Yesterday the House released its salary schedule proposal for the 2023-24 school year. Which salary schedule below follows our state motto with an effective effort to recruit and retain teachers? Esse quam videri: To be rather than to seem Based on the proposal below, parents like me want to know why the NC House doesn't... 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/
The misguided mandate for in-person standardized testing during a pandemic
As a test administrator I am held accountable for the testing code of ethics with threats of “civil, criminal, licensure consequences” if I fail. Yet our national and state leaders in NC don’t make better choices given the ethical dilemma of requiring in-person standardized testing during a pandemic: https://cardinalpine.com/story/sending-teachers-back-to-classrooms-for-tests-is-absolute-madness/