“It really don’t matter how i put my words together, as long as you know what I am sayin’. If it can be read allowed in the same way that i would say it. No big deal. Its sorta like talking on a piece of paper right? Too think I should be graded on how … Continue reading A Case for More Grammar Instruction in Schools (And Less Standardized Testing)

There is not a sane person in the state of North Carolina who would not want to make our schools as safe as possible for our students. Taxpayer money is helping to fund a $35 million-dollar initiative to provide grants in the state to help launch School Safety Month. According to the Center for Safer … Continue reading “Steps to Help Make Our Schools Safer” And Mark Johnson’s Steps to Make It All About Him

By now many teachers in the WSFCS system have seen that video from May 10th concerning the superintendent presenting the school system budget request to the county Board of Commissioners where the issue of teacher supplements was brought up. That original nine-minute video can be seen here:  https://youtu.be/M8HZuerdTE0. Today, the Winston-Salem Journal ran a report about … Continue reading #JustAskMe Actually Creates #GotAHellofALotMoreQuestions – About the WSFCS Teacher Supplement

...ask what you can do to help. If anyone knows what is needed in a community that has been hit hard by natural disasters or other catastrophic events, then it is a public school teacher. See if a school needs cleaning supplies or any other essentials that they may need to continue serving students and … Continue reading Find a Teacher in Eastern NC and…

If you braved the cold temps last January and attended the Class Size Chaos Rally in Raleigh, you probably ran into Jen Mangrum. She was there to lend support. If you came to the May 16th Rally and March, then you probably came within feet of her. She was there. Mangrum is an educator. In … Continue reading District 30 – Mangrum Vs. Berger: Maybe the Most Important General Assembly Race in the State Concerning Public Education

Can anyone name another state agency whose website was shutdown and then rerouted to the personal website of the "boss?" Is there any school system in the state whose website was shut down and then rerouted to the personal website of the superintendent of that school system?  

Much has been said about a video that has been circulating online this past week concerning a May 10th, 2018 meeting of the Forsyth County, NC Board of Commissioners in which the school system superintendent made a ceremonial presentation of the the school system budget request to the board and the issue of teacher supplement … Continue reading JUST ASK! – The Nine-Minute, Ten-Second Video From May, 2018 About WSFCS Teacher Supplements That Needs to be Discussed

Malcolm turned 11 today. So a “Happy Birthday” to a kid who: teaches everyone how to live in the present, honestly tells you how he feels, reminds me that special needs actually applies to everyone, changes clothes three times a day because, well, because, perfected the art of the smile, calls me by my first … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Malcolm – Another Year of Awesome

When you do a search for the official website for the North Carolina General Assembly (even on a day like today when a lethal hurricane is tormenting the eastern part of our state), then you get this. It is still up and going for those who need it. But when one tries to find the … Continue reading When the State Superintendent Turns a “.ORG” Into a “.COM.”

When State Superintendent Mark Johnson launched a new "personal" website (www.ncsuperintendent.com) this week that takes advantage of his title and position and negates all other personnel in DPI what he actually did was to create an unethically built campaign website using public resources. Even if it was done with no taxpayer money (it was set … Continue reading Literally Using Hurricane Florence to Launch a Personal Campaign Website – Mark Johnson’s www.ncsuperintendent.com