives. You should | | | | or her shoulder. To serve the ball, the player |
| read with your toddler and teach him or her | | | | should raise his or her tennis racket overhead, |
| reading and language skills. You should also teach | | | | toss the ball up high and come down on the ball |
| him or her discipline, the laws, financial skills and | | | | while leaning forward to put his or her weight into |
| critical thinking skills. Teach him or her to obey the | | | | the serve to produce a more powerful serve. |
| rules and laws, respect authority, treat everyone | | | | Teach new hires or applicants. If you are an |
| with respect, control his or her anger at all times, | | | | experienced employee at your job, you should |
| refrain from violence, solve all problems through | | | | teach a new co-worker how to succeed with the |
| peace and logic and avoid a fight at all times. | | | | company. If you are a hiring manager, you should |
| Teach your child everything you know. | | | | be willing to hire and train a skilled, educated |
| Teach other people your skills. If you know how | | | | applicant who does not have as much experience |
| to do something well, teach someone how to do | | | | as you might like. After all, how can someone get |
| it. A few years ago, I was a member of the St. | | | | the experience if you will not let him or her get it? |
| Louis Chapter of The Association of Black | | | | If you have a desire to mold young minds, you |
| Journalists. From January 2003 to April 2003, I | | | | should study to become a teacher, teacher |
| helped the association conduct a writing workshop | | | | assistant or substitute teacher. I was a substitute |
| called The Minority Journalism Workshop. The | | | | teacher in St. Louis, Missouri for five years. My |
| workshop was sponsored by The St. Louis | | | | most fulfilling substitute teaching experience came |
| Post-Dispatch and held at The University of | | | | over a year ago when I taught a computer |
| Missouri at St. Louis. A few people who work at | | | | keyboarding class at Hoech Middle School. The |
| The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and KDSK Channel 5 | | | | students used computer typing games to work |
| shared their knowledge of journalism. The purpose | | | | on their assignments. I walked around the |
| of the workshop was to help local minority high | | | | classroom to monitor their progress. I taught |
| school seniors learn to become journalists and | | | | some of them the fingers you must use to hit |
| earn a journalism scholarship to The University of | | | | certain keys. For example, you must use the fifth |
| Missouri at St. Louis. As students worked on their | | | | finger on your left hand to type a Z, an A and a |
| assignments, I walked around the classroom and | | | | Q. You must use the fifth finger on your right |
| checked to see how they were doing. I helped | | | | hand to type a P. I also explained to the students |
| them correct spelling and grammatical errors and I | | | | that you must use your left hand to type the |
| made sure that they were following the | | | | letters that are on the left side of the keyboard |
| instructions from the teachers. | | | | and you must use your right hand to type the |
| I have also taught a few people how to play | | | | letters that are on the right side of the keyboard. |
| tennis. Tennis players should always have their | | | | Achieve your goal of helping others by instilling |
| knees bent; react to an oncoming ball by turning | | | | your knowledge! |