(2978,1,'2018-06-27 22:50:11','2018-06-27 22:50:11','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-top: 46px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"background-color: #fbf983;\">\r\n<div class=\"\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<h2 class=\"mod-space\" style=\"text-align: right;\">WHO WE ARE</h2>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1702 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Logo-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"106\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-9\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section bg-background-color color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 44px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-margin-bottom col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"auto-style8\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span class=\"auto-style6\" style=\"color: #000000;\">In My Shoes, Inc is a 501c3 Charitable Organization, with experienced Educational Strategists,&nbsp; doing business as&nbsp;<em>The National Parent Education Center (TNPEC).</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style8\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span class=\"auto-style6\"><em>Our Mission</em></span></strong></span><span class=\"auto-style16\"><span class=\"auto-style5\">:\r\n</span></span><span class=\"auto-style5\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"auto-style16\">To Create, Develop and Expand High Quality Education in the United States, making Quality Education the norm and helping children increase and reach their Greatest Potential.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style8\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span class=\"auto-style17\" style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><em class=\"auto-style10\">Mission Statement</em></strong></span><strong><em class=\"auto-style10\"><br class=\"auto-style6\"></em></strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"auto-style6\">To</span><strong class=\"auto-style1\"><span class=\"auto-style6\">&nbsp;</span></strong></span><span class=\"auto-style6\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">educate parents on education in order for them to help their child increase and reach their greatest potential and get a High Quality Education.\r\n</span><em>\r\n</em></span><span class=\"auto-style5\" style=\"color: #000080;\"><span class=\"auto-style16\"><strong><em class=\"auto-style10\">Our Objectives</em></strong></span></span><span class=\"auto-style16\"><br class=\"auto-style5\"></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"auto-style6\">1. To Educate Parents On Education\r\n2. To Teach Parents How To Recognize Quality Education&nbsp;\r\n3. To Teach Parents How To Create Quality Education For Their Child</span></span><br class=\"auto-style6\"><span class=\"auto-style5\"><span class=\"auto-style16\"><strong>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Impact Statement</span></em>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TNPEC\'s goal is to make Quality Education the norm. Currently, most State constitutions provide only for adequate education.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style8\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span class=\"auto-style16\"><span class=\"auto-style5\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Our position</span>\r\n</strong></span></span><span class=\"auto-style6\">We support all types of&nbsp;<u>schooling processes</u>&nbsp;that meet the educational needs&nbsp;\r\nof a diverse student population.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style9\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span class=\"auto-style6\">Our</span></strong><span class=\"auto-style6\"> <strong>Goal</strong></span></span></em><br class=\"auto-style6\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"auto-style6\">Our yearly goal is to partner with 100 schools and&nbsp;organizations, which e</span><span class=\"auto-style6\">nhances the social, economic, and environmental conditions of its community through education.&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style9\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"auto-style6\">In My Shoes, Inc.</span><span class=\"auto-style6\">&nbsp;was established to improve education through a community approach.&nbsp; We call our approach \"Total Involvement\".\r\n</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style9\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"auto-style6\">I</span><span class=\"auto-style6\">n</span><span class=\"auto-style6\"> My Shoes Inc - The National Parent Education Center&nbsp;<span class=\"auto-style1\">will utilize the services of educators,&nbsp;</span>business owners, volunteers, and other community resources.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" align=\"center\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p-button-primary\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/services-workshops/\">View Our Services</a></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-margin-bottom text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img\"><img class=\"wp-image-2976 aligncenter\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Publication-Slide-1.5-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"244\" data-imhwpb-asset-id=\"780828\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\" style=\"background-color: #fbf983;\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<h2 class=\"mod-space\">THE BOARD</h2>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section bg-background-color color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">&nbsp;</h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"\">Phyllis L-Miata</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">FOUNDER&nbsp;</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section bg-background-color color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-margin-bottom text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2975 size-medium\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bunch-3-1-e1530138471751-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5 col-margin-bottom col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"bg-font-family-heading\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 13px;\" data-font-class=\"bg-font-family-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Phyllis L-Miata is a Spiritual Teacher, Humanitarian and Social Entrepreneur.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Phyllis&nbsp;has a passion for excellence in education. </span><span class=\"auto-style24\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">She&nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: large;\">has been in the educational field for over 20 years.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"bg-font-family-heading\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 14px;\" data-font-class=\"bg-font-family-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Phyllis grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her B.S. degree from Howard University in 1986. Phyllis relocated to Georgia in 1994. In 1998, she earned her M.Ed. from Georgia State University and her Administration and Supervision endorsement from the State University of West Georgia in 2002.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"bg-font-family-heading\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 14px;\" data-font-class=\"bg-font-family-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">As the Founder of&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https://www.tnpec.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In My Shoes, Inc – The National Parent Education Center</a>&nbsp;and Parents the Power, LLC, she uses her gifts to aid parents and youth to live their Greatest potential.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p-button-primary\"><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https://www.PhyllisL-Miata.com\">Visit phyllis\' website</a></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1756 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"261\" data-imhwpb-asset-id=\"780830\"></p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-blockquote\">\r\n<p class=\"\">\"<em>Education - The Acquisition of Knowledge, Skills,&nbsp; and Abilities to Move in a World of Words</em>.\"&nbsp; --Phyllis L-Miata</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section bg-background-color color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section bg-background-color color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">A TEAM YOU CAN RELY ON</h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-848\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/6-C5XyLljkMrY-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ANGELA COCHRAN-WALKER</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-849\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1-3645097917_f9dd3c52ab_z-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SHIRLEY HOLMES</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2093 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Sandy-Head-shotb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">REV. SANDY RODGERS</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"http://www.srauthenticascension.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.SRAuthenticAscension.com\r\n</a><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080;\" href=\"http://lifelovewellness.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http://lifelovewellness.org</a></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-848\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/6-C5XyLljkMrY-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ANGELA COCHRAN-WALKER</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-849\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1-3645097917_f9dd3c52ab_z-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY&nbsp;</strong></span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>COMMITTEE</b></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2278 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LEGAL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE</span>\r\n</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-margin-bottom col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-margin-bottom text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','About Us','','inherit','closed','closed','','822-revision-v1','','','2018-06-27 22:50:11','2018-06-27 22:50:11','',822,'https://tnpec.org/dir/822-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2987,1,'2018-11-15 15:22:09','2018-11-15 15:22:09','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/TSoTwgMMB3Q?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\n\n</div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\nCaring from the beginning\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\n\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\n</span></strong></h4>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Here\'s a video and picture of&nbsp; \'In My Shoes\' dedication to <em>Educating and Enlightening Parents</em> in its early days before we became \'The National Parent Education Center\'.&nbsp;&nbsp;\nENJOY!</strong></span></p>\n<p class=\"\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/s9PpTzo91qI\" width=\"325\" height=\"183\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span></iframe>&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\n\n</div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the Issues</span></span></strong></h4>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-top: 33px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\n<a href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/store/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/From-Parent-to-Power.mp4\" splash=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/From-Parent-to-Power_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"]&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-autosave-v1','','','2018-11-15 15:22:09','2018-11-15 15:22:09','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3022,1,'2018-06-28 17:18:42','2018-06-28 17:18:42','','phyllisl-miata_2018-06-27T18_00_00-07_00','','inherit','open','closed','','phyllisl-miata_2018-06-27t18_00_00-07_00','','','2018-06-28 17:18:42','2018-06-28 17:18:42','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/phyllisl-miata_2018-06-27T18_00_00-07_00.mp4',0,'attachment','video/mp4',0),(2982,1,'2018-06-27 22:58:04','2018-06-27 22:58:04','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mov\" width=\"272\" height=\"216\"]Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-27 22:58:04','2018-06-27 22:58:04','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2984,1,'2018-06-27 23:11:14','2018-06-27 23:11:14','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-27 23:11:14','2018-06-27 23:11:14','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2983,1,'2018-06-27 23:00:14','2018-06-27 23:00:14','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mov\" width=\"272\" height=\"216\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-27 23:00:14','2018-06-27 23:00:14','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2986,1,'2018-06-27 23:39:40','2018-06-27 23:39:40','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-27 23:39:40','2018-06-27 23:39:40','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2985,1,'2018-06-27 23:35:39','2018-06-27 23:35:39','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n[playlist type=\"video\" ids=\"2981\"]\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-27 23:35:39','2018-06-27 23:35:39','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2988,1,'2018-06-28 00:03:35','2018-06-28 00:03:35','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 00:03:35','2018-06-28 00:03:35','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2993,1,'2018-06-28 01:46:35','2018-06-28 01:46:35','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/Parent_Perspectives.htm\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<span