Month: October 2017

EVAAS, The Iceberg Effect, and Stranger Things – The Secretive Way NC Measures Teachers and Schools

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In October 2017, the venerable James Ford of the Public School Forum delivered the keynote address at the North Carolina English Teacher’s Association. It was more than exceptional as Ford highlighted that what hurts our schools most are external factors that are not being dealt with such as systemic poverty. Part of his presentation included … Continue reading EVAAS, The Iceberg Effect, and Stranger Things – The Secretive Way NC Measures Teachers and Schools

WFXC – Two Titan Teams You Should Be Following

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This past weekend West Forsyth's Girls Cross-Country team won the 4A Midwest Regional meet after capturing the conference title the weekend before. The Boys Cross-Country Team placed second in the regional after a second place finish in the conference. If you are unfamiliar with all of the ins-and-outs of the sport, just remember that it … Continue reading WFXC – Two Titan Teams You Should Be Following

Our Schools Are Not Failing; Our Policy Makers Are – On Raleigh’s New Way of Measuring Schools

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When you are the North Carolina General Assembly and you want to stop a string of court decisions that have declared your unconstitutional acts “unconstitutional,” then you change the judicial system in your favor. Or at least try. When you are the North Carolina General Assembly and you want to remain in power on West … Continue reading Our Schools Are Not Failing; Our Policy Makers Are – On Raleigh’s New Way of Measuring Schools

The Misguided Narrative Over Differentiated Teacher Pay In North Carolina

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“This idea that the school is a harmonious community and that teachers aren’t competing with one another is patently false. Teachers are constantly competing with one another. They want to outdo each other. They want to be a better teacher than the teacher down the hall. That doesn’t mean they’re not going to collaborate.” – … Continue reading The Misguided Narrative Over Differentiated Teacher Pay In North Carolina

“Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?” – Sen. Flake Invokes “Exhuming McCarthy”

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There is no doubt that President Trump’s campaign rhetoric and initial actions in office had a most direct influence on the 2016 Dictionary.com “Word of the Year”: xenophobia. Xenophobia – noun: Fear or hatred of foreigners. In a nation that was built on immigration it seems interesting that 2016’s word of the year would be … Continue reading “Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?” – Sen. Flake Invokes “Exhuming McCarthy”

Raleigh, Buy Us Some Damn Textbooks!

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Raleigh, buy us some damn textbooks. With real pages and hard covers. Yes, technology in the classroom can be a great avenue for learning. However, technology for technology’s sake can block many roads for students. And if technology is to be looked at as a simple substitution for other resources to save time and money, … Continue reading Raleigh, Buy Us Some Damn Textbooks!

The Pharisaical DeVastation of Betsy DeVos

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Betsy DeVos might very well be the most “not-pro-life” person in the nation’s capital. "It goes back to what I mentioned, the concept of really being active in the Shephelah of our culture — to impact our culture in ways that are not the traditional funding-the-Christian-organization route, but that really may have greater Kingdom gain … Continue reading The Pharisaical DeVastation of Betsy DeVos

The State Superintendent Needs Someone to Speak For Him – Someone Who Speaks With Details Is Preferred

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State Superintendent Mark Johnson has begun to use the $700,000 of tax payer money given to him by the NC General Assembly to begin hiring people who can help carry out his nebulous, amorphous, and ambiguous agenda that has been long in the making but short in the doing. That $700,000 dollars is specifically for … Continue reading The State Superintendent Needs Someone to Speak For Him – Someone Who Speaks With Details Is Preferred