"If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go; perchance it will wear smooth - certainly the machine will wear out. If the injustice has a spring, or a pulley, or a rope, or a crank, exclusively for itself, then perhaps you may consider … Continue reading Civil Disobedience in North Carolina – Read and Don’t Thoreau It Away
Public Education
McCrory’s Didaskalithedemosiophobia -A Clinical Term I Just Made Up But Actually Exists
Didaskalovertitaphobia – the actual fear of schools based on Greek roots found in the list of phobias In the wake of last week’s demonstration organized by Organize 2020 where 14 educators were arrested, I have wondered exactly how many times Gov. McCrory has willingly met with teachers who have asked for a meeting. Those teachers … Continue reading McCrory’s Didaskalithedemosiophobia -A Clinical Term I Just Made Up But Actually Exists
UnLOCKEing the John Locke Foundation – Part 4, The Empire Strikes Back With a Menacing Phantom Study Report
I look forward to reading John Hood’s perspectives on education in North Carolina. They reaffirm my stances on what is happening in the Old North State and its public schools. I do not have his bandwidth. As the president of the John William Pope Foundation and the past chairman (still on Board of Directors) for … Continue reading UnLOCKEing the John Locke Foundation – Part 4, The Empire Strikes Back With a Menacing Phantom Study Report
Curiosity Didn’t Kill The Cat – It Made The Cat a Better Student
About nine years ago, I read Thomas Friedman’s iconic book The World Is Flat 3.0, an updated edition of The World Is Flat. Although, I do not have my original annotated copy (I like to take notes in books – you never know when you will blog about them), one particular argument from Friedman has … Continue reading Curiosity Didn’t Kill The Cat – It Made The Cat a Better Student
When a Tourniquet Is Put On The State’s Core Services, It Leads To Amputation and Privatization
Think of a tourniquet, a device that constricts blood flow to a limb or extremity. Only in times of medical emergency should a tourniquet be used. Maybe for a poisonous snakebite or a bloody wound. Sometimes one is used to allow for blood to be taken for testing and health purposes. But one does not … Continue reading When a Tourniquet Is Put On The State’s Core Services, It Leads To Amputation and Privatization
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Your Words Will Never… Wait, What The Hell Did You Say? – Or, The Truitt, Woodhouse, and Diaz Show
This past Wednesday, a group of 14 North Carolina educators were arrested as part of a demonstration that ended up as a “sit-in” on a busy Raleigh road. As WNCN.com reported, a larger group of educators started a two-day march from Durham to the capitol building on Tuesday (http://wncn.com/2016/06/15/mccrory-wont-meet-teachers-who-march-to-his-office-today/). The march was planned to build … Continue reading Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Your Words Will Never… Wait, What The Hell Did You Say? – Or, The Truitt, Woodhouse, and Diaz Show
I Can Do Math Well Enough to Know That Sen. Jerry Tillman’s Policies Don’t Add Up
Sen. Jerry Tillman’s grasp on educational reality is about as strong my grasp of string theory or a Calculus BC exam – loose at best. The former public school administrator has again launched an ill-conceived rash boon piece of legislation through the Senate that demands schools to offer two tracks of math courses. I am … Continue reading I Can Do Math Well Enough to Know That Sen. Jerry Tillman’s Policies Don’t Add Up
When a “Zero” Becomes a “50” And Other Miracles in Numbers – Or, How No Glass is Half-Empty
So, are you a glass is half- empty person or a glass is half-full person? It’s a generic question. I know. Preferably, I would like to be around a water source and not worry if I had enough to fill a glass and just drink my fill. But there is another way to never have … Continue reading When a “Zero” Becomes a “50” And Other Miracles in Numbers – Or, How No Glass is Half-Empty
My One-Sided Pen Pal Relationship With Sen. Jerry Tillman – Or Why I Am Sending An Old Letter With More Love
What follows is an open letter to Sen. Jerry Tillman most of which I plagiarized from a letter I wrote to him in the summer of 2015. Ironically, actually no, it still holds truth. Nothing has changed. So I am revising it with a little more info. And resending. What I have done is edit … Continue reading My One-Sided Pen Pal Relationship With Sen. Jerry Tillman – Or Why I Am Sending An Old Letter With More Love
About That NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey – The Glaring Disconnect Between the NCGA and Reality
The latest results from the North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey do more than demonstrate the disconnect between those who work in schools and those who want to re-form schools; they display that what really drives the success of a school are the people - from the students to the teachers to the administration to … Continue reading About That NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey – The Glaring Disconnect Between the NCGA and Reality
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