About Ritta & Rodney
Who’s Ritta Book???
Ritta Book is an Icon of Literacy and Learning Just for FUN!!!
It all started out as a dare that her Big Brother Rodney declared.
Since that day Ritta Book entered those Library doors,
she came out with the most Vivid Imagination unlike before!!!
Now, Ritta Book reads as if she has eagle wings
to Soar through pages of Open Doors to whatever
she dares to Explore!!!
With this New-found ability fueled by Reading for Fun,
Ritta Book wants to share her Super Mind Power discovery with
EVERYONE!!!
Her Name defines her Aim…
Ritta Book’s Claim of Fame is all about…
Reaching Imaginations Today Tomorrow and Always with
Breathtaking Objects Of Knowledge
Who’s Rodney???
Rodney is an Icon for Digital Literacy to prepare young minds
for productive lives in an advanced society of technology.
Rodney believes that knowledge holds the key to doors of
endless possibilities and great opportunities.
He wants any and everyone he meets to understand
the importance of digital literacy and using it appropriately.
Rodney has One main goal and it’s to make known
that Knowledge is Earded by the Way We Learn
It’s easy as can be just remember his name is RODNEY
Research . Observation . Demonstration . Navigation
Evaluation and Your Habitation
Is the way we learn and how knowledge is earned!!!
Why does Ritta Book and Rodney wear camouflage???
Ritta Book and Rodney wear camouflage because they’re Soldiers in the Army of Life,
“Where Lifelong Learners Lead Everyday and Night!!!”.
They’re known as Military Missionaries and they’re on the move to recruit as many young scholars as possible to become soldiers too.
What is their Military assignment???
As Soldiers in the Army of Life alongside Ritta Book and Rodney, Army Troops solemnly swear to answer the call to Protect, Defend and Serve. This pledge is to Protect their Potential and Possibilities, Defend their Destinies and Serve their Families and Communities.
What will they use and do to carry out this mission???
Army Soldiers will be fully armed and equipped with Intelligence. They will use Knowledge as their Weapon of Defense To Fight and Defeat… The Enemy of Ignorance!!!
How are Army Troops Trained???
Through Basic Training also known as Boot Camp!!! Boot Camp is the place of preparation. It’s the place and space of time dedicated to equip soldiers for battle. There’s no way of becoming a Full Fledge Soldier fit for Battle, without Basic Training!!!
Boot Camp for Every Enlisted Soldier is SCHOOL!!!
Why??? School from grades Pre-Kindergarten to 12th is the assigned place and space of time for battlefield preparation. The purpose of School is to prepare you as an individual who’s armed, equipped, ready and fit to face whatever awaits and what’s to anticipate on the Battlefield of Life.
It’s All About Readiness…
It doesn’t matter if you’re College or Workforce bound,
It’s about what happens when those Boots hit the ground.
Readiness equips you with the resilience
To meet and greet demands of assigned and unforeseen challenges
The field is a never ending cycle of change…
It’s a Mind-filled battle that you must tackle
And Train to Navigate the Terrain in the Brain….
Boot Camp Equips You through and through…
With The Power of Knowledge as Your refuge…
Basic Training teaches you to use your weapons effectively
Against both foreign and domestic enemies…
Your Intelligence is your First Line of defense against Ignorance.
It is what will enable you to pursue whatever you choose to
And thrive in the 21st Century as citizens, Armed and Dangerous.