Be Well, Detroit
By Dana Coyne
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Dana Coyne worked in the public schools for thirty three years. She worked in many buildings and has insight into what must take place if we are going to create peace and prosperity in Detroit.
Would you like to get an understanding about how Detroit has come to be so broken down?
Are you curious about how we can transform Detroit back to her greatness?
Do you want to be a part of the solution?
Learn about what has happened and what needs to happen for Detroit to be vibrant, prosperous and joyful once again.
You are invited to learn about what has been happening over the last three decades, take action, contribute and watch the transformation take place.
We can do this!
Dana Coyne
Dana Coyne taught Art for twenty five years and was a Counselor for eight years in the Detroit Public Schools between 1979 and 2012. She has her Master's Degree in School Counseling from Wayne State University. She has completed Landmark Education's Curriculum for Living and numerous other courses offered by Landmark Education. She lives in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan with her golden retriever Jones and her cat Emmy. Dana is committed to the well being and happiness of all people.
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Be Well, Detroit - Dana Coyne
© 2013 by Dana Coyne. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.
Published by AuthorHouse 08/08/2013
ISBN: 978-1-4817-5740-9 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4817-5998-4 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013909886
The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.
Contents
For Peace And Prosperity
Who Is Detroit?
How Do We Create The Peace… .
Who Is This Book For?
Do You Want To Be A Part Of The Solution?
Planning Is Crucial
Effective Professional Development
Pre-Pre-School Parental Participation
Pre-School
Kindergarten
Class Size
Elementary School And Middle School
Attendance
Homework
Blocks To Learning
Parental Support And Training
Appropriately Behaved Students
Promotion From One Grade To The Next
Volunteerism
What Is Missing In Detroit
Curriculum
The Budget
Some Other Issues
Get Green
School Yard Landscaping/Care
Who’s Your School?
Every Child Needs The Opportunity To Play Sports
Integrity
Just What Is Possible?
Where Will You Play?
Dear Lord God In Heaven,
It is time.
For Peace And Prosperity
Over the past three decades I have watched this city gradually disappear. Many people, who worked in Detroit, held on to living in Detroit into the 1980’s. Some people have stayed and some have moved in during those three decades. Many have left and the city has been disappearing. Since I first began writing down my ideas for transforming Detroit, lots of changes have taken place. There are people and businesses that are coming back or coming for the first time. They want to be a part of the new, really great Detroit!
People want to come to Detroit. They want to play in the city. It’s just that one needs to watch their back so closely, that people are deterred. They don’t want to be accosted at gun point for their vehicle and they don’t want to come up against a drug addict who wants to steal from them and may harm them in the process. This city will be back and be great again, when it is healed. It is the healing process that I speak of here, now. It is time to heal Detroit.
I speak of healing by way of education.
There was a time when the public schools did a great job of educating nearly all of Detroit’s students. There are some things that need to be put into place in order for that to be the case again. When the public schools have leadership with integrity, wisdom and the tools necessary to deal with the problems that Detroit has, we will succeed. The leaders will look at what is missing and have some clarity about what needs to be put in place in order to transform the public school district into a successful school district. It is then that the city will once again have an opportunity to be successful as well.
A successful school district addresses the needs of its community. When the true needs, the underlying issues are addressed, we will begin the process of healing Detroit.
When it is clearly understood what is needed and we put that in, we will succeed. Detroit will be a destination for world travelers. They will come to see the transformation. They will smile, they will have joy in their hearts, they will see the true peace that comes with being healed, being responsible and living into the possibility that living is. It is in The Lord’s Prayer that we pray, Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.
To live life as God intended and having life be Heaven on Earth, will come with trust in God and living as God requests that we live our lives. It is through love, patience and understanding that we will thrive.
The educational needs of many of the students in the city of Detroit go far beyond reading and math. A strong curriculum that addresses the self esteem of each student will transform this district. When all of our children see the greatness in themselves, when they see who they really can be, when they are given the opportunity to dream and use their imaginations to invent their lives, they will be able to rise above the issues that have been holding generations of families back from accomplishing great success along with being truly peaceful and happy. Throughout the years we have celebrated many success stories! It is time for many more.
I look forward to the day