Dear Public School Teachers in Georgia: Congratulations on surviving another year in the classroom. As you take a moment to catch your breath and enjoy a brief respite before you start the process all over again, I hope you will reflect on the good you do; the impact you have on young people; your ability to make a difference. Yours isn’t a job. It is a calling. Many years … [Read more...] about May 11, 2015: To Georgia’s Public School Teachers: Thank You For Your Efforts
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August 4, 2014: A Fresh Reminder Of Why Teaching Is A Noble Profession
Dear Georgia Public School Teachers: It is new school year but, alas, the same old impediments: An out-of-touch federal bureaucracy; ideological state legislators who choose not to send their kids to public schools but intend to tell you how and what to teach, and a society that values reality television more than quality education. Sometimes I wonder how you manage. There … [Read more...] about August 4, 2014: A Fresh Reminder Of Why Teaching Is A Noble Profession
March 3, 2014: Sen. Tippins Working To Improve Common Core Standards
As predicted in this space a few weeks ago, there is compromise legislation pending in the General Assembly regarding the Common Core curriculum, the controversial program which seeks to establish consistent education standards across the country. For this, you can thank Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R-Marietta), the chairman of the Senate Education and Youth Committee. Getting a … [Read more...] about March 3, 2014: Sen. Tippins Working To Improve Common Core Standards
August 5, 2013: School Teachers: They’re Grasshoppers in an Elephant Fight
Dear Public School Teachers: As you head back to the classroom for the new school year, I would like to tell you that things have changed for the better but I would be fibbing. Budgets will continue to shrink, classroom sizes will increase and the ignoramuses among us will still expect you to close the door on society’s ills and magically educate the next generation — whether … [Read more...] about August 5, 2013: School Teachers: They’re Grasshoppers in an Elephant Fight
February 27, 2012: Legislators Take “Cut-And-Run” Approach To Public School Issues
Dear Public School Teachers: The “school choice” crowd in the General Assembly is after you again. I am beginning to think this is all your fault. Evidently, you did something to them in their prepubescent period that has scarred them for life. Maybe you caught them smoking in the bathroom or smooching in the hall. Whatever the reason, they are getting even with you. Did you … [Read more...] about February 27, 2012: Legislators Take “Cut-And-Run” Approach To Public School Issues