We started our morning with the requisite photo on the front stoop. Fresh haircuts, clean lunch boxes, goofy grins. The looks on the boys' faces show signs of eagerness, anticipation, and pent up squeals as they await the delight in seeing their friends. They show no signs of … [Read more...] about Back to School Memory Making
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Esse Quam Videri – An Ironic State Motto
Esse Quam Videri is the motto of this state I call home. North Carolina is the state where my sons were born. I tell them that no matter where the winds blow them, they will always have a tie to North Carolina. Bird and Deal will always say, "I was born in North Carolina." They … [Read more...] about Esse Quam Videri – An Ironic State Motto
Second Grade Rocks
There are magical things happening in classrooms. Education reformers and teacher witch hunters would have you believe otherwise. Those are people who have never stepped into a classroom, never held the hand of a kindergartener during a tornado drill, never high-fived a … [Read more...] about Second Grade Rocks
NC Senate Budget Proposal is Shameful
UPDATE: I've shared below content from a teacher friend of mine. This information is publicly available, in the press, on blogs, everywhere. People just aren't paying attention. Complacency and apathy are not acceptable. Even worse, flippant ignorance is abhorrent in these … [Read more...] about NC Senate Budget Proposal is Shameful
National Teacher Day
I had one of the world's worst teachers on the planet in high school. This was her Valentine's Day poem to me. "Roses are red. Violets are blue. Everyone's passing. Why aren't you?" She read that aloud to the class. She was not being ironic or satirical. She was … [Read more...] about National Teacher Day
These Are Children, Not Statistics
The current Republican government of North Carolina (I cannot bring myself to call these scoundrels leaders because they are anything but.) continue to undermine voters, disregard protocol, negate contracts, devalue teachers, thrash the poor, stomp on minorities, and play … [Read more...] about These Are Children, Not Statistics
