Just a quick look at who has been in power these last 15 years in Raleigh often through gerrymandered supermajorities: And in those fifteen years, these actions (among others) have been aimed at the teaching profession here in North Carolina: Teacher Pay Kept Well Below National Average Removal of Due-Process Rights For New Teachers Graduate Degree Pay Bumps … Continue reading Using Band-Aids To Stop A “Death By A Thousnd Cuts”

This teacher was looking forward to having a boringly noneventful start to the school year. But I teach in WSFCS. This morning brought this news: In the ten months that he has occupied the office, it will have been over two years for this school board to have found and convinced someone to serve as … Continue reading So, We Need Another New Superintendent?

Remember those "blue books" that once dominated the 20th century classroom both in high school and college? There still might be some old used ones from studying for an English degree still packed in an old box somewhere. Having taught all levels high school English for nearly 30 years, the advent of AI has been … Continue reading This High School English Teacher Is Going To Have Students Use A Lot Of Pencil & Paper This School Year