Despite what lawmakers and reformers may say, you can’t really be measured. Not even EVAAS scores that will arrive well after school starts come close to attempting to measure you. In fact, those who are measuring you do not have instruments complex enough to really gauge your effectiveness. They are too busy trying to disparage … Continue reading Dear Fellow NC Public School Teachers – What We Do Cannot Really Be Measured

The fact that many teachers in this state (and others) have set up Amazon Wishlists is a strong indication of the NCGA’s unwillingness to fully fund public schools. The NC General Assembly has acknowledged the fact that teachers need fully funded schools and resources as well as the professional license to pursue what they know … Continue reading A Teacher’s “Amazon Wishlist” For The NCGA

Year 28 in a public high school classroom. I have seen the comings and goings of many an initiative - NCLB, ABC, PLAN, RttT (Race To The Top), Common Core, ASW, AMO, EVAAS, etc. I have taught with Betsy DeVos as the highest ranking education official in the country. Linda McMahon has not been in … Continue reading This Year Might Be The Toughest School Year Yet. And It Hasn’t Really Started.

It's cruelly ironic that a man who used to lead the WSFCS school board and retired from heading one of the largest hospitals in the state to literally say, "Hey. I can't help. You're too late." Or maybe it is not cruelly ironic, but rather should be totally expected. Here is how the man who … Continue reading Hey, Donny. Berger Tell You To Say That?

You have to look for the positives.

When Pat McCrory was governor, the GOP super majority changed budget protocol and made the state budget a biennial process. In an odd-numbered year, a budget is set forth to encompass the next two fiscal years. Amendments to the budget can be made in even-numbered years. Furthermore, if a budget is not passed, then the … Continue reading No Raise For You, NC Teacher

On February 10th, House Bill 87 was initially filed. The third edition of the bill came a little over a month later with some changes. AND THEN IT TRANSFORMED INTO SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Nothing about cell phones in class. But it does talk about this: And remember, still no new budget.

Last October right before Election Day, Mo Green’s campaign published a website that explicitly showed the multiple examples of the actions and words attributed to Michele Morrow that more than proved that she wasunfit to lead the public schools of North Carolina. It is still active and it’s called “The ABC’s of Michele Morrow” and … Continue reading Remember That She Could Have Been Our State Superintendent

Seems that this state still has a lot of classroom vacancies. And if you want to be one of the lucky candidates for any of these positions, remember that there are some “unwritten” but very apparent qualifications that need to be met before our lawmakers want you teaching our kids. 1. Have A Fear Of Calling … Continue reading 12 Qualifications To Be A Public School Teacher In North Carolina

Senator Phil Berger has done more to try and dismantle public schools in North Carolina than any other person in this state. In the past fourteen years, Berger has spearheaded as many attacks against public schools and the people who work in them as any lawmaker in the country. Teacher Pay Kept Well Below National Average Removal … Continue reading No One Has Hurt Public Schools In NC More Than Phil Berger