Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s recent comments concerning “bridging the digital divide” at the “Advocacy Day for Making Rural School Districts a Priority” event were actually very heartening to hear – for more than one reason. If you have followed the North Carolina public school funding discussion, disparities between affluent metropolitan areas and economically depressed rural … Continue reading For Once I May Have Liked What Lt. Gov. Dan Forest Said – But Not For the Reasons He Would Like
April 3, 2017 – An Especially Antipodean Day in the Walking Contradiction That is the Antithetical Secretary of Education
There was a disturbance in the Force today in the Old North State. No not... But... As Alex Granados of EdNC.org reported on April 3rd, On Monday, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made her first visit to a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school since being sworn in. She came to Kimberly Hampton Primary School in Fort … Continue reading April 3, 2017 – An Especially Antipodean Day in the Walking Contradiction That is the Antithetical Secretary of Education
A Lesson From Baseball That Includes Not LollyGagging
I respect great coaches because they teach young people that life is not just a game, but a journey. This showed up on a twitter feed this evening and it applied somewhat to what I have been explaining to my students in class as the AP exams come up. It's from Joe Maddon of the … Continue reading A Lesson From Baseball That Includes Not LollyGagging
The Sartorial Splendor of Malcolm – A Fashionable Musing That Will Make You Jealous Of…
...vestiary genius. Our handsome little man is the spitting image of his stunning mother. No doubt of the maternal resemblance. He got his ability to talk with the ladies from his Grandpa Ed. He got his dance moves from listening to his sister's music. So what did he get from his paterfamilias? And dammit, I … Continue reading The Sartorial Splendor of Malcolm – A Fashionable Musing That Will Make You Jealous Of…
Raleigh, Pass House Bill 13 Because All The World’s A Stage
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! Henry V, Prologue. North Carolina House Bill 13, which would grant local school districts flexibility to combat class size limits imposed by last year’s short-sighted budget, … Continue reading Raleigh, Pass House Bill 13 Because All The World’s A Stage
West Jones Street and The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg
“But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic — their irises are one-yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a … Continue reading West Jones Street and The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg
Balderdash and Bilgewater, a Theory in Reactionary Tweeting – Following Betsy Devos’s Twitter Feed
This has become more of a habit for me. It is as if reading the twitter feeds from certain people has become one of the very ways to catch a glimpse into a scripted psyche of some of our public officials. Trump has made as art of using Twitter as a means of communication and … Continue reading Balderdash and Bilgewater, a Theory in Reactionary Tweeting – Following Betsy Devos’s Twitter Feed
Why I Am Applying For An Application To Open An Accounting Charter School to Audit All Religious Schools In NC That Take Voucher Money…Or
Why Lindsay Wagner's article today on Trinity Christian School should make us rethink the Opportunity Grants. We need this kind of journalistic integrity more now than ever. http://ajf.org/ncs-largest-voucher-school-embroiled-embezzlement-scandal-submits-incomplete-financial-statements-state/ "NC’s largest voucher school, embroiled in embezzlement scandal, files incomplete financial statements with state"
What That Billboard Taught Me About Real Men
The Consitution gives us Americans the right of freedom of speech. And that means we can advertise on billboards. Apparently that billboard on I-40 between Winston-Salem and K-Vegas is experiencing the most testosterone-driven liberty America has to offer, but it is coming at a cost. No. I do not mean it is driving a wedge … Continue reading What That Billboard Taught Me About Real Men
The Art of “Bang and Blame” – A Long Distance R.E.M. Dedication to Donald Trump
Friday, March 24, 2017. House Republicans on Capitol Hill will be voting on Trump’s health care bill and it seems like Donald Trump may be facing a legislative failure in his first big legislative push. And it set in motion a chain of interrelated thoughts. First, there is this proclamation that came from one Donald … Continue reading The Art of “Bang and Blame” – A Long Distance R.E.M. Dedication to Donald Trump
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