class=\"auto-style3\" style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Parent&nbsp; Perspectives</span></span><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;</span></a></span>\r\n\r\n</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Book:<strong>&nbsp; From Parent to Power\r\n</strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></p>\r\nWhen parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\">Buy Now</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;God Has Not Forgotten You\r\n</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <em>&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\">Buy Now</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n\r\n<strong>Questions and Answers:</strong>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 01:46:35','2018-06-28 01:46:35','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2994,1,'2018-06-28 01:49:06','2018-06-28 01:49:06','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/Parent_Perspectives.htm\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<span class=\"auto-style3\" style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Parent&nbsp; Perspectives</span></span><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;</span></a></span></span></strong></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Book:<strong>&nbsp; From Parent to Power\r\n</strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></p>\r\nWhen parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\">Buy Now</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;God Has Not Forgotten You\r\n</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <em>&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\">Buy Now</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n\r\n<strong>Questions and Answers:</strong>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 01:49:06','2018-06-28 01:49:06','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2995,1,'2018-06-28 01:54:33','2018-06-28 01:54:33','','Bowker','','inherit','open','closed','','bowker','','','2018-06-28 01:54:33','2018-06-28 01:54:33','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2997,1,'2018-06-28 01:57:07','2018-06-28 01:57:07','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/Parent_Perspectives.htm\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<span class=\"auto-style3\" style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Parent&nbsp; Perspectives</span></span><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;</span></a></span></span></strong></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Book:<strong>&nbsp; From Parent to Power\r\n</strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">When parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bookstore-e1530150682704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;God Has Not Forgotten You\r\n</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <em>&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker-e1530150905561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n\r\n<strong>Questions and Answers:</strong>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 01:57:07','2018-06-28 01:57:07','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2996,1,'2018-06-28 01:56:16','2018-06-28 01:56:16','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/Parent_Perspectives.htm\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<span class=\"auto-style3\" style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Parent&nbsp; Perspectives</span></span><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;</span></a></span></span></strong></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Book:<strong>&nbsp; From Parent to Power\r\n</strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></p>\r\nWhen parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"></a><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bookstore-e1530150682704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;God Has Not Forgotten You\r\n</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <em>&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"></a><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker-e1530150905561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n\r\n<strong>Questions and Answers:</strong>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 01:56:16','2018-06-28 01:56:16','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2998,1,'2018-06-28 02:03:56','2018-06-28 02:03:56','','EDU 3','','inherit','open','closed','','edu-3','','','2018-06-28 02:03:56','2018-06-28 02:03:56','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3023,1,'2018-06-28 17:24:17','2018-06-28 17:24:17','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')\r\n</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/phyllisl-miata_2018-06-27T18_00_00-07_00.mp4\" splash=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spash-parents.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 17:24:17','2018-06-28 17:24:17','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3000,1,'2018-06-28 02:10:31','2018-06-28 02:10:31','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Since the beginning, it has been about\r\neducating parents.</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Thank you parents for letting us help.</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">WE CARE...</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:10:31','2018-06-28 02:10:31','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3001,1,'2018-06-28 02:12:46','2018-06-28 02:12:46','','We Care','','inherit','open','closed','','we-care','','','2018-06-28 02:12:46','2018-06-28 02:12:46','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3002,1,'2018-06-28 02:19:06','2018-06-28 02:19:06','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">CARING FROM THE BEGINNING</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:19:06','2018-06-28 02:19:06','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3006,1,'2018-06-28 02:48:58','2018-06-28 02:48:58','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\r\n\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Caring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:48:58','2018-06-28 02:48:58','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3003,1,'2018-06-28 02:37:54','2018-06-28 02:37:54','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Caring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n\r\n</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:37:54','2018-06-28 02:37:54','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3004,1,'2018-06-28 02:38:27','2018-06-28 02:38:27','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Caring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:38:27','2018-06-28 02:38:27','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3005,1,'2018-06-28 02:40:18','2018-06-28 02:40:18','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\r\n\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Caring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:40:18','2018-06-28 02:40:18','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3007,1,'2018-06-28 02:50:47','2018-06-28 02:50:47','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\r\n\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></h3>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Caring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:50:47','2018-06-28 02:50:47','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3019,1,'2018-06-28 16:29:31','2018-06-28 16:29:31','','spash parents','','inherit','open','closed','','spash-parents-2','','','2018-06-28 16:29:31','2018-06-28 16:29:31','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spash-parents-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3008,1,'2018-06-28 02:52:04','2018-06-28 02:52:04','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Caring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:52:04','2018-06-28 02:52:04','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3009,1,'2018-06-28 02:52:48','2018-06-28 02:52:48','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Caring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 02:52:48','2018-06-28 02:52:48','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3010,1,'2018-06-28 03:00:07','2018-06-28 03:00:07','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education\r\n\r\n</span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; outline-color: transparent !important; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 03:00:07','2018-06-28 03:00:07','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3011,1,'2018-06-28 03:03:45','2018-06-28 03:03:45','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 03:03:45','2018-06-28 03:03:45','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3073,1,'2018-06-28 20:23:59','2018-06-28 20:23:59','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p-button-primary\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"button-primary\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/parentsperspectives/\">Parent Perspectives</a></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Book</strong>:</span><strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/store/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">From Parent to Power</span></a>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">When parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/store/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bookstore-e1530150682704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/store/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">God Has Not Forgotten You</span></a>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons</span>\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/store/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker-e1530150905561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong></span>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Questions and Answers:</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 20:23:59','2018-06-28 20:23:59','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3030,1,'2018-06-28 17:54:42','2018-06-28 17:54:42','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p-button-primary\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"button-primary\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/parentperspectives/\">Parent Perspectives</a></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Book</strong>:</span><strong>&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #000080;\">From Parent to Power</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">When parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bookstore-e1530150682704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\">God Has Not Forgotten You</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons</span>\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker-e1530150905561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong></span>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Questions and Answers:</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 17:54:42','2018-06-28 17:54:42','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3013,1,'2018-06-28 03:17:16','2018-06-28 03:17:16','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/Parent_Perspectives.htm\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"auto-style3\" style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Parent&nbsp; Perspectives</span></span></a></span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Book</strong>:</span><strong>&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #000080;\">From Parent to Power</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">When parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bookstore-e1530150682704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\">God Has Not Forgotten You</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons</span>\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker-e1530150905561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong></span>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Questions and Answers:</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 03:17:16','2018-06-28 03:17:16','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3012,1,'2018-06-28 03:16:28','2018-06-28 03:16:28','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/Parent_Perspectives.htm\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<span class=\"auto-style3\" style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Parent&nbsp; Perspectives</span></span><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;</span></a></span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Book</strong>:</span><strong>&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #000080;\">From Parent to Power</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">When parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bookstore-e1530150682704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\">God Has Not Forgotten You</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons</span>\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker-e1530150905561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong></span>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Questions and Answers:</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 03:16:28','2018-06-28 03:16:28','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3014,1,'2018-06-28 03:34:08','2018-06-28 03:34:08','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-1 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What We Offer</h2>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">We\'ve Something For Everyone</h4>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"background-color: #43a1f4; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\" data-font-family=\"Assistant\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">READING\r\nIS FUNDAMENTAL</span></b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>IN GRADES 1 TO 3,&nbsp; A CHILD LEARNS TO READ.&nbsp;&nbsp;AFTER THIRD GRADE, A CHILD\r\nREADS TO LEARN.