Barrington Irving – Role Model and Inspiration

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Barrington Irving – Role Model and Inspiration
by William Jackson – Edward Waters College
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Rodney Hurst 8/26/2013
"If you don't teach them, they will never know
if you don't show them they will never learn."

#BarringtonIrving #SimoneBiles #GabbyDouglas #MichelleCarter
there are many others for teachers to use as role models
and mentors that have overcome struggles and challenges.

Literacy, STEM, and the Flying Classroom
All before Barrington turned the age of 28, Barrington Irving built
his own plane, flew solo around the world, graduated with honors
Magna Cum Laude from Florida Memorial University's (HBCU)
Aeronautical Science Program and initiated an educational
nonprofit called Experience Aviation.

A great deal for a young man that grew up in a challenging
environment. Barrington was a star football player and
promising student with a scholarship to higher education.
He turned it down to life his dreams of being a pilot.

His nonprofit aims to boost the numbers of children interested
in the areas that have not been thought of in STEM, building
promising futures for kids that just want to see the next day and
survive to graduate high school.

Overcoming the challenges of inner city life in Miami, Florida.
Barrington earned the 2007 Congressional Resolution and the
Florida State Medallion of Excellence. He has a strong message
of determination, hard work, goal and mission orientation and
a strong passion to help students in school. He fills the gap for
so many students that do not see positive role models and he
sets a high standard not just for sports, but for academic
excellence.

His passion and mission is to help those that want to pursue
careers in Science Technology Engineering and Math or STEM
as well as the educational initiative of STEAM Science Technology
Engineering Arts and Mathematics. 

These opportunities are for students in Middle and High School
to attend summer and after school programs to build their
intellectual abilities and show them they are more than just
athletes and entertainers.
Their futures are not just being involved in gangs, selling drugs,
and other illegal activities.

"We have to be real with our students because they live in real
situations." Barrington Irving

Students will be exposed to programs that engage robotics,
flight simulators, field trips and involvement of major industries
and corporations that will provide people as mentors, instructors
and role models. How can a student not want to build an airplane
and watch as Barrington or another pilot fly it? These programs
have similar opportunities for students to have hands-on
opportunities to build things, to get their hands on technology
that will take them to the clouds
literally and maybe one day to space.

This video shows the passion that Barrington has for youth,
teens and young adults. To take them beyond their comfort
zones and excite them about learning. Globally exposing them
to worlds apart from the inner city and programmed public education.

Resources:
Barrington Irving Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4DBk3awXaI
Barrington Irving Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0fp-oYazHg