Month: July 2016

Moving to “Greenerer” Pastures Fertilized by “Specialer” Interests – Sen. Tom Apodaca has Resigned from the NCGA

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Sen. Apodaca is going to “greenerer” pastures fertilized by more “specialer” groups. In other words, he will become a lobbyist for the very entities that he already lobbies for as a state senator. State Senator Tom Apodaca resigned his seat in the NC General Assembly last week shortly after the summer session was ended in … Continue reading Moving to “Greenerer” Pastures Fertilized by “Specialer” Interests – Sen. Tom Apodaca has Resigned from the NCGA

The Ignoramasaurus Rex – How Gov. McCrory’s Claim on Average Teacher Pay is Not Really Real

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Governor McCrory recently signed off on the budget for the next year and as expected he did it in electioneering style. He went to an elementary school in Monroe and used the opportunity to highlight his “commitment” to teachers. According to Katherine Peralta’s report in the Charlotte Observer (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article89575217.html), “Gov. Pat McCrory signed the state … Continue reading The Ignoramasaurus Rex – How Gov. McCrory’s Claim on Average Teacher Pay is Not Really Real

A HUGE THANK YOU! and Twitter @ragecaffeinated

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Today, this almost four-month-old blog hit 21,000 views, 17,000 readers, and has been read on six continents. Thanks for reading. Now it's time for a twitter account. Please follow as I will start using it to push posts and other delightful things! It is caffeinatedrage @ragecaffeinated. I look forward to hearing your eyes.

Open Letter to Gov. McCrory and the NCGA Concerning Bonus Pay for Teachers

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Dear Gov. McCrory and members of the North Carolina General Assembly, This may not be a popular opinion, but it is one that is a matter of principle to me. I will be receiving $2,000 in bonuses this year for having a certain number of students pass the AP English Language and Composition Exam for … Continue reading Open Letter to Gov. McCrory and the NCGA Concerning Bonus Pay for Teachers

Another Open Letter to Fellow NC Public School Teachers – We Are Strong in Numbers; Therefore, VOTE!

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The current General Assembly should be very scared of us public school teachers and our supporters. That’s because what had originally looked like an election year to simply resupply the NCGA with more conservatively minded demagoguery has now morphed into a debate about how our state government should serve citizens and fully fund our public … Continue reading Another Open Letter to Fellow NC Public School Teachers – We Are Strong in Numbers; Therefore, VOTE!

Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and The Parts of Speech – How the NC General Assembly Teaches Us How to Use Prepositions

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The English language as we speak it has eight parts of speech. Can you name them? Hint: they are nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, and prepositions. If you younger than 40, you might want to google School House Rock or maybe go to You Tube. School House Rock probably taught me more about … Continue reading Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and The Parts of Speech – How the NC General Assembly Teaches Us How to Use Prepositions

Open Letter to Fellow NC Public School Teachers – What We Do Cannot Really Be Measured

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Public school teachers, You can’t really be measured. In fact, those who are measuring you do not have instruments complex enough to really gauge your effectiveness. If you are a public school teacher in North Carolina, you are always under a bit of a microscope when it comes to accountability. Everybody in the community has … Continue reading Open Letter to Fellow NC Public School Teachers – What We Do Cannot Really Be Measured

Willie Wonka, the “NorthCackalacky Magister expertus”, Shakespeare’s School Calendar, Arcade Fire, and our Founding Fathers – Week in Review for July 3rd – 10th

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https://caffeinatedrage.com/2016/07/09/senate-bill-667-you-need-to-look-at-this-one-because-theres-a-reason-it-is-only-1-digit-from-666/ https://caffeinatedrage.com/2016/07/07/the-newest-member-of-the-endangered-species-list-in-nc-the-northcackalacky-magister-expertus-otherwise-known-as-the-north-carolina-veteran-teacher/ https://www.ednc.org/2016/07/07/whats-best-students-drive-school-calendar/ https://caffeinatedrage.com/2016/07/05/shakespeare-would-start-school-earlier-at-least-before-football-season-begins/ https://caffeinatedrage.com/2016/07/04/musing-with-malcolm-arcade-fire/ https://caffeinatedrage.com/2016/07/03/speaking-of-independence-day-what-our-founding-fathers-said-about-public-education/