I'm taking a 5:00 Fridays break today to bring you a remarkable story of a family that needs our help. My friend serves on the board of Mercy for America's Children and shared this story with me. Shining souls like Amy Phillips are the fuel our world needs to trudge forward with … [Read more...] about Family is Love
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Testing Us All
There is so much misinformation and lack of information out there about standardized testing. Parents, teachers, and even administrators are hearing different versions of the same story in a horribly high stakes game of telephone. We are quick to react without doing our homework. … [Read more...] about Testing Us All
Teachers, we want to hear your voices.
Those who can, TEACH. Those who can't, didn't pay attention in class. Wake County teachers, our county commissioners need to hear from you. Please send an email sharing some snippets of your day. Tell these people, many of whom have nary stepped into a classroom since … [Read more...] about Teachers, we want to hear your voices.
#BringBackOurGirls
Paradoxically, they are and are not "our girls." It's easy and natural to want to fold them into our open arms and caress them as our own. Yet we sit perched atop privilege and can utter they are our girls with nary a smidge of reality behind it. As Americans, we lack often lack … [Read more...] about #BringBackOurGirls
We are refusing the test in North Carolina.
Anyone who has chatted with me for 40 seconds at a cocktail party or has seen my Twitter feed knows this about me - 1) I revere teachers, and 2) I loathe what standardized testing has done to education. Our third grade son will refuse the test this spring. Our older son … [Read more...] about We are refusing the test in North Carolina.
The Fight for Equal Education Carries On – Wordless Wednesday
Water shouldn’t Be a Luxury – #7BillionLiters
We had a snafu recently post home renovation and found ourselves without water for a day. Just one day. Yet it felt like an eternity as we floundered our way through the day with no clean water. Oh, the hardship was negligible, considering we could drive to the store and buy … [Read more...] about Water shouldn’t Be a Luxury – #7BillionLiters