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/
We would do well to recall the last group of kids to grow up during a global pandemic and economic hardship. They became known as “The Greatest Generation.”
My take in Cardinal & Pine: https://cardinalpine.com/story/why-my-kids-can-see-themselves-in-the-greatest-generation/
A Letter to Santa from North Carolina’s Public Schoolchildren
https://videopress.com/v/CLACmEU0?preloadContent=metadata Read the full letter here: https://cardinalpine.com/story/a-letter-to-santa-from-ncs-cash-starved-schools/ Find your state legislators here: https://ncleg.gov/About/ContactInfo
Teacher Turnover in NC Dropped Slightly. But Don’t Pat Yourself on the Back GOP.
If only the NC GOP measured schools by the same formula with which they measure themselves: https://cardinalpine.com/story/teacher-turnover-in-nc-dropped-slightly-but-dont-pat-yourself-on-the-back-gop/
Forcing Kids Back in Class for “End of Year” Testing Makes No Sense
My take at Cardinal & Pine: https://cardinalpine.com/story/forcing-kids-back-in-class-for-end-of-year-testing-makes-no-sense/
Why are we expecting more from children than from our leaders?
Children should neither set the example for nor sacrifice more than antsy adults: https://cardinalpine.com/story/the-covid-classroom-is-stressful-but-dont-blame-teachers-blame-your-leaders/
1620’s Mayflower Compact should inspire 2020’s Thanksgiving Compact
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday there are some teachable moments from their year-long struggle that can inform our current plight: https://cardinalpine.com/story/commentary-staying-home-is-what-the-spirit-of-thanksgiving-is-about-in-2020/
As Superintendent, Tony Tata couldn’t manage school buses in Wake County. How can he lead in Trump’s Department of Defense?
A walk down memory lane this week in Cardinal & Pine: https://cardinalpine.com/story/an-outsider-on-the-inside-tony-tatas-rise-from-ruining-schools-in-nc-to-a-top-position-in-the-trump-admin/
