Month: October 2016

As God as My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly

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“As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.” – Arthur Carlson, General Manager of WKRP, a fictional radio station in Cincinnati.   It's Thanksgiving , and I just watched this episode again and it makes me laugh at how it wonderfully pens human nature which tends to be full of full intentions but short … Continue reading As God as My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly

Top 15 Gifts For Teachers – If You Really Love Them

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Forget the apples. Forget the Starbucks Gift Cards. Forget homemade cookies. This year give teachers gifts that they can not only truly enjoy, but truly use to make them better at what they do. Time Machine – specifically one that looks cool. Maybe something akin to the DeLorean in the iconic movie Back to the … Continue reading Top 15 Gifts For Teachers – If You Really Love Them

Hio Hio Ipsanio – NC Already Has Homemade Remedies for Struggling Schools

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Forget pop culture references. Time to go retro. One of the best television shows of the early to mid-1990’s was on CBS (specifically Monday night) called Northern Exposure. It chronicled the adventures of a Jewish doctor from New York fresh out of an Ivy League medical school who must serve a community in Alaska because … Continue reading Hio Hio Ipsanio – NC Already Has Homemade Remedies for Struggling Schools

An Application for “The Traditional Public Charter School”

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In an educational climate (here in North Carolina and elsewhere) that seems to be changing as quickly as the Earth’s temperature, it might be time to suggest helping traditional schools gain some more resources and support from the North Carolina General Assembly. In the past four years, North Carolina has successfully taken a public education … Continue reading An Application for “The Traditional Public Charter School”