“Winter is Coming!” Actually it’s here, at least according to the calendar, and by the looks of it here in the piedmont of North Carolina, it surely does look like winter outside with a blanket of snow on the ground. But also metaphorically speaking, “Winter is Coming!” Trump is descending upon Westeros, D.C to lay … Continue reading Teachers, Winter Is Coming, So Get Your Dragons!
Month: January 2017
From Texas, The Greatest Country in the United States – “I Can’t Answer These Texas Standardized Test Questions About My Own Poems” (From Huffington Post)
This is both hilarious - AND SCARY at the same time. Enjoy and keep in mind that this is the status quo in a test crazy society. It starts, "When I realized I couldn’t answer the questions posed about two of my own poems on the Texas state assessment tests (STAAR Test), I had a … Continue reading From Texas, The Greatest Country in the United States – “I Can’t Answer These Texas Standardized Test Questions About My Own Poems” (From Huffington Post)
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Open Letter to Dave Machado, Charter School Chief for the State of North Carolina Concerning His Words About the Annual Charter Schools Report
Dear Mr. Machado, As the Director for the State Office of Charter Schools in North Carolina, your words concerning the annual charter schools report just recently made to the State Board of Education prove not just interesting, but rather selective and uninformed and display an attitude to make sure that charter schools in North Carolina … Continue reading Open Letter to Dave Machado, Charter School Chief for the State of North Carolina Concerning His Words About the Annual Charter Schools Report
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Vouchers, Charters, and Choice! Oh, My! – Dorothy, You’re Not in Public School Anymore
"Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!" – Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. "Vouchers, Charters, and Choice! Oh, my!" – Me As the North Carolina General Assembly is about to convene for the long session here in the new year, it bears repeating that public education will again be at the … Continue reading Vouchers, Charters, and Choice! Oh, My! – Dorothy, You’re Not in Public School Anymore
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“NERD” Is Now A Cool Thing To Be
Someone call you a nerd and it offended you? Maybe it should depend on how it is meant. From Dictionary.com: Nerd: noun, Slang. 1. a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc. 2. an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit: 1950-55, Americanism; obscurely derived expressive formation From Thesaurus.com: Fool, jerk, techie, weirdo, dolt, dork, dweeb, goober, goofball, oaf, trekkie Sorry, people. That negative connotation surrounding the word “nerd” is gone. Like in elapsed, … Continue reading “NERD” Is Now A Cool Thing To Be
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Why Do We Have Exams After The Winter Break?Change The Calendar!
Days like today is why we need to start the school year earlier here in North Carolina. While it is nice to think of having a winter break to celebrate the holidays, the calendar system that North Carolina has adopted for traditional public schools is not helping our students AT ALL. I have argued this … Continue reading Why Do We Have Exams After The Winter Break?Change The Calendar!
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