Frequency: noun fre·quen·cy \ˈfrē-kwən-sē\ plural - frequencies frequent repetition Rain fell with frequency. rate of repetition She went with increasing frequency. the number of waves of sound or energy that pass by a point every second (Tune the stereo to receive a specific frequency of radio waves.) – Merriam Webster Dictionary / merriam-webster.com So, what’s the frequency, Donald? In a presidential tenure set on … Continue reading What’s The Frequency, Donald? A Dan Rather / R.E.M. Jam
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Put It In Green & Gold Lights – Public High School Sports Are Important
This evening a rare sight was seen in Winston-Salem. The lights of the Cardinal Hotel (the Old R.J. Reynolds Building that looks like the Empire State Building) were changed to green and gold to commemorate the state champion West Forsyth Girls' Soccer State Championship won in Raleigh on May 27th. The same gracious act was … Continue reading Put It In Green & Gold Lights – Public High School Sports Are Important
Musings With Malcolm – A Boy and His Dog
If you know Malcolm, then you understand how huge this is. Think we got the right dog. He's even helping with the grooming.
A Year Ago in Titan History – Another 111 Miles Dominated
This Sunday will be the baccalaureate service for seniors at West Forsyth, and I am honored to share in that celebration for many reasons. One is because West is graduating another stellar group of young people. Another is because it is a time for positive reflection on accomplishments done. But I would be remiss if … Continue reading A Year Ago in Titan History – Another 111 Miles Dominated
Robbing Peter to Pave For Paul – Rep. Jon Hardister’s Misguided Amendment for Charter Schools
Robbing Peter to pave for Paul. That’s what a recent amendment from Rep. Jon Hardister would do. According to the News & Observer, A budget amendment from Rep. Jon Hardister, a Greensboro Republican, cuts $2.5 million in road maintenance money to provide grants for charter schools that serve low-income students and want to provide student … Continue reading Robbing Peter to Pave For Paul – Rep. Jon Hardister’s Misguided Amendment for Charter Schools
Evaluating the State Superintendent – Mark Johnson’s Job Performance According to the Rubric
It is no secret that the powers-that-be in the General Assembly have attempted to enable the new state superintendent of public schools with enough power so that he can blindly champion their reformation causes. This seems to be in line with the market–driven, business-plan approach to public education that the state government in NC adopted … Continue reading Evaluating the State Superintendent – Mark Johnson’s Job Performance According to the Rubric
Measure That – What If Every School Sent Its Yearbook To The North Carolina General Assembly?
With the insistence of people like Sen. Chad Barefoot to send “data” to the General Assembly concerning how money is spent and how resources are being used, why don’t schools also send them a copy of their yearbooks. Around this time in many schools, yearbooks are being distributed to students and others who early in … Continue reading Measure That – What If Every School Sent Its Yearbook To The North Carolina General Assembly?
If Donald Trump Sampled R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming” Without Giving Credit
Instruments tuning in an amazing way. Piano comes in like pushing aside the leader of Montenegro to get in front. Begin singing. “Nighttweeting” Nighttweeting can happen any night. The photograph in the cover of a book I never wrote shows much less hair than I comb over now. Every late tweet reveals a … Continue reading If Donald Trump Sampled R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming” Without Giving Credit
Shakespeare and the Achievement School District Staged in North Carolina
“What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;” -Juliet, Romeo & Juliet, II, ii “A turd by any other name will still smell the same.” -some t-shirt I saw on the internet Although the North Carolina House presented a more palatable budget proposal for education, … Continue reading Shakespeare and the Achievement School District Staged in North Carolina
Remember, You’re The Titans
I imagine most of you have seen the movie Remember the Titans about a public school in Virginia the 1970's being desegregated and how its football team became a vehicle for positive change. I watch it every chance I get. There's a hopeless romantic still inside of me that likes a feel-good movie that actually … Continue reading Remember, You’re The Titans
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