Judge Glenda Hatchett, star of a national television program, made it clear to Jacksonville parents that the secret to 'parent power' boils down to the three Cs: concern, consistency and cheerleading.
Speaking from the stage of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts on Sept. 9, she told about 200 parents that they must be aware of their students' whereabouts and friends, must "say what they mean and mean what they say," and must praise their children by creatively reinforcing the youngsters’ dreams with signs on the ceiling above their beds and on the family refrigerator.
Judge Hatchett spoke for nearly two hours about the importance of parents engaging their children, and offered numerous suggestions to make "the toughest job in the world" a bit easier and more effective.
Prior to the talk, Duval County School Board chair Betty Burney hosted a reception that allowed DCPS administrators, parents, elected officials and college officials to personally greet Judge Hatchett.
The Atlanta-based adjudicator's free presentation was arranged by Burney and was in conjunction with Judge Hatchett's appearance the next day at the National Scholarship Service's College Fair at the Prime F. Osborn Center where hundreds of DCPS students interacted with college and university representatives form around the nation.
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