Open Letter to Catherine Truitt, senior advisor on education to Gov. Pat McCrory concerning her op-ed on March 25th on EdNC.org.

Dear Ms. Truitt, I read with great interest and frustration your op-ed that appeared on March 25, 2016 on EdNC.org (“The truth on education spending”) . While you state that you have been a senior education advisor for Gov. McCrory a “short time,” the arguments that you make to boost Gov. McCrory’s reputation as an … Continue reading Open Letter to Catherine Truitt, senior advisor on education to Gov. Pat McCrory concerning her op-ed on March 25th on EdNC.org.

A Pot to Piss in – Open Letter to Rep. Tim Moore and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest

Dear Rep. Moore and Lt. Gov. Forest, The special legislative session convening on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 is a perfect example of one of the many lessons that I am asked to teach my students each and every year as a public high school English teacher. That lesson is in the use of irony. The … Continue reading A Pot to Piss in – Open Letter to Rep. Tim Moore and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest