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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 →
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 →
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/
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/
My take in Cardinal & Pine: https://cardinalpine.com/story/why-my-kids-can-see-themselves-in-the-greatest-generation/
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
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