R.E.N.E.W.
Removing Every Negative Emotion & Word
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With wisdom beyond his years, Marquis Cooper demonstrates himself to be a keen visionary imparting knowledge to restore a broken nation. The author provides insightful knowledge that can be used to align the relationship between parents and their children and mothers and fathers—those engaged, married, or divorced. Young women and single mothers can find the answer to why there is such disappointment in the struggle to find a man to love, while gaining some clarity on the rules of engagement in a fatherless household. Through the articulation of “when the man is out of place, the woman becomes displaced, and the children become misplaced”, the author speaks truths that reveal the concomitant milieu of events that occur in many diverse and homogenous communities. Yes, the message resonates with the black community; however, it is irrespective of person or nationality. The reader will get a historical perspective on the cause and effect of relationships influx. Through the significance of an unopened letter written over 300 years ago, the reader will explore behavioral implications that have gone unaccounted for until now. The letter reveals a plan that has influenced the demise of a race of people. But, what is so phenomenal to me is that the strategy for survival is revealed through the poignant writings and questions of these remarkable authors. I believe this companion workbook serves as a valuable tool for self-assessment and documenting personal strengths and limitations, while being a guide for opening dialogue that leads to the building of healthy relationships and sustainable change within the family unit. Such dialogue will uncover common myths that speak meaning into our lives. So read on and let your life be magnified to a state of joyful uplifting as you bask in a river of knowledge that empowers the soul! Marilyn Walters Bailey, Ed. D
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The R.E.N.E.W. curriculum sheds light on the past while opening up the lines of communication and shifting the vicious cycle of negativity that is occurring at schools, homes, and college campuses every day. Students will fully be able to recognize & break down the “how & why” of their current situation. Through this curriculum, students will gain a more clear perspective of how to fix the issues they're faced with while analyzing them as well. The curriculum provides practical advice on how to identify, approach, and move toward solutions to close the communication gap which currently plagues many students, parents, and educators in our society. Here's what other participants are saying about R.E.N.E.W. “The R.E.N.E.W. curriculum is so powerful that one cannot read through the curriculum without doing some self reflection. I challenge ALL people in leadership roles to utilize the RENEW curriculum and witness the difference it can make within their organization.”- Jessica Foreman- Baker Elementary 5th grade teacher- Pulaski County Special School District "The R.E.N.E.W. curriculum will change lives! It motivates one to believe that their imagination for their future, must be greater than the memories of their past. I wish this curriculum was available to me when I was a teenager. It would have changed my life and my choices tremendously.” - Claudette W. Holt, MS- Conway, AR “Before I started R.E.N.E.W. Dyamond was Dyamond meaning I said what I felt whether it hurt others or not. Now I take my time, step back, breathe and say ok.”- Dyamond Stephenson- Maumelle High School “The R.E.N.E.W. curriculum will be an essential tool for all clinicians to utilize with adolescents in their practice. This tool will assist the adolescent population with connecting their emotions with their behaviors. It will also give them a better understanding of why they do what they do.”Freda Thomas, LCSW, CART- Private Practitioner- Texarkana, AR “I am truly inspired to help create positive change within our children.”- Sonja Hopkins-Hubbard- Crystal Hill Elementary Home School Counselor- Pulaski County School District
About the Author
Marquis Cooper, Sr. is a 1994 graduate of Lee High School in Marianna, AR. He obtained the following degrees: a Bachelor of Arts degree from Philander Smith College, a Master’s degree in counseling from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and is currently writing his dissertation to attain his Doctorate in Educational Administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is a licensed counselor for grades K-12 in the states of Tennessee and Arkansas. Since 1996 he has served as an advocate for children at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. In 2009 he became the school counselor at Star Academy which was a dropout prevention/credit recovery program for students in the Pulaski County Special School District. Presently, he serves as the 9th grade counselor at Maumelle High School in the Pulaski County Special School District. Cooper is an accomplished educator. He has graced the stage of audiences in Arkansas, Indianapolis, Tennessee, and Texas where he has presented jaw dropping presentations for the National Center for Youth Issues and National Counseling Associations. A side from his educational duties for the school systems, Cooper also put efforts in place to reach youth in his hometown. He is President of the "Our Story" Youth Leadership Conference. This is an annual event that takes place in his hometown of Marianna, Arkansas each year. Our Story is for former graduates to reunite each year to impact the lives ofchildren, parents, and educators in the community. So far his organization has planted 10 scholarships back into the students of the Marianna community. Cooper has written and published two books over the last four years. Guidance ~N~ Action in 2008 and Sista let me tell ya, Bruh if you only knew, Real Talk for Parents and Educators, From Me to You in 2010. Cooper plans to publish his next curriculum for grades 7-12 by July 2012. Cooper has been featured in the African American Perspective Magazine on two different occasions, and he now writes monthly articles for volar online magazine. He coined the phrase, “If you leave and grow, you can come back and plant.” He continues to plant seeds of success and change by helping others understand that your current circumstance does not dictate your future. Marquis is the youngest of 22 children in his family. He is a proud husband and father of two children, Marquis and Cobie Cooper. Cooper currently resides in Little Rock, AR, and serves as the youth minister at Greater Center Star M.B. Church.