>>In a few weeks, I will attempt to lead 80 kindergartners in a holiday craft. Go ahead, laugh. My friends certainly have. They know I’m...[Read More]
Native American Heritage Month
Articles >>Some North Carolina schools are gunning to get a pass on poor academic performances. The State Board of Education is considering a change in policy that...[Read More]
>>Last week was conference time at my kids’ school, and boy did those teachers look tired. They’ve just finished the first quarter of the year,...[Read More]
>>Over the years, I’ve been involved in many battles of wills in my high school classroom. Sometimes I win, but every time I lose. That...[Read More]
>>The conservative North Carolina think-tank The Pope Center recently published a report called >>The Decline of the English Department , where author Jay Schilin laments...[Read More]
>>Let me be blunt: I have no idea how anyone affords childcare. When faced with a $2,000 monthly daycare bill for two kids, I freaked...[Read More]
>>C’mon, North Carolina. Get your act together. Six months ago, >>I wrote about North Carolina’s sex education curriculum . Since 2009, schools have been required...[Read More]
>>Because we live in the United States of America, we take many things for granted: access to clean water, an education, and to all the...[Read More]
>>After a grueling debate season full of rallies, marches and public actions, it seems as though public education in North Carolina finally had a little...[Read More]
>>Years ago, I was in a horrible parent-teacher meeting. One of my students failed my class and wasn’t going to graduate. The mother wanted me...[Read More]