I'm taking a 5:00 Fridays break today to bring you a remarkable story of a family that needs our help. My friend serves on the board of Mercy for America's Children and shared this story with me. Shining souls like Amy Phillips are the fuel our world needs to trudge forward with … [Read more...] about Family is Love
Dirt and Noise
2014 Summer Adventure List
Summer vacation is fast approaching. This is the time of year I am lulled into a blissful daydream of enchanted summer days filled with refreshing swims, playful Nerf gun wars, enthralling discoveries, and glorious lazy days. The reality is, with two boys 22 months … [Read more...] about 2014 Summer Adventure List
This Kid Finishes Elementary School This Week – Wordless Wednesday
About Me
When I was in first grade I wanted to be President of the United States. In a not so nice (or PC) manner, my teacher, Mrs. O’Neal smirked and told me to pick something else because I could never be President since I wasn’t born in America. Then I swear she pointed at me and … [Read more...] about About Me
Testing Us All
There is so much misinformation and lack of information out there about standardized testing. Parents, teachers, and even administrators are hearing different versions of the same story in a horribly high stakes game of telephone. We are quick to react without doing our homework. … [Read more...] about Testing Us All
Caged No More – RIP Maya Angelou
All the time I have lived here in North Carolina I felt a tingle every time I passed through Winston-Salem. I had hoped in the hoping kind of way that makes your nose crinkle and eyelids squish into your forehead and heart patter more as a thump than a beat that I might run into … [Read more...] about Caged No More – RIP Maya Angelou
Teachers, we want to hear your voices.
Those who can, TEACH. Those who can't, didn't pay attention in class. Wake County teachers, our county commissioners need to hear from you. Please send an email sharing some snippets of your day. Tell these people, many of whom have nary stepped into a classroom since … [Read more...] about Teachers, we want to hear your voices.