My Accomplishments

Fourteen years in the Dekalb County School System teaching special education makes Dr . Monica ReVonda Ellerbe a strong believer in the value of parents ' involvement in the education of their children especially in the elementary years

The home has to be an extension of school , in a way that parents have to be aware of what their children are being taught on a daily basis , so there would be less discipline referrals on the part of their teachers ' Ellerbe says

Her doctorate in Education , Curriculum and Instruction from Argosy University in

Sarasota , Florida was secured after having formalized and documented how learning in some American schools is made more effective due to the intervention of students ' parents , since such familial attention can address discipline concerns

Ellerbe , who obtained a bachelor 's degree in Psychology from Saint Augustine 's College in North Carolina and an M .A . in Behavioral Diss from the Clark Atlanta University , also believes that parents and teachers ' role is not only to provide knowledge to children , but to point out opportunities for them to develop themselves . Parents , after all , are students ' first and lifelong teachers . As the mother of Chandler Myers Ellerbe , the daughter of loving parents John and Dorothy and an education specialist , Monica definitely walks the talk

Even with several feathers in my cap , my role in the family is what I most take pride in ' she says . But I think my knowledge in education permeates in all aspects of my life

As a holistic...