Now that Todd Chasteen has now been appointed to the NC State Board of Education, I would like to go ahead and ask that he and others on the board read the latest installment of the Fifty Shades of … book for possible inclusion in schools, or at least in the dialogue of what is … Continue reading Fifty Shades of No Way – New SBOE Member Todd Chasteen’s First Book To Challenge
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UnLOCKEing the John Locke Foundation – Part 4, The Empire Strikes Back With a Menacing Phantom Study Report
I look forward to reading John Hood’s perspectives on education in North Carolina. They reaffirm my stances on what is happening in the Old North State and its public schools. I do not have his bandwidth. As the president of the John William Pope Foundation and the past chairman (still on Board of Directors) for … Continue reading UnLOCKEing the John Locke Foundation – Part 4, The Empire Strikes Back With a Menacing Phantom Study Report
When a Tourniquet Is Put On The State’s Core Services, It Leads To Amputation and Privatization
Think of a tourniquet, a device that constricts blood flow to a limb or extremity. Only in times of medical emergency should a tourniquet be used. Maybe for a poisonous snakebite or a bloody wound. Sometimes one is used to allow for blood to be taken for testing and health purposes. But one does not … Continue reading When a Tourniquet Is Put On The State’s Core Services, It Leads To Amputation and Privatization
Dammit Charlotte! You Made People Treat Sen. Apodaca Poorly – The Conspiracy Theory of a Slippery Slope
“I’ve never tried to help people in my life and be treated so poorly.” – Sen. Tom Apodaca, June 1st, 2016 in reference to SB 837. And it is all the fault of Charlotte, NC. Seriously. The Slip-n-Slide, slippery slope logic used in the past by Sen. Apodaca makes this easy to explain. Charlotte passes … Continue reading Dammit Charlotte! You Made People Treat Sen. Apodaca Poorly – The Conspiracy Theory of a Slippery Slope
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Syllables – Senate Budget Press Conference on Teacher Pay
Alex Granados of EdNC.org did a nice job of reporting on the Senate press conference on teacher pay proposal on May 26th (https://www.ednc.org/2016/05/26/senate-unveils-teacher-salary-pay-plan/). If you go to the actual story on EdNC’s website, there is a video of the press conference. In it you will see who is present. Of course, Sen. Phil Berger … Continue reading A Picture is Worth a Thousand Syllables – Senate Budget Press Conference on Teacher Pay
3 Negatives Do Not Make a Positive – Senator Berger’s Hiding in the Details
This past week Sen. Phil Berger and other GOP leaders announced a skeletal proposal to raise teacher salaries this summer session. Yet, while it appears to be a great gain on the outside, it lacks enough explanation to remove doubt. The Associated Press reported in “Senate GOP would pay teachers more than House, McCrory” that, … Continue reading 3 Negatives Do Not Make a Positive – Senator Berger’s Hiding in the Details
Sen. Berger’s New Website -BS – I Mean – Propaganda At Its Best
Sen. Phil Berger is playing politician again. In this election year, he and his GOP comrades have ramped up their “strong talk” on their commitment to adequately fund public schools and pay teachers a comparable salary on the national level. And part of his talk is defending himself against the vicious attacks from those who … Continue reading Sen. Berger’s New Website -BS – I Mean – Propaganda At Its Best
Walk Like An Egyptian, Not Like a Contradiction
The term “walking contradiction” describes someone who says one thing and then acts in a contradictory fashion. Nowhere do we get a better example of the “walking contradiction” than with politicians who knowingly and blatantly make statements that contradict their own actions. In North Carolina, we have our own walking contradictions. One of them is … Continue reading Walk Like An Egyptian, Not Like a Contradiction
Teach For ‘Merica!
There was a very disconcerting report from Arika Herron in April 28th’s edition of the Winston-Salem Journal. In an article entitled “School district could partner with Teach for America to fill persistent vacancies”, Herron describes that the WSFCS system is looking at trying to fill persistently hard-to-staff job vacancies through alternative means. There are many … Continue reading Teach For ‘Merica!
Can I Get a Confirmation from the Congregation? – How Governor McCrory Has Brought Me Closer To God
Governor McCrory, you have brought me closer to God. Simply put, I have never conversed so much and so passionately with my creator than these past three years. And I must testify this fact - because so many things have happened to North Carolinians that only divine intervention and an election could ever relieve. With … Continue reading Can I Get a Confirmation from the Congregation? – How Governor McCrory Has Brought Me Closer To God
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