I hope that our teachers, aides, principals, therapists, and volunteers will know how much we value and appreciate the work, the damn near impossible mission that they have taken upon themselves.
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." Albert Einstein
I hope that our teachers, aides, principals, therapists, and volunteers will know how much we value and appreciate the work, the damn near impossible mission that they have taken upon themselves.
Fifteen years ago today, on what would have been my dad’s 56th birthday (Happy Birthday, dad, I miss you), under a window-rattling thunder clap, the most beautiful woman in the city said “I do” when asked if she would marry me. The thunder was a nice touch. Even the gods were celebrating the union of [...]
On Thursday night, the board began it’s meeting by honoring the coaches and players of the Huntsville High Baseball team for their state championship. It was an honor well deserved. While doing this, Dr. Wardynski stated that honoring these achievements reminds us of excellence, and “excellence calls us to our better angels.” He’s correct. Seeing [...]
Yesterday a reader wrote to ask, “How can we work to save all these wonderful schools?” This was a fantastic question, and it reminded me that I had been meaning to write something like this for a few days now. Now that the public meetings concerning the demographer’s report are over, what can now be [...]
For starters, keep in mind that whatever I post tonight is going to be inadequate; frankly nearly every question asked over the past two weeks has gone unanswered. These are just a few highlights as night turns into day. Why has David Blair only attended one of the School Closing Meetings? (Huntsville High. He was [...]