I don’t get to choose my students. Whoever walks into my classroom and is on the roll I receive from the school system will get the best instruction that I can offer. And in those classes, I do not write a script. Students are always allowed to ask questions, especially tough ones. If I know … Continue reading The Silence of the NC State Superintendent on Public Schools And a Fear of Tough Questions
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About Sen. Berger’s Words Concerning Teacher Bonuses and North Korea
Sen. Phil Berger’s words in reference to the teacher merit bonuses based on 2017 scores reflect the growing willful ignorance that is being bred in secret chambers in Raleigh amongst GOP stalwarts. In fact, his statement is so preposterous and outlandish that the only thing keeping this teacher from laughing out loud is the fact … Continue reading About Sen. Berger’s Words Concerning Teacher Bonuses and North Korea
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“There Are Lots of Things We Do That We Don’t Even Know That We Did” – The Unsafe Legal Loopholes of NC Charter Schools
Yesterday, the 12th school shooting of 2018 took place in Los Angeles. A 12-year-old girl was booked on a charge of negligent discharge of a firearm after two students were shot in a Los Angeles middle school classroom on Thursday, police said. A 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head was in critical condition, … Continue reading “There Are Lots of Things We Do That We Don’t Even Know That We Did” – The Unsafe Legal Loopholes of NC Charter Schools
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Being a Teacher Who Lives With a “Special -Needs” Child
I am the proud parent of two children. One is a highly intelligent and academically driven young lady who looks like her mother. The other one is what some in the educational field might call “special.” He looks like his mother as well. Specifically, that child has Down Syndrome and needs modifications in school that … Continue reading Being a Teacher Who Lives With a “Special -Needs” Child
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The Redundant Redundancy of Mark Johnson’s Comments on Teacher Pay
Yesterday, it was reported by Kelly Hinchcliffe on WRAL.com that the NC State Superintendent had hired another in-house loyalist with the extra money given to him by the General Assembly. As stated in "NC superintendent hires new senior policy adviser:" North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson has hired a new senior policy adviser … Continue reading The Redundant Redundancy of Mark Johnson’s Comments on Teacher Pay
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Another Symptom of the Disconnect – Mark Johnson’s Comments on Teacher Pay
What follows is a chronological list of quotes, statistics, and other reports about teacher pay, the need to raise the teaching profession, and the walking contradiction that is State Superintendent Mark Johnson. April 18, 2016: According to media reports, average teacher pay in North Carolina ranks 42nd nationally. Last year, the state legislature increased starting … Continue reading Another Symptom of the Disconnect – Mark Johnson’s Comments on Teacher Pay
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Open Letter to Rep. Chuck McGrady About His Empty Class Size Mandate Explanation
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
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Let This Statistic Sink In
From CNN: Another high school has turned into a scene of carnage, this time in western Kentucky. Sixteen people were wounded, two of them fatally, after a shooter opened fire Tuesday morning at Marshall County High School, authorities said. Four others sustained various injuries (https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/kentucky-high-school-shooting/index.html).
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Public School Forum of North Carolina Releases Top 10 Education Issues for 2018
As a veteran public school teacher in North Carolina, I invite you to read this report. It is comprehensive, yet concise - focused, yet covers much. It can be found here: https://www.ncforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Top-10-2018-PDF-web-version-1-1.pdf.
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A Pathetic Rebuttal – The John Locke Foundation’s Weak Attempt to Discredit the Quality Counts Education Report
In the days since Education Week released its yearly report, “Quality Counts 2018: Grading the States,” people at the John Locke Foundation have gone out of their way to debunk the report’s findings. This year, NC was ranked 40th down two spots from last year and down 21 spots since it peaked at 19th in … Continue reading A Pathetic Rebuttal – The John Locke Foundation’s Weak Attempt to Discredit the Quality Counts Education Report
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