...summed up in the span of a few days from an email, an op-ed, and a press release. What happens when the person who is about to become the former state superintendent of North Carolina sends out an email to all teachers and parents about EOC exams followed by a statement from a man part … Continue reading 20% Of The Final Grade? Everything You Need To Know About The State Leadership Of Our Schools…

I’M on a blog and I’m blogging. I’M ON A BLOG, AND I’M BLOGGING! Leave it to Buddy the Elf to best explain the current push by the state to make students take EOC exams in person as the current pandemic surges. And recent words by the new state superintendent and the current chair of … Continue reading The Cotton-Headed Ninny-Mugginses Of The EOC Exams

Did you know that North Carolina has more Nationally Board Certified Teachers than any state in the country? Simply go to this site and compare – http://www.nbpts.org/in-your-state/. This morning score reports for those who were seeking first time certification are being released. If you succeeded, I congratulate you. It’s not easy to become certified. Less than … Continue reading National Board Certification Score Release Day – An Argument to Invest More in Teachers

In April when NC's school buildings were officially closed for the remainder of the school forcing EOC exams to truly be waived for the spring administrations, these were the official state numbers concerning COVID: 8,052 cases, 269 deaths, and 477 hospitalizations. On December 8th, these were the numbers: 404,032 cases, 5,637 deaths, and 2,373 at … Continue reading What Giving The EOC Exams Will Really Measure

There are lawmakers and pundits praising the "low teacher turnover" rate in North Carolina. But there are two things to consider. This pandemic is real, and"Attrition" and "turnover" are two different things. From almost a week ago: From today: One school system is even going this far:

Last April 24th, Governor Cooper closed schools for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. These were the numbers on that day: The numbers for December 8, 2020? 404,032 cases in NC. 5,637 deaths. 2,373 currently hospitalized. And unlike April where the weather was bound to get warmer, it's just getting colder. And for that … Continue reading Put A Damn Curfew On The EOC’s

From the Winston-Salem Journal today: The district will be recruiting teachers for all grade levels, as well as substitutes and support staff, such as bus drivers, custodians and child nutrition workers. The district has a pool of more than 900 subs, with about 250 of those trained on Canvas, the online learning platform.  Many in … Continue reading When You Have To Look For Teachers & Subs Before All Students Return

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