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img src=\"https://tnpec.org/Kid%20reading.jpg\" alt=\"Kid reading\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><b>CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ BY FOURTH GRADE WILL\r\nFALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Assistant; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cc; font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https://tnpec.org/Parent_Perspectives.htm\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"auto-style3\" style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Parent&nbsp; Perspectives</span></span></a></span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slideshow-1-e1530150048343.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"120\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Parents Get Involved</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>PPII<em>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</em><em><a href=\"https://tnpec.org/PPII.htm\">POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE</a></em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Dear Parent, Guardian, and Caretaker,</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited and hopeful about the possibility of partnering with you.&nbsp;\r\nOverall, our approach to increasing parental engagement, which contributes to student achievement, involves listening and working with the parent.\r\nThe three top comments from 99% of parents after connecting with us are:</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1) “I know how my child learns.”\r\n2) “I know how to help my child reach their full potential.”\r\n3) “I know what to look for in schools and how to communicate with schools more effectively.”</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Book</strong>:</span><strong>&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #000080;\">From Parent to Power</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parents the Power Behind Your Child\'s Success&nbsp;</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">When parents participate in the book read, parents learn topics and techniques helping them to get past the points of frustration, being overwhelmed, and shutting down. Parents are renewed, inspired, and uplifted.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bookstore-e1530150682704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><strong>Curricula covered:</strong>\r\nMultiple Intelligence\r\nLearning Styles\r\nBlooms taxonomy\r\nStandardized testing\r\nCommunication\r\nConditioning the home\r\nParenting Strategies and more…</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\">God Has Not Forgotten You</span>\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp;7 Spiritually Based Life Lessons</span>\r\n</em>\r\nHigh school and college students have the opportunity to participate in the Student read, which helps them through the most difficult time in their life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http://www.phyllisaustin.com/Bookstore.books.htm\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bowker-e1530150905561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Book Review:</strong></span>\r\n<em>It’s during High School and College you begin to pull away from home and step into your own. You start to follow the path that will take you to what you know you were meant to do in life and not everyone will understand your actions in doing so, which makes you feel alone and question yourself.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Your book helps you to remember that you are not alone. Even if there are others who don’t agree with you, it doesn’t mean you should not do what you feel as though you must.&nbsp;</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>They may not see your vision as you do, and that’s okay, it wasn’t meant for them to see.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, your book reminds you of this.</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We welcome the opportunity to partner with you and share our knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sincerely,\r\nTNPEC.org</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>YOUR RESPONSIBILITY</strong>\r\nParents, it is your responsibility to supply your child\'s needs: food, shelter, education,&nbsp;\r\nlove, clothing, encouragement, safe nurturing environment, and a sense of belonging.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PTA , PTO</strong>\r\nThe primary goal to bring parents and teachers together to cooperate&nbsp;\r\nintelligently in the education of children and youths. Many PTAs sponsor activities that&nbsp;\r\nreinforce and enhance the education program.</p>\r\n<strong>THE BIG \'D\' - DISCIPLINE</strong>\r\nDefinition:&nbsp; In Locos Parentis - In place of the parent. Processing a portion of the&nbsp;\r\nparent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.\r\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Questions and Answers:</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q1. What does it mean?</u>\r\nA1.&nbsp; Simply put - The school can act in place of the parent, in certain instances, possessing a&nbsp;\r\nportion of the parent\'s rights, duties, and responsibilities.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><u>Q2. Do schools have to notify me before disciplining or suspending my child?</u>\r\nA2. No, not necessarily.</p>\r\n<u>Q3. Can my child be suspended for trivial incidences?</u>\r\nA3.&nbsp; Yes. Remember that the only reason why the school building was constructed was&nbsp;\r\nfor educational purposes. Your child does not have the right to stop the educational process. Throwing paper, joking, or disturbing other students is not trivial when another child\'s right to an education has been hindered.\r\n\r\n<u>Q4. Can joking be considered bullying?</u>\r\nA4.&nbsp; Yes, especially if the victim feels intimidated. Remember, it is not what the perpetrator&nbsp;\r\nintended; it is how the victim feels.\r\n\r\n<u>Q5. What about sexual harassment?</u>\r\nA5.&nbsp; Singing of explicit songs, making remarks about body parts, using certain names,&nbsp;\r\nor certain touches can be considered sexual harassment. Remember, it is not what the&nbsp;\r\nperpetrator intended; it is how the victim feels\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"mod-space\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div class=\"heading\">\r\n<h4 class=\"xs-center sm-center\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parents','','inherit','closed','closed','','824-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 03:34:08','2018-06-28 03:34:08','',824,'https://tnpec.org/dir/824-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3015,1,'2018-06-28 04:01:25','2018-06-28 04:01:25','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><iframe style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px;\" src=\"https://www.podomatic.com/embed/html5/episode/8830553?style=small&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span></iframe>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 04:01:25','2018-06-28 04:01:25','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3017,1,'2018-06-28 15:37:53','2018-06-28 15:37:53','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')\r\n</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]\r\n&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 15:37:53','2018-06-28 15:37:53','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3016,1,'2018-06-28 04:03:26','2018-06-28 04:03:26','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')\r\n</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">This video opens in another tab.\r\n<iframe style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px;\" src=\"https://www.podomatic.com/embed/html5/episode/8830553?style=small&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span></iframe>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 04:03:26','2018-06-28 04:03:26','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3018,1,'2018-06-28 16:28:00','2018-06-28 16:28:00','','spash parents','','inherit','open','closed','','spash-parents','','','2018-06-28 16:31:43','2018-06-28 16:31:43','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spash-parents.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3020,1,'2018-06-28 16:33:51','2018-06-28 16:33:51','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')\r\n</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" splash=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spash-parents-e1530203438812.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]\r\n&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 16:33:51','2018-06-28 16:33:51','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3021,1,'2018-06-28 16:36:51','2018-06-28 16:36:51','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')\r\n</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">[fvplayer src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parents.mp4\" splash=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spash-parents-e1530203438812.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"]</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 16:36:51','2018-06-28 16:36:51','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3024,1,'2018-06-28 17:34:23','2018-06-28 17:34:23','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')\r\n</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/s9PpTzo91qI\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span></iframe>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 17:34:23','2018-06-28 17:34:23','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3025,1,'2018-06-28 17:37:26','2018-06-28 17:37:26','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>(before we became \'National\')\r\n</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/s9PpTzo91qI\" width=\"325\" height=\"183\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span></iframe>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 17:37:26','2018-06-28 17:37:26','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3026,1,'2018-06-28 17:41:56','2018-06-28 17:41:56','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Here\'s a video and picture of&nbsp; \'In My Shoes\' dedication to <em>Educating and Enlightening Parents</em> in its early days before we became \'The National Parent Education Center\'.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\nENJOY!</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/s9PpTzo91qI\" width=\"325\" height=\"183\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span></iframe>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the issue</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 17:41:56','2018-06-28 17:41:56','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3027,1,'2018-06-28 17:44:48','2018-06-28 17:44:48','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1334 size-full\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-e1518547856340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"125\">&nbsp; <strong>THE NATIONAL PARENT EDUCATION CENTER</strong>&nbsp;</span><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1337\" style=\"font-family: \'Open Sans\'; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"http://phyllisl-miata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tnpec-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\"></h2>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 24px; padding: 0em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">A Solution to Poor Quality Education</span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"bg-background-color tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-1\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-reset\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\"An Educated Parent on Education is the Best Solution to Poor Quality Education</strong>.\"</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -<em>Phyllis L-Miata, Founder</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px; outline-color: transparent !important; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\r\nCaring from the beginning\r\n</strong><strong>17 years of service</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3001\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/We-Care-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING THE ARCHIVES</span></span>\r\n</span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Here\'s a video and picture of&nbsp; \'In My Shoes\' dedication to <em>Educating and Enlightening Parents</em> in its early days before we became \'The National Parent Education Center\'.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\nENJOY!</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/s9PpTzo91qI\" width=\"325\" height=\"183\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">﻿</span></iframe>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EDU-3-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\">\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\r\nEducation</span> -&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em><span style=\"color: #f18e00;\">Understanding the Issues</span></span></strong></h4>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In My Shoes, Inc. dba The National Parent Education Center was founded as an answer to the lack of honesty that exists in Georgia Public Schools.&nbsp; I like to tell the story that initiated my concerns in Georgia\'s education system. These alarms eventually led me to establish <em>In My Shoes, Inc. - The National Parent Education Center.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After moving to Georgia, I registered my son in the local elementary school, which I later learned was considered to be one of the better elementary schools in the school district.&nbsp; In March, two months later, my son\'s father and I attended the school\'s open house.&nbsp; During open house, my son\'s teacher approached us.&nbsp; She was very nice.&nbsp; We sat down and the teacher began showing us our son\'s grades, A\'s and B\'s.&nbsp; She was very delighted to inform us that our son made the Academic Honor roll.