Open Letters

Open Letter to Rep. Chuck McGrady About His Empty Class Size Mandate Explanation

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Dear Rep. Chuck McGrady, I read with great interest your recent missive “Class Size: A Simple Explanation of the Issue.” While I appreciate your wanting to explain the issue in what you may think is a truthful manner, I must admit that it just rehashes the same argument made by many others in the General … Continue reading Open Letter to Rep. Chuck McGrady About His Empty Class Size Mandate Explanation

An Open Letter to Rep. Craig Horn About The Class Size Mandate Complete With a Churchill Reference

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Dear Rep. Horn, A news article today that some sort of solution will be reached concerning the class size mandate and its consequences was certainly welcome to many public school advocates. As Billy Ball reported on NC Policy Watch’s website, A plan to resolve North Carolina’s class size crisis is in the works and should … Continue reading An Open Letter to Rep. Craig Horn About The Class Size Mandate Complete With a Churchill Reference

Mo(o)re Misguided Missives – A Response to Rep. Tim Moore’s Words on NCGA’s Education “Reforms”

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Dear Rep. Moore, I read with great frustration and yet great amusement your op-ed that appeared on November 9, 2017 on EdNC.org (“Education reforms for North Carolina’s future”). You begin your farce of an attempted explanation of what has happened to public education in NC with. “The North Carolina General Assembly is implementing meaningful public … Continue reading Mo(o)re Misguided Missives – A Response to Rep. Tim Moore’s Words on NCGA’s Education “Reforms”

Mark Johnson, Those “Dreamers” Are Our Students. Speak Up For Them.

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“We are blessed beyond measure to be citizens of the United States, the only nation ever to have a dream named after it. No matter who you are, your background, your neighborhood, or your race; you should be able to go to school, work hard, and reach your American Dream. More of the same cannot … Continue reading Mark Johnson, Those “Dreamers” Are Our Students. Speak Up For Them.

First Day Back to School, 2017 – Day 4,141– An Open Letter to Teachers

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Tomorrow begins my 13th year at my current school, the Home of the Titans. Tomorrow begins my 20th year of teaching – three schools so far. Hope I stay at my current school the rest of my career. Tomorrow is my 4,141st day in high school as a student and teacher (non-workdays) That does not … Continue reading First Day Back to School, 2017 – Day 4,141– An Open Letter to Teachers

Teachers, What We Do Cannot Really Be Measured

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Public school teachers, You can’t really be measured. In fact, those who are measuring you do not have instruments complex enough to really gauge your effectiveness. If you are a public school teacher in North Carolina, you are always under a bit of a microscope when it comes to accountability. Everybody in the community has … Continue reading Teachers, What We Do Cannot Really Be Measured

Open Letter to the NCGA Concerning Bonus Pay for Teachers

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Dear members of the North Carolina General Assembly, This may not be a popular opinion, but it is one that is a matter of principle to me. I will be receiving the maximum in bonuses this year for having a certain number of students pass the AP English Language and Composition Exam for the 2016-2017. … Continue reading Open Letter to the NCGA Concerning Bonus Pay for Teachers

A Third-Person Open Letter to Darrell Allison and the PEFNC – Why Hide Behind the Ambiguity?

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Lindsay Wagner’s latest piece for the AJ Fletcher Foundation entitled “Are publicly-funded private school vouchers helping low-income kids? We don’t know” showcases one of the primary redundancies purposefully used by funded “school choice” advocates in the quest to make sure that the best way to argue for “freedom in choosing schools” in North Carolina is … Continue reading A Third-Person Open Letter to Darrell Allison and the PEFNC – Why Hide Behind the Ambiguity?

Dear Secretary DeVos, From Malcolm, A Special Normal Public School Kid

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Dear Secretary DeVos, My name is Malcolm and I just finished third-grade in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system. I have vibrant red-hair and blue eyes like my mom, wear cool glasses, have a wicked follow through on my jump shot, and am quite the dancer. My dad also wears glasses, but he does not dance … Continue reading Dear Secretary DeVos, From Malcolm, A Special Normal Public School Kid