If you teach reading or language arts in any capacity in a public school, one of the most dynamic resources you can offer your students is a classroom library. No, not a bookshelf with copies and class sets of school bought books and ancillary materials from past (and now ancient) textbook adoptions. But actual individual … Continue reading The Classroom Library – Getting More Students To Read
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Philomath is Where Donald Needs To Go
“We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.” – Donald Trump, Jan. 2017. Those words began the inaugural address of one Donald … Continue reading Philomath is Where Donald Needs To Go
Items of the Week for Nov. 4th – Nov. 11th
Roy Moore Louis C.K. Aaron Hernandez Hamilton in Puerto Rico Tuesday Elections – VA and NJ Maine Medicaid Syria and Paris Accord Roy Halladay 280 Air Force error
What Does Dan Forest Have to Say About Roy Moore?
"If our action in keeping men out of women's bathrooms and showers protected the life of just one child or one woman from being molested or assaulted, then it was worth it. North Carolina will never put a price tag on the value of our children. They are precious and priceless." – Lt. Gov. … Continue reading What Does Dan Forest Have to Say About Roy Moore?
A Bye Week Just Means More Time To Prepare
It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. – Paul “Bear” Bryant. The second season starts tonight for high school football as many teams from this area are preparing to play in the first round. And we finally have some football weather to accompany the … Continue reading A Bye Week Just Means More Time To Prepare
Week #11. Titans Are 11-0. So Are The Items of the Week For Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
Asia Trip Tax Plan Donna Brazille Trump’s Twitter Account Kevin Spacey Astros New York Terror Attack Failure to “Compromise” Google, Twitter, Facebook testimonies Grassley and Huckabee Sanders
Friday Night Lights – The Power of the Student Section
Back in July, I posted about the upcoming football season at West and the involvement of the student section. They have been better than advertised. Ten great turnouts from the students. Ten victories. Wanted to share the original post again. So here it is. Last night I caught a tweet from my school’s spirit … Continue reading Friday Night Lights – The Power of the Student Section
Of Course I Didn’t Forget – Items of the Week for Oct. 22nd – Oct. 28th
Mueller and Indictments The Washington Free Beacon Obama and Jury Duty Opioid Epidemic JFK Files 34 percent WikiLeaks Sen. Jeff Flake – Decency
WFXC – Two Titan Teams You Should Be Following
This past weekend West Forsyth's Girls Cross-Country team won the 4A Midwest Regional meet after capturing the conference title the weekend before. The Boys Cross-Country Team placed second in the regional after a second place finish in the conference. If you are unfamiliar with all of the ins-and-outs of the sport, just remember that it … Continue reading WFXC – Two Titan Teams You Should Be Following
“Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?” – Sen. Flake Invokes “Exhuming McCarthy”
There is no doubt that President Trump’s campaign rhetoric and initial actions in office had a most direct influence on the 2016 Dictionary.com “Word of the Year”: xenophobia. Xenophobia – noun: Fear or hatred of foreigners. In a nation that was built on immigration it seems interesting that 2016’s word of the year would be … Continue reading “Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?” – Sen. Flake Invokes “Exhuming McCarthy”
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