&nbsp; I remember looking at his teacher in a state of puzzlement and asking, \"How?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He can\'t spell.&nbsp; You didn\'t&nbsp;notice?\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her response was bizarre, unprofessional, and unethical to me.&nbsp; She said, “Yes, but we use a whole language approach and he did very well. He\'s an excellent student.\"&nbsp; My response was a very firm, \"I don\'t care what you use; you are going to create a generation of students who can\'t read.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we arrived home, I sat my son down and jokingly stated to him, \"You know you don\'t spell well, and you hate looking up words.\"&nbsp; My son laughed.&nbsp; I told him that we were going to stick with the standards from his former state and our expectations are higher than those of Georgia.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One side note:&nbsp; I never put the bumper sticker on my car.&nbsp; You know that bumper sticker that reads, \'My child is on the honor roll at ___________ school\'.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By the end of the next school year, I had transferred to another school district to teach. My son was able to transfer to a school within that district, a school that taught reading/language arts using phonics.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, this story discloses some of the problems that plagued Georgia\'s public schools.&nbsp; They are:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"auto-style40\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Low standards and low expectations</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Grade inflation</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Inadequate curriculum</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead parents about their child\'s abilities</span><br class=\"auto-style23\"><span class=\"auto-style23\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Willingness to mislead students about their abilities</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadly, too many of these problems currently exist in schools across Georgia.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"auto-style31\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The schools my children attended were great schools according to my standards.&nbsp; Still, in order to get the most out of the educational system, I had to supplement their education with additional learning tools and assignments.&nbsp; In addition, there were &nbsp;times when I had to be persistent in my endeavors to get the best education possible under federal law.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: large;\"><span class=\"auto-style31\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that public schools that succeed in Georgia have great teams.&nbsp; The most valuable members on the team are the parents.&nbsp; Parents are the ordinary heroes of their child\'s success and these schools flourish in spite of a bad \'franchise\'</span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Educational Concepts&nbsp;\r\nare discussed in the book:&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From Parent To Power</b></span>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Our Start','','inherit','closed','closed','','2957-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 17:44:48','2018-06-28 17:44:48','',2957,'https://tnpec.org/dir/2957-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3028,1,'2018-06-28 17:50:06','2018-06-28 17:50:06','','Phyllis Austin Studio Photos HDNA','????????????????????????????????????','inherit','open','closed','','phyllis-austin-studio-photos-hdna','','','2018-06-28 17:50:06','2018-06-28 17:50:06','',822,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Phyllis-Austin-Studio-Photos-HDNA.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3033,1,'2018-06-28 18:24:35','2018-06-28 18:24:35','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h3 class=\"color-3-text-contrast color3-background-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\">[fvplayer id=\"9\"]</h3>\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983;\">&nbsp;</h3>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3042 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/0_16_158_139_Holmeswdaughter.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"139\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">Ms. Holmes with daughter Leanne Holmes</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Update:&nbsp; Ms. Holmes joined the board.&nbsp; Her daughter, Leanne, has traveled overseas.&nbsp; Leanne is building her brand performing as much as possible while in college.&nbsp; Her performance help pay for her college education.&nbsp; With her mother as her manager, her trademark&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.lstringz.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L-Stringz.</a>&nbsp;if you need a performer, please consider <a href=\"https://www.lstringz.com/\">L-Stringz.</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https://www.lstringz.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3045\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/59540-276x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\"></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working with Ms. Phyllis Austin &amp; TNPEC for the last 4 years. Within that time, there have been a number of issues that Ms. Austin has helped me to deal with regarding the DeKalb County School System, from meeting my child’s educational needs, school transfers, bullying, discrimination, etc. Therefore, it\'s really difficult for me to give my perspective about just one incident that happened with my child. But what I\'ll try to do is give an overall summary of what TNPEC has done to help me &amp; my child.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, one of the most important things that Ms. Austin gave to me was an education. At our first meeting, Ms. Austin gave me a detailed explanation of what the CRCT &amp; ITBS tests meant. She gave me a clear understanding of how each of the tests worked as well as what the tests really meant specifically with regards to my child &amp; our local school system. This alone opened my eyes to things that I had never known before. It has also given me the knowledge &amp; the confidence to be able to evaluate the different schools in my county. And, I appreciate Ms. Austin so much for taking the time to do this.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed with this knowledge, Ms. Austin &amp; I looked at my daughter\'s grades &amp; various test scores. We evaluated where she currently stood &amp; identified potential areas of improvement. Additionally, we took a look at her current school &amp; discussed whether or not this was a school that was meeting her educational needs. The end result was that this school was not so we developed a plan to work on getting my daughter transferred to another school in our county that would meet her academic needs. I stop depending totally on teachers and in many cases, inadequate low-quality teachers to teach my child.&nbsp; My daughter has always been on the honor roll, receiving all A\'s &amp; B\'s. She had also scored exceedingly high on the CRCT. But we wanted to improve her scores on the ITBS test.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After my daughter\'s scores were improved, the next step came in the upcoming school year. We applied to my county\'s school system to have my daughter transferred on the basis that her home school did not meet her academic needs. We were rejected. We have had to fight with my local county pretty much every year on this issue. So we\'ve had to appeal multiple times to the highest level of authority in my local school system. We were rejected at nearly every level. My local school system\'s board didn\'t even read the emails that we sent to them. We\'ve had so many doors closed in our face. But every time, Ms. Austin was always prepared to take it to the next level. Whenever I was ready to give up, she encouraged me to keep fighting. And even with the current school year, we\'ve had to go outside of my local school system all the way to the Office of Civil Rights. That case is still pending at this point in time.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC has done some of everything for me. She has spent many late nights helping me to gather documentation, coaching me on what to do/say, &amp; preparing letters of appeal. As a result of Ms. Austin\'s tireless efforts, my daughter has been approved for transfers to better schools outside of our home attendance area (but still within our county). And I have no doubt that we will be successful again in our efforts this school year. Without Ms. Austin\'s help, I believe that my daughter would\'ve started to suffer academically from regression.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the reasons that DCSS has rejected our applications for transfer, was due to the fact that they see that my daughter is academically successful. But what they fail to realize is that when a child of her high ordered thinking level is not consistently being challenged, eventually they\'ll start to get bored. And, once a child gets bored, they\'ll start to become less interested in their academics. Ms. Austin understands this &amp; that is why she has fought so hard for my child. And I greatly appreciate her for that. Without her, I don\'t know where my daughter &amp; I would be right now.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I want to encourage all of the parents out there to get involved with Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC. Ms. Austin has personally given me the knowledge, power, courage, &amp; inspiration, to fight for my child\'s right to equal access to a high quality education. And if you work with her, she\'ll do the same for you &amp; your child. Ms. Austin understands every aspect of what we go through as parents as well as what is happening within our school systems. She can see every angle because she is a parent herself &amp; an educator. So everything that we are going through or will go through, she has already experienced. And it is because of these things that there is no one else who can do what she does. So get involved with the TNPEC today.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>S. Holmes, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent</i></h4>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">&nbsp;</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PARENT PERSPECTIVES</span></strong></h3>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-11\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3051 \" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/0_0_158_138.337777778_boy-silhouette.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"168\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-9 col-xs-1\">\r\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\">\"<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When I first contacted the National Parent Education Center, I was totally at my wits end with Edwards Middle school in Rockdale County.&nbsp; It was near the end of the school year and I had been trying to get my son evaluated for an IEP since the first day of school.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During the school year, I attended a number of meetings that were supposed to be part of the evaluation process, but turned out to be no more than a professional string along.&nbsp; I had even contacted the Georgia Department of Education and still there was little progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the meantime, my son received a series of failing grades and was bullied repeatedly throughout the school year.&nbsp; There was name calling bullying.&nbsp; He was beat up by two boys while going to the bathroom.&nbsp; He was slapped in his head by another boy in the hallway.&nbsp; He had his IPod and cell phone taken.&nbsp; The last incident was when he was beat with a chain by another student - - in the classroom.&nbsp; Yes - hard to believe but true and the teacher was present, claiming that she didn\'t hear or see anything.&nbsp; My son is yelling, \"screaming\" according to another student, on the floor crying and came home with bruises on his neck and legs.&nbsp; When I was at the school talking to the assistant principal and had to hear this story, I broke down and cried.&nbsp;My son, thirteen years old and all we have been through over the years, had never seen me cry.&nbsp;I had to wait 45 minutes to speak with the principal about this situation because he was \"playing basketball\".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was hurt, my son was hurt but now I was angry.&nbsp; After meeting with the principal I knew that they were not going to do anything.&nbsp; They hadn\'t done anything to help in the past&nbsp;but I knew something had to change.&nbsp; I didn\'t know where to turn for help.&nbsp; I had gone to the principal, the superintendent and even to the Georgia Department of Education.&nbsp; I was being placated, I knew it.&nbsp; But I didn’t know what to do about it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In talking with my sister, she recommended that I contact the National Parent Education Center.&nbsp; They would know what I should do. They had helped her when she needed help with her son regarding a school matter.&nbsp; So I looked up the website and called.&nbsp; And when I did, it was as if a huge bright light&nbsp;came on.&nbsp; Mrs. Austin was unbelievably supportive.&nbsp; She quickly assessed the number of educational violations that had taken place using such legislative terminology that my head was spinning.&nbsp; Violation of the ESEA, failure to provide adequate accommodations, failure to protect a child in a violent situation and the list went on.&nbsp; To my surprise, she offered to meet with me that very day.&nbsp; A load was lifted and again tears came to my eyes because for the first time in my child\'s school life, I felt like there was someone hearing me, there was someone on my side. I met with Mrs. Austin and brought all the paperwork I had as she requested.