Another petition drive is underway to put the question of an elected school board on the ballot. The Norfolk Citizens for an Elected School Board's Facebook page is here. The group has gathered about 3,000 signatures but some 13,000 are needed to make the November ballot. The group plans to gather signatures at the polls … Continue reading Petition drive: Norfolk elected school board
... teaching is easy should try it sometime 😦 I think those of us who transition to academia after years as practitioners have a different perspective on a lot of things than those who have spent the bulk of their careers in academia. I participated in an Integrative Learning Panel at ODU a couple of … Continue reading Anyone who thinks …
The superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools, Dr. Samuel King, revealed yet another plan yesterday to improve the system. I have no idea if this one is the one they are really going to move forward on or if it will end up in the trash can. I know it's difficult to get schools on the … Continue reading NPS: Another plan
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. Although I no longer maintain a legislative wishlist, also known as an agenda, I still watch a bunch of bills. One of them was House Bill 333, which would have allowed local school boards to set their own calendars and not be bound by … Continue reading ICYMI: Let local schools set their own calendars
... for better weather 😦 This picture reminds me of Aruba, my favorite destination. (I have some pictures somewhere of my one and only trip there - can't find them right now.) I'm so over this winter weather. It has made an absolute mess of my schedule this semester. We don't have snow days in … Continue reading Wishing
Norfolk Public Schools are considering changing school attendance zones and held a public meeting last night on the possibilities. Another meeting is scheduled for tonight at 6:30 at Norview High School. Last night's meeting was not well-attended; no surprise given that notice was so short. And then there's this: The school division plans to post … Continue reading Norfolk schools redistricting
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. The earlier article to which I refer is here. That the Virginia SOLs are just now starting to include critical thinking in the curriculum is simply mind-boggling. Not that I haven't witnessed a lack of those skills, because I have. This obsession with memorization/regurgitation … Continue reading ICYMI: Virginia schools should look southward
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. It is the first of several columns that I have planned on Virginia's lack of a university system for its four-year public universities. The topic has interested me for a couple of years, after having been brought to my attention by one of the regular … Continue reading ICYMI: University system has lost its way
A few things I ran across: The third choice for governor - Pilot editorial board editor Donald Luzzatto hits the nail on the head with this one. I met with Sarvis a while back and have been trying to write an article about him but couldn't quite pull it off. Luzzatto captures very well the … Continue reading Quick hits 10/7/13
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The start of school - both as a student and an instructor - got me thinking about how education and politics are intertwined. Not that that is anything new: education is very much shaped by politics - and vice versa. I've written a many column … Continue reading ICYMI: Hiding under the banner of accountability
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