I have posted this before. And the message hasn’t changed. That team you will play tomorrow night is a very good team. They did not make it this far not being one. So are you. Actually you are more than a very good team. You’re OUR very good team. While this may not be an … Continue reading Let Them Remember That You Are The Titans
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I Agree With the State Superintendent on This, But…
In the wake of the Douglas High School shootings last week, those in the position to affect changes in our public schools and how those schools can be more prepared to combat potential problems need to show leadership and take a stand - for public schools. It is heartening to see State Supt. Mark Johnson … Continue reading I Agree With the State Superintendent on This, But…
Douglas High School and the Fight Against Dystopia
If you walk into my daughter's room, you will see that she has amassed quite a collection of books. They are not for decoration. They are for reading. And re-reading. Just look at the spines if you need evidence. Among the bookshelves are her Harry Potter books, tattered from consistent use for over ten years, … Continue reading Douglas High School and the Fight Against Dystopia
Heart, Grit, Toughness, and the 6th Man
At this point in the playoffs, every team is a good team. Every team has deep talent. Every team is more than athletically capable. In what was the last game on the Titan home court of the season, what was shown in the third round game are the ingredients that win games when both teams … Continue reading Heart, Grit, Toughness, and the 6th Man
It’s Game Day, GameDay, #GameDay
No matter how you spell it or say it, there is a game today. A big one. The one that these ladies have been preparing for since the end of last season. Of course, every game is the one they have been preparing for since last season. If you are in any fashion a West … Continue reading It’s Game Day, GameDay, #GameDay
North Carolina Should Not Allow the ACT to Have This Much Power Over Our Schools
A little over two years ago, an extended editorial appeared in newspapers across North Carolina concerning public education. I happened to read it in the Winston-Salem Journal. It was written by Walter McDowell, a board member of BEST NC. McDowell, a former executive with Wachovia, talked of the dire need to transform education in North Carolina. … Continue reading North Carolina Should Not Allow the ACT to Have This Much Power Over Our Schools
#AllIn #Allthetime
The attitude and culture of a team means everything and it starts with the coach. When players believe in a coach, when the coach believes in the players, and when the players believe in each other no matter what they contribute, then something incredible happens. Great teams have a cohesiveness, a bond, a shared existence, … Continue reading #AllIn #Allthetime
Exit Wounds- A Must Read From The Atlantic
I Will Never Carry a Gun in School But Will “Ready” Myself With Voter Registration
I will never carry a gun in school as a teacher. If I am asked to do so, I will refuse. If I am required to do so, I will not be teaching any longer. That does not mean I would not in any way shape or form try and defend a student from harm. … Continue reading I Will Never Carry a Gun in School But Will “Ready” Myself With Voter Registration
Censorship and the Fear of Free Thought – Dropping Great Books From Curriculum
When Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451, he was living in a time of the rising Cold War and the end of Nazism. The novel is a futuristic look (in 1950) into what society might be like if reading books were banned by the government. Firemen, who were the government workers who burned rogue books, would use … Continue reading Censorship and the Fear of Free Thought – Dropping Great Books From Curriculum
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