I'm Going to be a Million Man Marcher

Posted on 19. Aug, 2008 by Brian in General

I was registering the big one for her new elementary school the other day, and I received a flier about the “Million Man March” on the first day of school. This was all new to me — the only Million Man March that was really in my consciousness was the famous one in 1995.

But the new iteration of the march is an effort by the Black Star Project to get dads to take their children to school on the first day. It’s explicitly aimed at black dads, but I think it’s a great idea no matter what your race (my school district presented it as a race-neutral thing). The more dads are integrated into the life of their kid’s school and the more than dads see each other in the hallways, the more we can normalize the idea of fathers as a substantial part of the education of their children.

4 Responses to “I'm Going to be a Million Man Marcher”

  1. Amy

    19. Aug, 2008

    What a terrific, powerful, but simple idea! Love it.

  2. Jeremy (Discovering Dad)

    19. Aug, 2008

    Awesome idea. I can’t imagine not being there for the first day of school. My oldest just started high school, and my two youngsters are a few years away from school. I missed a lot with my oldest due to work, and I don’t plan on missing any first days any more.

  3. Bennie

    20. Aug, 2008

    Just a terrific idea all around. Like Jeremy I can’t imagine not being a part of my children’s schools.

  4. Kelly M. Bray

    24. Aug, 2008

    My autistic son has been going to school since he was 1 1/2. I have never missed a first day. It is too much fun.

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