Today on EdNC.org a perspective was posted written by three pediatric medical experts from Duke University's School of Medicine. No doubt their credentials are valid and their expertise should be respected. Duke University is one of the finest institutions in the nation, despite the fact that I root against them in every sport (especially men's … Continue reading This Teacher Appreciates What These Doctors Said, But They Seem To Forget…

Candidate for NC State Superintendent Catherine Truitt has made it no secret that she wants schools to be fully open to start the school year even though trends are showing more infections. Nowhere has she laid out a plan to show how accommodations would be made or how they would be financed. Plus, this teacher … Continue reading Care To Comment On This, Candidate For State Superintendent Catherine Truitt?

And to the question asked in the title of this post, President Donald Trump answered, At the end of this post is a link to the entire transcript of the interview aired today with Fox News reporter Chris Wallace and President Donald Trump. Without any explanation from any teacher or any background given, the answers … Continue reading “You said our children are taught in school to hate our country. Where do you see that?” – This Interview Is A Lesson Plan

Lost in the sadistic irony of Phil Berger, Dan Forest, and Tim Moore's "argument" to fully open schools this fall amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is that there has been talk of placing a bond referendum on the ballot in 2020 for school construction. In fact, it really has been Tim Moore who has given more … Continue reading Have You Considered Classroom Windows & Those Ventilation Systems?

After you read the following press release from Sen. Phil Berger that was issued yesterday, go back over it and see how many times Berger references the Leandro case - the one that literally told this state that what NC has been doing under the leadership of Sen. Phil Berger has actually been violating the … Continue reading Gaslit Hypocrisy – Phil Berger Now “Cares” About Leandro?

From a January posting in 2017 in remembrance of Rep. John Lewis: This past weekend served as a reminder that there is an ever-growing soundtrack of songs that not only keeps playing in the back of my mind at all times but that keeps growing because the story of my life as it becomes wrapped … Continue reading U2, MLK, John Lewis, Donald Trump, and W.B. Yeats – Forever On The Same Soundtrack

On the front page of CNN.com as of this posting: The posting refers to an unpublished White House report that was obtained and verified by The Center For Public Integrity. The report itself is 359 pages long. North Carolina is one of the states profiled starting on page 190. Seven pages are devoted to NC … Continue reading Every NC School Board Of Education Should See This Unpublished White House Document On COVID-19

It has become almost commonplace for the president to offer a tidbit from history that was never really historical at all - a distortion to bolster a false narrative. Pieces of revisionist history. There was the time Canada burned down the White House in the War of 1812. The Civil War scholar David Blight, whose … Continue reading First Revisionist History And Now Ignorant Science: 2 New Core Courses Being Forced Into Our Schools

It's comical when Phil Berger and Tim Moore openly discuss their intentional misinterpretations of the North Carolina Association of Educators. Two of the most powerful lawmakers in a state that used illegal racial gerrymandering to elect state legislators that also is the only state to outlaw collective bargaining rights, have right-to-work laws, have the lowest … Continue reading When .6% and .2% Lie About 5% Of NC’s Teachers – Two Men Really Scared Of Organized Teachers

And for calling Betsy DeVos out for her privatizing efforts.