This isn’t a political post.
While I was waiting outside to pick up my kids after school today, I was . . . overcome with a range of emotions that I haven’t really felt since my babies were born. The only day like it for me was perhaps the day that our pediatrician suggested that we have the boy tested for autism.
I was ecstatic t [...]
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Look For The Helpers
This isn’t a political post.
While I was waiting outside to pick up my kids after school today, I was . . . overcome with a range of emotions that I haven’t really felt since my babies were born. The only day like it for me was perhaps the day that our pediatrician suggested that we have the boy tested for autism.
I was ecstatic t [...]
Silent No Longer
At Grissom High back in April a JROTC instructor decided it would be a good idea to preach to a student about the evils of homosexuality after that student made a comment about wanting to move to San Francisco after she graduated.
As regular readers know, I do not typically speak publicly about personnel issues, and I almost never speak agai [...]
Another Bad Week For Teachers and Pri...
When your goal is to replace as many qualified teachers as possible, even leaving them with the last week of school to celebrate and say goodbye to their kids is just too rich an opportunity to pass up. After all, if you can get one final kick in as someone is walking out the door, perhaps they’ll keep on going.
And so on Wednesday of [...]
“A Statement of Priorities̶...
On Thursday, September 1, Dr. Casey Wardynski and the board held the first of two Budget Hearings for the Huntsville City Schools proposed 2012 budget. (The second and final one will be tonight at 5:30 after a brief called board meeting.)
During this meeting, he stated to the public and the board that “the budget, again, is a statement [...]
Transparency and Accountability
I think it’s a good thing that there are bloggers out there watching very closely and holding people accountable. Everyone in the news should be able to hold up to that kind of scrutiny. I’m for as much transparency in the news gathering process as possible.
–Anderson Cooper
I teach humanities classes: English, philos [...]
Central Office Cuts? HA! Try Expansio...
Almost exactly four months ago, I asked a simple question, “Where are the Central Office Cuts?”
This really wasn’t a difficult question, but it’s one that remains unanswered. Even though Alta Morrison also asked this question, and Dr. Richardson claimed that he was looking into that question and would get back to her, [...]
I Get It Honest
I knew I was in trouble from the moment I saw her face.
Just in case you ever wondered, kids hear everything. They seem to hear better when you are trying to speak in code.
So Laurel and I were having one of those hard talks one evening about the boy. Most of the time, both of us are convinced that he’s making sufficient progress that [...]
How Many Aides Does It Take To Educat...
Ah one. Ah two. Ah three.
Please continue to ask questions of your schools about the staffing of your kids’ classrooms (and if you can, share the information you get with us here). When you ask about your child, keep this in mind:
The number of Instructional Assistants system wide has been cut in half from last year, but the number of [...]
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