Contributing to an informed citizenry, inside and outside the classroom.
A few years ago when my son was learning about the Civil Rights Movement, he offered his class the recent example of the Black man at Starbucks who was arrested after trying to use the bathroom. He told me about this on our car ride home but I didn’t know where my six-year-old heard about... Continue Reading →
You can watch yesterday's press briefing here. Continue reading for additional context and fact-checking statements made at that event, and other budget items not mentioned at that time. $6.5 billion in "excess revenue" because we're "taxing too much" Would you be proud of my family budget if I had a large savings account yet my... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