&nbsp; This was late in the day, around 5pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, I was taken aback and extremely&nbsp;surprised when I opened my email the next morning and read a 10 page letter that the National Parent Education Center prepared on my behalf to send to the school.&nbsp; Unbelievable, I know, but so true.&nbsp; I sent the letter to the school and it was like I was dealing with a different school.&nbsp; All of a sudden, I received emails and phone calls from the principal and the superintendent’s office.&nbsp; I had been trying to contact these people all school year and nothing.&nbsp; Now I was getting responses as if I was the president of the school board.&nbsp; Needless to say, my son was finally evaluated for a learning disability - the very next week - after school had ended.&nbsp; It was determined that he needed assistance in nearly every academic category - the proof that I needed and had been asking for for so long.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My son was put in a summer school class, in another safer school,&nbsp;with a special education teacher and his math grades went from 50% to 94% average.&nbsp; He gave me a \"high-five\" today when I picked him up from school and he told me about his grades.&nbsp; My prayers were answered.&nbsp; I know that I still have a long way to go and still need to work to get him the help he needs and get his formal IEP but I finally feel that it is doable, with the help of TNPEC.&nbsp; Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.\"</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>D. Walton, Rockdale County Schools, GA Parent</i></span></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3052 \" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3-Students.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"102\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\">\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"I would like to take this time out to thank The National Parent Education Center for the outstanding work you did on behalf of me and my children. When I was in my most dire need of help, I was depress and confuse on how to help my children, you and your organization stepped in with guidance on&nbsp;Federal and State&nbsp;laws and regulations&nbsp;that helped turn a negative event into a positive outcome.&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I thank God for The National Parent Education Center, because you really care about my children. I don\'t know what I would have done without your guidance and support. I would recommend your services in a heartbeat to any parent that needs assistance in helping their children with any unfair treatment&nbsp;by teachers, principals, or a school system.\"</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>&nbsp; M. Duffey, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent</i></span></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3053 \" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/female-student-e1530213979948.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"I called the National Parent Education center after&nbsp;speaking with Mrs. Austin at a mutual friend’s residence.&nbsp; I began to explain&nbsp;my issue and asked if she could possibly help me.&nbsp;My husband and I transferred our&nbsp;daughter from a private school to a public school closer to our home.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&nbsp;visited the school, 2 weeks prior to its opening day in 2009, to speak with the counselor(s) and to let them know what my child’s educational needs are.&nbsp; To my surprise they totally ignored the official information, which listed prior testing and learning accommodations, that I had given them.&nbsp; And, to my disappointment my daughter received straight F\'s for the first progress report.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I again went&nbsp; to the school every two weeks to check on her progress only to find that they did not believe me about her needs nor tried to help her; they continued to&nbsp;say that she was lazy and not paying attention.&nbsp; I went back and forth with the teachers for almost half the school&nbsp;year by the time I&nbsp;spoke with Ms. Austin.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I must tell you that from the very beginning I felt comfortable knowing they were involved.&nbsp; The information, Professionalism&nbsp;and knowledge that they have were far more than I had expected.&nbsp; They guided me every step of the way as I began to go to the top of the Chicago Public School system ladder to get help, a lot of it was to no avail, yet they knew how to find the right people and what to say to them.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I worked hard I must admit but with their help I must say the last two marking periods were A\'s and B\'s which was important because my daughter was in 8th grade and could have had to repeat the grade over or go to summer&nbsp;school neither of which she had to do.&nbsp; She graduated with her class.&nbsp; It is important to know as a parent that they can&nbsp;help you but you must be willing and relentless to help your child in time and effort.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I appreciate what they did for me and&nbsp;my daughter is also thankful.&nbsp; She is on her way to High School.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank You so much TNPEC</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Mrs. A. Mumphery, Chicago Public Schools, IL Parent</i></span></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parent Perspectives and Testimonies','','publish','closed','closed','','parentsperspectives','','','2019-07-20 09:29:31','2019-07-20 13:29:31','',0,'https://tnpec.org/dir/?page_id=3033',0,'page','',0),(3037,1,'2018-06-28 18:10:16','2018-06-28 18:10:16','<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"boldgrid-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">\r\n<img src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4d5195a9-7ddd44bd-frugo121001911.jpg\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\" width=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-77\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\"The Write Stuff has been my copywriter of choice since day one. When we started our business, it was Janet and a few other copywriters who always delivered fantastic results. She\'s always found the perfect copywriter for any of our projects, from early print ads to our latest social media campaign. We\'ve had email campaigns that saw a 700% increase in click-through rates after we hired the team.\"\r\n<h4>Stephan at Love Match Singles</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div></div></div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div></div></div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div></div></div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">\r\n<img src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d266f2cd-d8b3c40d-rido150400039.jpg\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\" width=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-78\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\"When we were up against the wall with our marketing campaign, Thomas at The Write Stuff turned it around for us. Not only did he provide exceptional copy to increase our brand awareness and sales, he also recommended a number of different ways we could leverage our marketing dollars to get a better return on investment. We were focusing on Facebook like everyone else, but he told us we needed to approach B2B sales through LinkedIn. Our sales increased 250%.\"\r\n<h4>Andrea at Business Insurance Associates</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div></div></div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div></div></div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div></div></div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">\r\n<img src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d64a66f-59fbde6e-Kurhan150100776.jpg\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\" width=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-79\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\"Wow - just wow! I was expecting decent copy that I\'d have to rehash several times to get something useable, but this was verbal gold. As a retired model, Marie knew the beauty and fashion industry inside and out, and it showed. She delivered edgy, clever copy that made our campaign take off. We\'re hiring The Write Stuff for all our future needs.\"\r\n<h4>Raven at Fifth Avenue Style</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div></div></div></body></html>\n','Testimonials','','inherit','closed','closed','','3033-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 18:10:16','2018-06-28 18:10:16','',3033,'https://tnpec.org/dir/3033-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3034,1,'2018-06-28 18:10:14','2018-06-28 18:10:14','','','','inherit','open','closed','','3034','','','2018-06-28 18:10:14','2018-06-28 18:10:14','',3033,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4d5195a9-7ddd44bd-frugo121001911.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3035,1,'2018-06-28 18:10:15','2018-06-28 18:10:15','','','','inherit','open','closed','','3035','','','2018-06-28 18:10:15','2018-06-28 18:10:15','',3033,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d266f2cd-d8b3c40d-rido150400039.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3036,1,'2018-06-28 18:10:16','2018-06-28 18:10:16','','','','inherit','open','closed','','3036','','','2018-06-28 18:10:16','2018-06-28 18:10:16','',3033,'https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d64a66f-59fbde6e-Kurhan150100776.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3038,1,'2018-06-28 18:24:35','2018-06-28 18:24:35','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PARENT PERSPECTIVES</span></strong></h3>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-77\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4d5195a9-7ddd44bd-frugo121001911.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working with Ms. Phyllis Austin &amp; TNPEC for the last 4 years. Within that time, there have been a number of issues that Ms. Austin has helped me to deal with regarding the DeKalb County School System, from meeting my child’s educational needs, school transfers, bullying, discrimination, etc. Therefore, it\'s really difficult for me to give my perspective about just one incident that happened with my child. But what I\'ll try to do is give an overall summary of what TNPEC has done to help me &amp; my child.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, one of the most important things that Ms. Austin gave to me was an education. At our first meeting, Ms. Austin gave me a detailed explanation of what the CRCT &amp; ITBS tests meant. She gave me a clear understanding of how each of the tests worked as well as what the tests really meant specifically with regards to my child &amp; our local school system. This alone opened my eyes to things that I had never known before. It has also given me the knowledge &amp; the confidence to be able to evaluate the different schools in my county. And, I appreciate Ms. Austin so much for taking the time to do this.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed with this knowledge, Ms. Austin &amp; I looked at my daughter\'s grades &amp; various test scores. We evaluated where she currently stood &amp; identified potential areas of improvement. Additionally, we took a look at her current school &amp; discussed whether or not this was a school that was meeting her educational needs. The end result was that this school was not so we developed a plan to work on getting my daughter transferred to another school in our county that would meet her academic needs. I stop depending totally on teachers and in many cases, inadequate low-quality teachers to teach my child.&nbsp; My daughter has always been on the honor roll, receiving all A\'s &amp; B\'s. She had also scored exceedingly high on the CRCT. But we wanted to improve her scores on the ITBS test.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After my daughter\'s scores were improved, the next step came in the upcoming school year. We applied to my county\'s school system to have my daughter transferred on the basis that her home school did not meet her academic needs. We were rejected. We have had to fight with my local county pretty much every year on this issue. So we\'ve had to appeal multiple times to the highest level of authority in my local school system. We were rejected at nearly every level. My local school system\'s board didn\'t even read the emails that we sent to them. We\'ve had so many doors closed in our face. But every time, Ms. Austin was always prepared to take it to the next level. Whenever I was ready to give up, she encouraged me to keep fighting. And even with the current school year, we\'ve had to go outside of my local school system all the way to the Office of Civil Rights. That case is still pending at this point in time.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC has done some of everything for me. She has spent many late nights helping me to gather documentation, coaching me on what to do/say, &amp; preparing letters of appeal. As a result of Ms. Austin\'s tireless efforts, my daughter has been approved for transfers to better schools outside of our home attendance area (but still within our county). And I have no doubt that we will be successful again in our efforts this school year. Without Ms. Austin\'s help, I believe that my daughter would\'ve started to suffer academically from regression.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the reasons that DCSS has rejected our applications for transfer, was due to the fact that they see that my daughter is academically successful. But what they fail to realize is that when a child of her high ordered thinking level is not consistently being challenged, eventually they\'ll start to get bored. And, once a child gets bored, they\'ll start to become less interested in their academics. Ms. Austin understands this &amp; that is why she has fought so hard for my child. And I greatly appreciate her for that. Without her, I don\'t know where my daughter &amp; I would be right now.