No tests, no problem?
As families like mine celebrated Easter with an egg hunt, it dawned on me that our children are not only scavenging for treats this spring but preparing to be scavenged with the wrong kinds of tests. More school districts around the country are returning more students to in-person instruction, including the one in which I... Continue Reading →
What’s good for the goose…
Photo credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_goose_family.jpg What’s good for the goose is good for the gander but not needed for the gosling. SMH with this week’s decision to abandon CDC social distancing guidance for 6-12 students (many are bigger than me). Thank you Spectrum for welcoming educator voice on this issue. Wake County Public Schools Heading Back To... Continue Reading →
Plowing through a snowstorm
The only warmth Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly share with public schools comes from the strong gaslight fueled by unfunded mandates. It’s ironic that those lawmakers most pounding the tables for in-person instruction to resume are the same folks who have been absent from Raleigh for nearly the entire first semester of the... Continue Reading →
Systemic Semantics: Say the name
Policymakers who deny "systemic racism" have no intention to engage in the pursuit of "a more perfect union." https://cardinalpine.com/story/education-board-racism/
