When you follow certain people on Twitter, you can come into contact with a wide variety of informative takes on issues in education. That's one reason that I follow Kris Nordstrom who made reference to this article from The New York Times in which several hundred epidemiologists were surveyed about how they are living with … Continue reading 700 Epidemiologists Were Surveyed. This Many Were Sending Their Kids Back To School.

In her November 22nd interview with Fox News, Catherine Truitt was quoted as telling the producers of the segment that "between March and September students lost on average 50% in literacy and 70% for math." She was talking about "learning loss" due to the pandemic. Listen for yourself. Click here for the link. That's a … Continue reading “50% Learning Loss In Literacy & 70% Loss In Mathematics.” This Teacher Does Not Believe That.

Takes a "lot of guts" for two "leaders" to deflect blame that should be targeted at a lack of leadership on the part of many in Raleigh by throwing public education "under the bus." Takes a "lot of guts" for these two "leaders" to talk about the shortcomings of public education during a pandemic during … Continue reading A “Wasted Year” And A “Disaster For Education”? These Lawmakers Need To Assess Themselves

As all teachers returned to classrooms this week in my school system, I was reminded of the words spoken by Dr. Christopher Ohl about school reopenings on Nov. 19th. "People protesting the reopening of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are showing a lack of understanding about science, according to Dr. Christopher Ohl, an infectious disease expert with … Continue reading Schools Are That Damn Safe From COVID-19 Because Important People Have Said So