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I want to encourage all of the parents out there to get involved with Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC. Ms. Austin has personally given me the knowledge, power, courage, &amp; inspiration, to fight for my child\'s right to equal access to a high quality education. And if you work with her, she\'ll do the same for you &amp; your child. Ms. Austin understands every aspect of what we go through as parents as well as what is happening within our school systems. She can see every angle because she is a parent herself &amp; an educator. So everything that we are going through or will go through, she has already experienced. And it is because of these things that there is no one else who can do what she does. So get involved with the TNPEC today.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>S. Holmes, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent\r\n\r\n</i></h4>\r\n<h4 class=\"\">Update:&nbsp; Ms. Holmes joined the board.&nbsp; Her child has travel the world and is known as L-Stringz.</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3 class=\"\">&nbsp;</h3>\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PARENT PERSPECTIVES</span></strong></h3>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-77\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4d5195a9-7ddd44bd-frugo121001911.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\">When I first contacted the National Parent Education Center, I was totally at my wits end with Edwards Middle school in Rockdale County.&nbsp; It was near the end of the school year and I had been trying to get my son evaluated for an IEP since the first day of school.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During the school year, I attended a number of meetings that were supposed to be part of the evaluation process, but turned out to be no more than a professional string along.&nbsp; I had even contacted the Georgia Department of Education and still there was little progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the meantime, my son received a series of failing grades and was bullied repeatedly throughout the school year.&nbsp; There was name calling bullying.&nbsp; He was beat up by two boys while going to the bathroom.&nbsp; He was slapped in his head by another boy in the hallway.&nbsp; He had his IPod and cell phone taken.&nbsp; The last incident was when he was beat with a chain by another student - - in the classroom.&nbsp; Yes - hard to believe but true and the teacher was present, claiming that she didn\'t hear or see anything.&nbsp; My son is yelling, \"screaming\" according to another student, on the floor crying and came home with bruises on his neck and legs.&nbsp; When I was at the school talking to the assistant principal and had to hear this story, I broke down and cried.&nbsp;My son, thirteen years old and all we have been through over the years, had never seen me cry.&nbsp;I had to wait 45 minutes to speak with the principal about this situation because he was \"playing basketball\".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was hurt, my son was hurt but now I was angry.&nbsp; After meeting with the principal I knew that they were not going to do anything.&nbsp; They hadn\'t done anything to help in the past&nbsp;but I knew something had to change.&nbsp; I didn\'t know where to turn for help.&nbsp; I had gone to the principal, the superintendent and even to the Georgia Department of Education.&nbsp; I was being placated, I knew it.&nbsp; But I didn’t know what to do about it.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In talking with my sister, she recommended that I contact the National Parent Education Center.&nbsp; They would know what I should do. They had helped her when she needed help with her son regarding a school matter.&nbsp; So I looked up the website and called.&nbsp; And when I did, it was as if a huge bright light&nbsp;came on.&nbsp; Mrs. Austin was unbelievably supportive.&nbsp; She quickly assessed the number of educational violations that had taken place using such legislative terminology that my head was spinning.&nbsp; Violation of the ESEA, failure to provide adequate accommodations, failure to protect a child in a violent situation and the list went on.&nbsp; To my surprise, she offered to meet with me that very day.&nbsp; A load was lifted and again tears came to my eyes because for the first time in my child\'s school life, I felt like there was someone hearing me, there was someone on my side. I met with Mrs. Austin and brought all the paperwork I had as she requested.&nbsp; This was late in the day, around 5pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, I was taken aback and extremely&nbsp;surprised when I opened my email the next morning and read a 10 page letter that the National Parent Education Center prepared on my behalf to send to the school.&nbsp; Unbelievable, I know, but so true.&nbsp; I sent the letter to the school and it was like I was dealing with a different school.&nbsp; All of a sudden, I received emails and phone calls from the principal and the superintendent’s office.&nbsp; I had been trying to contact these people all school year and nothing.&nbsp; Now I was getting responses as if I was the president of the school board.&nbsp; Needless to say, my son was finally evaluated for a learning disability - the very next week - after school had ended.&nbsp; It was determined that he needed assistance in nearly every academic category - the proof that I needed and had been asking for for so long.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My son was put in a summer school class, in another safer school,&nbsp;with a special education teacher and his math grades went from 50% to 94% average.&nbsp; He gave me a \"high-five\" today when I picked him up from school and he told me about his grades.&nbsp; My prayers were answered.&nbsp; I know that I still have a long way to go and still need to work to get him the help he needs and get his formal IEP but I finally feel that it is doable, with the help of TNPEC.&nbsp; Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>D. Walton, Rockdale County Schools, GA Parent</i></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-78\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d266f2cd-d8b3c40d-rido150400039.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\">I would like to take this time out to thank The National Parent Education Center for the outstanding work you did on behalf of me and my children. When I was in my most dire need of help, I was depress and confuse on how to help my children, you and your organization stepped in with guidance on&nbsp;Federal and State&nbsp;laws and regulations&nbsp;that helped turn a negative event into a positive outcome.&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I thank God for The National Parent Education Center, because you really care about my children. I don\'t know what I would have done without your guidance and support. I would recommend your services in a heartbeat to any parent that needs assistance in helping their children with any unfair treatment&nbsp;by teachers, principals, or a school system.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>&nbsp; M. Duffey, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent</i></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-79\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d64a66f-59fbde6e-Kurhan150100776.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\">I called the National Parent Education center after&nbsp;speaking with Mrs. Austin at a mutual friend’s residence.&nbsp; I began to explain&nbsp;my issue and asked if she could possibly help me.&nbsp;My husband and I transferred our&nbsp;daughter from a private school to a public school closer to our home.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&nbsp;visited the school, 2 weeks prior to its opening day in 2009, to speak with the counselor(s) and to let them know what my child’s educational needs are.&nbsp; To my surprise they totally ignored the official information, which listed prior testing and learning accommodations, that I had given them.&nbsp; And, to my disappointment my daughter received straight F\'s for the first progress report.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I again went&nbsp; to the school every two weeks to check on her progress only to find that they did not believe me about her needs nor tried to help her; they continued to&nbsp;say that she was lazy and not paying attention.&nbsp; I went back and forth with the teachers for almost half the school&nbsp;year by the time I&nbsp;spoke with Ms. Austin.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I must tell you that from the very beginning I felt comfortable knowing they were involved.&nbsp; The information, Professionalism&nbsp;and knowledge that they have were far more than I had expected.&nbsp; They guided me every step of the way as I began to go to the top of the Chicago Public School system ladder to get help, a lot of it was to no avail, yet they knew how to find the right people and what to say to them.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I worked hard I must admit but with their help I must say the last two marking periods were A\'s and B\'s which was important because my daughter was in 8th grade and could have had to repeat the grade over or go to summer&nbsp;school neither of which she had to do.&nbsp; She graduated with her class.&nbsp; It is important to know as a parent that they can&nbsp;help you but you must be willing and relentless to help your child in time and effort.\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I appreciate what they did for me and&nbsp;my daughter is also thankful.&nbsp; She is on her way to High School.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThank You so much TNPEC</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>Mrs. A. Mumphery, Chicago Public Schools, IL Parent</i></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parent Perspectives and Testimonies','','inherit','closed','closed','','3033-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 18:24:35','2018-06-28 18:24:35','',3033,'https://tnpec.org/dir/3033-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3039,1,'2018-06-28 18:24:35','2018-06-28 18:24:35',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','3039','','','2019-04-29 20:26:23','2019-04-29 20:26:23','',0,'https://tnpec.org/dir/3039/',9,'nav_menu_item','',0),(3040,1,'2018-07-17 00:28:43','2018-07-17 00:28:43','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\"></div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">TESTIMONY</span></strong></h3>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3042 size-full\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/0_16_158_139_Holmeswdaughter.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"139\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\n<p class=\"\">Ms. Holmes with daughter Leanne Holmes</p>\n\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n\n<hr>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Update:&nbsp; Ms. Holmes joined the board.&nbsp; Her daughter, Leanne, has traveled overseas.&nbsp; Leanne is building her brand performing as much as possible while in college.&nbsp; Her performance help pay for her college education.&nbsp; With her mother as her manager, her trademark&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.lstringz.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L-Stringz.</a>&nbsp;if you need a performer, please consider <a href=\"https://www.lstringz.com/\">L-Stringz.</a></p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https://www.lstringz.com/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3045\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/59540-276x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\"></a></p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n\n<hr>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working with Ms. Phyllis Austin &amp; TNPEC for the last 4 years. Within that time, there have been a number of issues that Ms. Austin has helped me to deal with regarding the DeKalb County School System, from meeting my child’s educational needs, school transfers, bullying, discrimination, etc. Therefore, it\'s really difficult for me to give my perspective about just one incident that happened with my child. But what I\'ll try to do is give an overall summary of what TNPEC has done to help me &amp; my child.</p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, one of the most important things that Ms. Austin gave to me was an education. At our first meeting, Ms. Austin gave me a detailed explanation of what the CRCT &amp; ITBS tests meant. She gave me a clear understanding of how each of the tests worked as well as what the tests really meant specifically with regards to my child &amp; our local school system. This alone opened my eyes to things that I had never known before. It has also given me the knowledge &amp; the confidence to be able to evaluate the different schools in my county. And, I appreciate Ms. Austin so much for taking the time to do this.</p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed with this knowledge, Ms. Austin &amp; I looked at my daughter\'s grades &amp; various test scores. We evaluated where she currently stood &amp; identified potential areas of improvement. Additionally, we took a look at her current school &amp; discussed whether or not this was a school that was meeting her educational needs. The end result was that this school was not so we developed a plan to work on getting my daughter transferred to another school in our county that would meet her academic needs. I stop depending totally on teachers and in many cases, inadequate low-quality teachers to teach my child.&nbsp; My daughter has always been on the honor roll, receiving all A\'s &amp; B\'s. She had also scored exceedingly high on the CRCT. But we wanted to improve her scores on the ITBS test.