And can do it in a short amount of time. This week the North Carolina General Assembly will "reconvene" for the short session of the 2020 year. Below is a informational graphic put together by Susan Book, one of the founders and leaders of saveourschoolsnc.org. It refers to Class Size Chaos, flexible scheduling, adding time … Continue reading This NCGA Short Session Could Do SO MUCH FOR Public Education in NC

It wasn't sarcasm.  Anyone who has taught for years in large public schools could expertly tell you that. On a stage with 50,000 Americans dead from the COVID-19 virus addressing a national audience in an election year with the economy crashing and unemployment rising by the second, you do not as a leader have any … Continue reading Great Teachers Can Admit They Are Wrong To Their Students

In this morning's Winston-Salem Journal is a report from the Associate Press entitled "Virus lockdowns an extra ordeal for special-needs children." Tomorrow will begin the seventh week of "homeschooling" here in my household (and in North Carolina), and having a child with a developmental delay as well as autism has made this period of time … Continue reading “Virus lockdowns an extra ordeal for special-needs children” – What Has Been The Most Help For My Special-Needs Child

I am almost three times as old as the average age of my students this year. I remember rotary phones, VHS, Walkmans, leaded gasoline, and the release of the first Star Wars movie. I remember the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Soviet Union, Columbine, … Continue reading This Teacher Has So Much Faith In The Class Of 2020

Below is a quick reference FRQ handout of the recently adopted end-of-year grading policies adopted by the NC State Board of Education FOR GRADUATING SENIORS. It is being published in this post for information purposes only. No opinions attached. YET…  

Sure, there are many things that can be listed that help to "mark" the tumultuous tenure of Mark Johnson's career as the state superintendent of North Caroina. iStation, ClassWallet, DPI reorg, HB17, lawsuit, Read to Achieve, being a lawyer, Deep State, Common Core, ncsuperintendent.com, iPads, ISD, that sunshine mascot thing, glossy fliers, emails, shallow surveys, … Continue reading Beer & Doughnuts: The Two Things That Most Define Mark Johnson’s Tenure As State Superintendent

When has Betsy DeVos ever praised the state of public education in the United States even after she has been the top education official in the country for over three years? Not ever. And she probably never will. But this comes from the person whose confirmation hearing when selected for her post was not only … Continue reading Lysol, Sunlight, 60 Minutes, And Betsy DeVos

Below is a quick reference FRQ handout of the recently adopted end-of-year grading and promotion policies adopted by the NC State Board of Education. It is being published in this post for information purposes only. No opinions attached. YET...  

The bill is named "Bill Draft 2019-MVz-175A: Education Omnibus/COVID-19." The word "waive" or "waiver" appears almost 40 times. Covers a lot. Please take a look.            

When NCAE elected new leadership last week with large majorities in votes for both the office of president and vice-president, many instantly called the results a move to a more radical position. That's not an accurate description. Today in NC Policy Watch, Greg Chidress quoted the new president elect Tamika Walker Kelly about the description … Continue reading That Isn’t “Radical” – That’s Advocating For Students And Schools