It is a good thing that Donald Trump does not approve of the Common Core State Standards. If he did endorse them, then he would have to honor the fact that Frederick Douglass’s autobiography is actually mentioned in the “English Language Arts Standards » Standard 10: Range, Quality, & Complexity » Texts Illustrating the Complexity, … Continue reading Frederick Douglass Was “Banned” From Bowling Green, Ohio
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A Thank You Letter From Betsy DeVos to Sen. Richard Burr
Oddly enough, I found this fake letter absolutely nowhere on the internet, but if it did exist it might sound like... Dear Richard, I cannot thank you enough for your confirmation vote this past week as I strive to continue my quest of taking public money from taxpayers and finance more unregulated charter … Continue reading A Thank You Letter From Betsy DeVos to Sen. Richard Burr
An Open Letter to BEST NC Concerning Meeting With Michelle Rhee -Every Public School Teacher Needs To Be Aware Of This
Dear Mrs. Berg, As the CEO of BEST NC, you and your team have led a coalition of business leaders who have helped steer the conversation surrounding public education in North Carolina. While many times as a public school teacher I have disagreed with your interpretation and analysis of the variables, causes, and effects that … Continue reading An Open Letter to BEST NC Concerning Meeting With Michelle Rhee -Every Public School Teacher Needs To Be Aware Of This
Don’t Fall For The “Status Quo” Fallacy Concerning Public Education
The term “status quo” has become something of a nebulous term for public education and has evolved into a powerful logical fallacy used by reformers. Consider the following: “The heat is already intense not just because it involves the future of our children but also because a lot of money is at stake. Essentially, it’s … Continue reading Don’t Fall For The “Status Quo” Fallacy Concerning Public Education
Praise The Lard and Pass The Retribution – An Amazon.com Wish List for Sen. Joyce Krawiec
"Praise the lard and pass the retribution Need a little bit more Cause this pan needs greasin' I don't know where I'll be ordering' But it's arrivin' on a mail wagon." - Apologies to the Dixie Chicks for the small rewrite of "Sin Wagon" If you remember the now famous tweet from State Sen. Joyce Krawiec, you … Continue reading Praise The Lard and Pass The Retribution – An Amazon.com Wish List for Sen. Joyce Krawiec
I Will Not Write Joyce Krawiec About Her Tweet Concerning The Women’s March, But I Will…
I am not going to write Sen. Joyce Krawiec a letter concerning her statement in a recent tweet that belittled the women who marched in the Women’s March this past Saturday which looked something like this: I am not going remark to her that using Twitter allows for your comments to be seen by everybody … Continue reading I Will Not Write Joyce Krawiec About Her Tweet Concerning The Women’s March, But I Will…
Verbal Iocane – What The Princess Bride Can Teach Us Besides Turning Archetypes Upside Down
Everyone should see the Princess Bride at some time in their lives. There’s that kid from the Wonder Years, Andre the Giant, the minister, Jenny from Forrest Gump, and the guy who tries to take Tom Cruise’s sponsorship in Days of Thunder. “Inconceivable!” In it there is the encounter that Westley (as the Dread Pirate … Continue reading Verbal Iocane – What The Princess Bride Can Teach Us Besides Turning Archetypes Upside Down
The Tautology of Betsy DeVos – Or, Why I Don’t Want Her Teaching or Instructing An English Class
Forget the agony. Forget the use of the wrong word to describe something that is not even a proper noun! Forget the wrong preposition! Forget the incorrect capitalization (if you are a journalist)! But oh, the tautology! That is the dagger. What the hell is “tautology?” Alrighty then, just google it. Noun: the saying of … Continue reading The Tautology of Betsy DeVos – Or, Why I Don’t Want Her Teaching or Instructing An English Class
Excuse Me Mr. Barista? May I Have Some More Spicer in My Sycophant Latte? – Or, The Making of a New SNL Skit
First it was about the size of the hands. Now it’s about the size of the crowd. New Press Secretary Sean Spicer made his first appearance as Trump’s mouthpiece on Saturday during a day of protest with the Women’s March on Washington and other metropolitan/urban venues. And he sounded like he was a mad elementary … Continue reading Excuse Me Mr. Barista? May I Have Some More Spicer in My Sycophant Latte? – Or, The Making of a New SNL Skit
Taking Dolorous Umbrage at Betsy DeVos With No Apologies to Dolores Umbridge, But I Miss Alan Rickman
When you teach a number of years coupled with the fact that social media has become such a mainstay in our culture, you have the opportunity to stay connected with former students much more easily. It is rather a humbling that these younger people (younger than I) would want to tell you about how their … Continue reading Taking Dolorous Umbrage at Betsy DeVos With No Apologies to Dolores Umbridge, But I Miss Alan Rickman