</p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After my daughter\'s scores were improved, the next step came in the upcoming school year. We applied to my county\'s school system to have my daughter transferred on the basis that her home school did not meet her academic needs. We were rejected. We have had to fight with my local county pretty much every year on this issue. So we\'ve had to appeal multiple times to the highest level of authority in my local school system. We were rejected at nearly every level. My local school system\'s board didn\'t even read the emails that we sent to them. We\'ve had so many doors closed in our face. But every time, Ms. Austin was always prepared to take it to the next level. Whenever I was ready to give up, she encouraged me to keep fighting. And even with the current school year, we\'ve had to go outside of my local school system all the way to the Office of Civil Rights. That case is still pending at this point in time.</p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC has done some of everything for me. She has spent many late nights helping me to gather documentation, coaching me on what to do/say, &amp; preparing letters of appeal. As a result of Ms. Austin\'s tireless efforts, my daughter has been approved for transfers to better schools outside of our home attendance area (but still within our county). And I have no doubt that we will be successful again in our efforts this school year. Without Ms. Austin\'s help, I believe that my daughter would\'ve started to suffer academically from regression.</p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the reasons that DCSS has rejected our applications for transfer, was due to the fact that they see that my daughter is academically successful. But what they fail to realize is that when a child of her high ordered thinking level is not consistently being challenged, eventually they\'ll start to get bored. And, once a child gets bored, they\'ll start to become less interested in their academics. Ms. Austin understands this &amp; that is why she has fought so hard for my child. And I greatly appreciate her for that. Without her, I don\'t know where my daughter &amp; I would be right now.</p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I want to encourage all of the parents out there to get involved with Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC. Ms. Austin has personally given me the knowledge, power, courage, &amp; inspiration, to fight for my child\'s right to equal access to a high quality education. And if you work with her, she\'ll do the same for you &amp; your child. Ms. Austin understands every aspect of what we go through as parents as well as what is happening within our school systems. She can see every angle because she is a parent herself &amp; an educator. So everything that we are going through or will go through, she has already experienced. And it is because of these things that there is no one else who can do what she does. So get involved with the TNPEC today.</p>\n\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>S. Holmes, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent</i></h4>\n<h4 class=\"\">&nbsp;</h4>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n\n<hr>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #fbf983;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PARENT PERSPECTIVES</span></strong></h3>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-11\"></div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3051 \" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/0_0_158_138.337777778_boy-silhouette.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"168\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-9 col-xs-1\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n\n<hr>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n<p class=\"\">\"<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When I first contacted the National Parent Education Center, I was totally at my wits end with Edwards Middle school in Rockdale County.&nbsp; It was near the end of the school year and I had been trying to get my son evaluated for an IEP since the first day of school.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During the school year, I attended a number of meetings that were supposed to be part of the evaluation process, but turned out to be no more than a professional string along.&nbsp; I had even contacted the Georgia Department of Education and still there was little progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the meantime, my son received a series of failing grades and was bullied repeatedly throughout the school year.&nbsp; There was name calling bullying.&nbsp; He was beat up by two boys while going to the bathroom.&nbsp; He was slapped in his head by another boy in the hallway.&nbsp; He had his IPod and cell phone taken.&nbsp; The last incident was when he was beat with a chain by another student - - in the classroom.&nbsp; Yes - hard to believe but true and the teacher was present, claiming that she didn\'t hear or see anything.&nbsp; My son is yelling, \"screaming\" according to another student, on the floor crying and came home with bruises on his neck and legs.&nbsp; When I was at the school talking to the assistant principal and had to hear this story, I broke down and cried.&nbsp;My son, thirteen years old and all we have been through over the years, had never seen me cry.&nbsp;I had to wait 45 minutes to speak with the principal about this situation because he was \"playing basketball\".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was hurt, my son was hurt but now I was angry.&nbsp; After meeting with the principal I knew that they were not going to do anything.&nbsp; They hadn\'t done anything to help in the past&nbsp;but I knew something had to change.&nbsp; I didn\'t know where to turn for help.&nbsp; I had gone to the principal, the superintendent and even to the Georgia Department of Education.&nbsp; I was being placated, I knew it.&nbsp; But I didn’t know what to do about it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In talking with my sister, she recommended that I contact the National Parent Education Center.&nbsp; They would know what I should do. They had helped her when she needed help with her son regarding a school matter.&nbsp; So I looked up the website and called.&nbsp; And when I did, it was as if a huge bright light&nbsp;came on.&nbsp; Mrs. Austin was unbelievably supportive.&nbsp; She quickly assessed the number of educational violations that had taken place using such legislative terminology that my head was spinning.&nbsp; Violation of the ESEA, failure to provide adequate accommodations, failure to protect a child in a violent situation and the list went on.&nbsp; To my surprise, she offered to meet with me that very day.&nbsp; A load was lifted and again tears came to my eyes because for the first time in my child\'s school life, I felt like there was someone hearing me, there was someone on my side. I met with Mrs. Austin and brought all the paperwork I had as she requested.&nbsp; This was late in the day, around 5pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, I was taken aback and extremely&nbsp;surprised when I opened my email the next morning and read a 10 page letter that the National Parent Education Center prepared on my behalf to send to the school.&nbsp; Unbelievable, I know, but so true.&nbsp; I sent the letter to the school and it was like I was dealing with a different school.&nbsp; All of a sudden, I received emails and phone calls from the principal and the superintendent’s office.&nbsp; I had been trying to contact these people all school year and nothing.&nbsp; Now I was getting responses as if I was the president of the school board.&nbsp; Needless to say, my son was finally evaluated for a learning disability - the very next week - after school had ended.&nbsp; It was determined that he needed assistance in nearly every academic category - the proof that I needed and had been asking for for so long.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My son was put in a summer school class, in another safer school,&nbsp;with a special education teacher and his math grades went from 50% to 94% average.&nbsp; He gave me a \"high-five\" today when I picked him up from school and he told me about his grades.&nbsp; My prayers were answered.&nbsp; I know that I still have a long way to go and still need to work to get him the help he needs and get his formal IEP but I finally feel that it is doable, with the help of TNPEC.&nbsp; Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.\"</span></p>\n\n<h4 class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>D. Walton, Rockdale County Schools, GA Parent</i></span></h4>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3052 \" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3-Students.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"102\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\">\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n\n<hr>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"I would like to take this time out to thank The National Parent Education Center for the outstanding work you did on behalf of me and my children. When I was in my most dire need of help, I was depress and confuse on how to help my children, you and your organization stepped in with guidance on&nbsp;Federal and State&nbsp;laws and regulations&nbsp;that helped turn a negative event into a positive outcome.&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I thank God for The National Parent Education Center, because you really care about my children. I don\'t know what I would have done without your guidance and support. I would recommend your services in a heartbeat to any parent that needs assistance in helping their children with any unfair treatment&nbsp;by teachers, principals, or a school system.\"</span></p>\n\n<h4 class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>&nbsp; M. Duffey, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent</i></span></h4>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3053 \" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/female-student-e1530213979948.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n\n<hr>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"I called the National Parent Education center after&nbsp;speaking with Mrs. Austin at a mutual friend’s residence.&nbsp; I began to explain&nbsp;my issue and asked if she could possibly help me.&nbsp;My husband and I transferred our&nbsp;daughter from a private school to a public school closer to our home.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&nbsp;visited the school, 2 weeks prior to its opening day in 2009, to speak with the counselor(s) and to let them know what my child’s educational needs are.&nbsp; To my surprise they totally ignored the official information, which listed prior testing and learning accommodations, that I had given them.&nbsp; And, to my disappointment my daughter received straight F\'s for the first progress report.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I again went&nbsp; to the school every two weeks to check on her progress only to find that they did not believe me about her needs nor tried to help her; they continued to&nbsp;say that she was lazy and not paying attention.&nbsp; I went back and forth with the teachers for almost half the school&nbsp;year by the time I&nbsp;spoke with Ms. Austin.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I must tell you that from the very beginning I felt comfortable knowing they were involved.&nbsp; The information, Professionalism&nbsp;and knowledge that they have were far more than I had expected.&nbsp; They guided me every step of the way as I began to go to the top of the Chicago Public School system ladder to get help, a lot of it was to no avail, yet they knew how to find the right people and what to say to them.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I worked hard I must admit but with their help I must say the last two marking periods were A\'s and B\'s which was important because my daughter was in 8th grade and could have had to repeat the grade over or go to summer&nbsp;school neither of which she had to do.&nbsp; She graduated with her class.&nbsp; It is important to know as a parent that they can&nbsp;help you but you must be willing and relentless to help your child in time and effort.</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I appreciate what they did for me and&nbsp;my daughter is also thankful.&nbsp; She is on her way to High School.\"&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank You so much TNPEC</span></p>\n\n<h4 class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Mrs. A. Mumphery, Chicago Public Schools, IL Parent</i></span></h4>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n\n&nbsp;\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>','Parent Perspectives and Testimonies','','inherit','closed','closed','','3033-autosave-v1','','','2018-07-17 00:28:43','2018-07-17 00:28:43','',3033,'https://tnpec.org/dir/3033-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3041,1,'2018-06-28 18:38:53','2018-06-28 18:38:53','<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-6 col-sm-12\">\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">TESTIMONY</span></strong></h3>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-77\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4d5195a9-7ddd44bd-frugo121001911.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working with Ms. Phyllis Austin &amp; TNPEC for the last 4 years. Within that time, there have been a number of issues that Ms. Austin has helped me to deal with regarding the DeKalb County School System, from meeting my child’s educational needs, school transfers, bullying, discrimination, etc. Therefore, it\'s really difficult for me to give my perspective about just one incident that happened with my child. But what I\'ll try to do is give an overall summary of what TNPEC has done to help me &amp; my child.