1. Two (2) days old, with head held firmly, looking into the face of the examiner; the European child (8) eight weeks.
2. Seven (7) weeks old, supporting herself in a sitting position and watching her reflection in the mirror; the European child twenty (20) weeks.
3. Five (5) months old, holding herself upright; the European child nine (9) months.
“The Black man being the first man to walk this earth, to establish civilizations, to build institutions, governments and so forth, I think it’s still genetically represented in the Black child.”
~ Amos N. Wilson (author of Awakening the Natural Genius of Black Children)
What you see above are some of the results found in a study on the development of black and white children. If the three comparisons that I posted don’t paint a certain picture for you, I’ll go ahead and paint the obvious one.
What’s obvious about the research revealed in this study is that black babies develop faster than white babies showing the possession of natural genius. Now, isn’t this something wonderful to hear? I think this is great news … but wait! Black people are natural geniuses, and we compare ourselves to our white counterparts for evaluation. Why do we compare ourselves to people who are naturally inferior?
Examining yourself on a scale that’s beneath your full potential places you on a scale for failure. We shouldn’t compare our intelligence to that of others because their best is less than what our best could be. We need to develop standards that do not include or compare to white people. If not, we’ll always fall short .
Last note: If we’re natural geniuses, you must wonder how do we fall behind as children. The study revealed that black babies can do many things before white babies, but black children fall short because the genius isn’t stimulated. I know you’ve heard relatives talk about their babies saying “they’re too grown” or “they’re too fast.” The truth is that they’re too smart. Too smart because they’re little geniuses.
The little black geniuses fall short at about age three (3). This age is when language becomes important. Many blacks don’t speak standard American English well, and they pass this on to their children. I’m not saying to let go of e-bonics and other dialects that are prominent in our culture, but if black children are to compete for survival in this country, this is something to think about.
Lastly, if you’re a black adult, it’s not too late to stimulate your genius either. Read a book!
Until next time.
Peace, Love & Transcendence.
~ Kemi Lotus
3 comments:
Namaste.
Thank you for this post. I'm wondering what type of ways that as a child, you can stimulate the natural genious.
Can you give a few examples?
Hmmm ... good question. Here's something from the book.
"The unparalleled inherent or natural readiness of Afrikan children must be matched with a sufficiently stimulating socially and materially interactive environment if their enormous intellectual and human potentials are to be realized. Positive attitudes towards them and their future, high expectations regarding their ability to achieve whatever goals they set for themselves, knowledge of their unique development psychology, the freedom and ability to provide them with the necessary social, cultural, material and spiritual resources; an Afrikan-centered consciousness and identity and high personal/cultural/moral aspirations, are the ingredients which when proportionately combined, can maximize all their positive abilities."
Developmental Differences Between African-American and European children
via THINKperiod
http://thechocodrop.blogspot.com/2010/08/sunday-kisses.html
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