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, one of the most important things that Ms. Austin gave to me was an education. At our first meeting, Ms. Austin gave me a detailed explanation of what the CRCT &amp; ITBS tests meant. She gave me a clear understanding of how each of the tests worked as well as what the tests really meant specifically with regards to my child &amp; our local school system. This alone opened my eyes to things that I had never known before. It has also given me the knowledge &amp; the confidence to be able to evaluate the different schools in my county. And, I appreciate Ms. Austin so much for taking the time to do this.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed with this knowledge, Ms. Austin &amp; I looked at my daughter\'s grades &amp; various test scores. We evaluated where she currently stood &amp; identified potential areas of improvement. Additionally, we took a look at her current school &amp; discussed whether or not this was a school that was meeting her educational needs. The end result was that this school was not so we developed a plan to work on getting my daughter transferred to another school in our county that would meet her academic needs. I stop depending totally on teachers and in many cases, inadequate low-quality teachers to teach my child.&nbsp; My daughter has always been on the honor roll, receiving all A\'s &amp; B\'s. She had also scored exceedingly high on the CRCT. But we wanted to improve her scores on the ITBS test.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After my daughter\'s scores were improved, the next step came in the upcoming school year. We applied to my county\'s school system to have my daughter transferred on the basis that her home school did not meet her academic needs. We were rejected. We have had to fight with my local county pretty much every year on this issue. So we\'ve had to appeal multiple times to the highest level of authority in my local school system. We were rejected at nearly every level. My local school system\'s board didn\'t even read the emails that we sent to them. We\'ve had so many doors closed in our face. But every time, Ms. Austin was always prepared to take it to the next level. Whenever I was ready to give up, she encouraged me to keep fighting. And even with the current school year, we\'ve had to go outside of my local school system all the way to the Office of Civil Rights. That case is still pending at this point in time.</p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC has done some of everything for me. She has spent many late nights helping me to gather documentation, coaching me on what to do/say, &amp; preparing letters of appeal. As a result of Ms. Austin\'s tireless efforts, my daughter has been approved for transfers to better schools outside of our home attendance area (but still within our county). And I have no doubt that we will be successful again in our efforts this school year. Without Ms. Austin\'s help, I believe that my daughter would\'ve started to suffer academically from regression.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the reasons that DCSS has rejected our applications for transfer, was due to the fact that they see that my daughter is academically successful. But what they fail to realize is that when a child of her high ordered thinking level is not consistently being challenged, eventually they\'ll start to get bored. And, once a child gets bored, they\'ll start to become less interested in their academics. Ms. Austin understands this &amp; that is why she has fought so hard for my child. And I greatly appreciate her for that. Without her, I don\'t know where my daughter &amp; I would be right now.</p>\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I want to encourage all of the parents out there to get involved with Ms. Austin &amp; TNPEC. Ms. Austin has personally given me the knowledge, power, courage, &amp; inspiration, to fight for my child\'s right to equal access to a high quality education. And if you work with her, she\'ll do the same for you &amp; your child. Ms. Austin understands every aspect of what we go through as parents as well as what is happening within our school systems. She can see every angle because she is a parent herself &amp; an educator. So everything that we are going through or will go through, she has already experienced. And it is because of these things that there is no one else who can do what she does. So get involved with the TNPEC today.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>S. Holmes, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent</i></h4>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4 class=\"\">Update:&nbsp; Ms. Holmes joined the board.&nbsp; Her child has traveled the world and is known as L-Stringz.</h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3 class=\"\">&nbsp;</h3>\r\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PARENT PERSPECTIVES</span></strong></h3>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-77\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4d5195a9-7ddd44bd-frugo121001911.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"130|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\">When I first contacted the National Parent Education Center, I was totally at my wits end with Edwards Middle school in Rockdale County.&nbsp; It was near the end of the school year and I had been trying to get my son evaluated for an IEP since the first day of school.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During the school year, I attended a number of meetings that were supposed to be part of the evaluation process, but turned out to be no more than a professional string along.&nbsp; I had even contacted the Georgia Department of Education and still there was little progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the meantime, my son received a series of failing grades and was bullied repeatedly throughout the school year.&nbsp; There was name calling bullying.&nbsp; He was beat up by two boys while going to the bathroom.&nbsp; He was slapped in his head by another boy in the hallway.&nbsp; He had his IPod and cell phone taken.&nbsp; The last incident was when he was beat with a chain by another student - - in the classroom.&nbsp; Yes - hard to believe but true and the teacher was present, claiming that she didn\'t hear or see anything.&nbsp; My son is yelling, \"screaming\" according to another student, on the floor crying and came home with bruises on his neck and legs.&nbsp; When I was at the school talking to the assistant principal and had to hear this story, I broke down and cried.&nbsp;My son, thirteen years old and all we have been through over the years, had never seen me cry.&nbsp;I had to wait 45 minutes to speak with the principal about this situation because he was \"playing basketball\".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was hurt, my son was hurt but now I was angry.&nbsp; After meeting with the principal I knew that they were not going to do anything.&nbsp; They hadn\'t done anything to help in the past&nbsp;but I knew something had to change.&nbsp; I didn\'t know where to turn for help.&nbsp; I had gone to the principal, the superintendent and even to the Georgia Department of Education.&nbsp; I was being placated, I knew it.&nbsp; But I didn’t know what to do about it.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In talking with my sister, she recommended that I contact the National Parent Education Center.&nbsp; They would know what I should do. They had helped her when she needed help with her son regarding a school matter.&nbsp; So I looked up the website and called.&nbsp; And when I did, it was as if a huge bright light&nbsp;came on.&nbsp; Mrs. Austin was unbelievably supportive.&nbsp; She quickly assessed the number of educational violations that had taken place using such legislative terminology that my head was spinning.&nbsp; Violation of the ESEA, failure to provide adequate accommodations, failure to protect a child in a violent situation and the list went on.&nbsp; To my surprise, she offered to meet with me that very day.&nbsp; A load was lifted and again tears came to my eyes because for the first time in my child\'s school life, I felt like there was someone hearing me, there was someone on my side. I met with Mrs. Austin and brought all the paperwork I had as she requested.&nbsp; This was late in the day, around 5pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, I was taken aback and extremely&nbsp;surprised when I opened my email the next morning and read a 10 page letter that the National Parent Education Center prepared on my behalf to send to the school.&nbsp; Unbelievable, I know, but so true.&nbsp; I sent the letter to the school and it was like I was dealing with a different school.&nbsp; All of a sudden, I received emails and phone calls from the principal and the superintendent’s office.&nbsp; I had been trying to contact these people all school year and nothing.&nbsp; Now I was getting responses as if I was the president of the school board.&nbsp; Needless to say, my son was finally evaluated for a learning disability - the very next week - after school had ended.&nbsp; It was determined that he needed assistance in nearly every academic category - the proof that I needed and had been asking for for so long.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My son was put in a summer school class, in another safer school,&nbsp;with a special education teacher and his math grades went from 50% to 94% average.&nbsp; He gave me a \"high-five\" today when I picked him up from school and he told me about his grades.&nbsp; My prayers were answered.&nbsp; I know that I still have a long way to go and still need to work to get him the help he needs and get his formal IEP but I finally feel that it is doable, with the help of TNPEC.&nbsp; Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>D. Walton, Rockdale County Schools, GA Parent</i></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-78\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d266f2cd-d8b3c40d-rido150400039.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\">I would like to take this time out to thank The National Parent Education Center for the outstanding work you did on behalf of me and my children. When I was in my most dire need of help, I was depress and confuse on how to help my children, you and your organization stepped in with guidance on&nbsp;Federal and State&nbsp;laws and regulations&nbsp;that helped turn a negative event into a positive outcome.&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I thank God for The National Parent Education Center, because you really care about my children. I don\'t know what I would have done without your guidance and support. I would recommend your services in a heartbeat to any parent that needs assistance in helping their children with any unfair treatment&nbsp;by teachers, principals, or a school system.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>&nbsp; M. Duffey, Dekalb County Schools, GA Parent</i></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-center col-xs-12\">\r\n<p class=\"mod-img-circle\"><img class=\"wp-image-79\" src=\"https://tnpec.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d64a66f-59fbde6e-Kurhan150100776.jpg\" width=\"200\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"8|square\"></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12\">\r\n<div class=\"row gridblock bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"\">I called the National Parent Education center after&nbsp;speaking with Mrs. Austin at a mutual friend’s residence.&nbsp; I began to explain&nbsp;my issue and asked if she could possibly help me.&nbsp;My husband and I transferred our&nbsp;daughter from a private school to a public school closer to our home.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&nbsp;visited the school, 2 weeks prior to its opening day in 2009, to speak with the counselor(s) and to let them know what my child’s educational needs are.&nbsp; To my surprise they totally ignored the official information, which listed prior testing and learning accommodations, that I had given them.&nbsp; And, to my disappointment my daughter received straight F\'s for the first progress report.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I again went&nbsp; to the school every two weeks to check on her progress only to find that they did not believe me about her needs nor tried to help her; they continued to&nbsp;say that she was lazy and not paying attention.&nbsp; I went back and forth with the teachers for almost half the school&nbsp;year by the time I&nbsp;spoke with Ms. Austin.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I must tell you that from the very beginning I felt comfortable knowing they were involved.&nbsp; The information, Professionalism&nbsp;and knowledge that they have were far more than I had expected.&nbsp; They guided me every step of the way as I began to go to the top of the Chicago Public School system ladder to get help, a lot of it was to no avail, yet they knew how to find the right people and what to say to them.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I worked hard I must admit but with their help I must say the last two marking periods were A\'s and B\'s which was important because my daughter was in 8th grade and could have had to repeat the grade over or go to summer&nbsp;school neither of which she had to do.&nbsp; She graduated with her class.&nbsp; It is important to know as a parent that they can&nbsp;help you but you must be willing and relentless to help your child in time and effort.\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I appreciate what they did for me and&nbsp;my daughter is also thankful.&nbsp; She is on her way to High School.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\nThank You so much TNPEC\r\n<h4 class=\"\"><i>Mrs. A. Mumphery, Chicago Public Schools, IL Parent</i></h4>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\r\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Parent Perspectives and Testimonies','','inherit','closed','closed','','3033-revision-v1','','','2018-06-28 18:38:53','2018-06-28 18:38:53','',3033,'https://tnpec.org/dir/3033-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
