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• When Charters get Angry

  By TC Weber on October 18, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  When I was a teenager I was given some advice that has proven valuable over the years. If you want to know someones true nature, don’t base it on how they treat you. Base it on how they treat the… Read More ›

• A New Day For Teachers

  By TC Weber on October 2, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  The Superintendent of Nashville Schools is currently out doing a listening/promo tour for his proposed “Third Way” plan. If you’ve been paying any attention the last couple of years you’ll be familiar with this plan. It involves turning some schools… Read More ›

• Don’t Underestimate a Community

  By TC Weber on September 28, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  A couple weeks ago I sat in the meeting room for the Nashville School Board and listened as Superintendent Dr Register outlined his plan to combat a recent rise in priority schools in the district. Under Tennessee’s statute the bottom… Read More ›

• Punk Rock Education Style

  By TC Weber on September 15, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  In 1977 I fell in love with Punk Rock. In 1977 that wasn’t an easy thing to do. There was no internet. There was no Spotify. Punk Rock wasn’t covered by any major magazines. So to fall in love you… Read More ›

• What Ferguson Says to Me

  By TC Weber on August 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I don’t normally proofread my posts more then once or twice, but talking about race in America is always a bit tricky, so this time I’ve done it a number of times. You always need to parse your words because… Read More ›

• First Day of School

  By TC Weber on August 11, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  It seemed like just yesterday we were bringing my daughter Avery home from the hospital for the first time and now it was time to send her off to her very first day of kindergarten. Time had literally flown by,… Read More ›

• About that school board race…..

  By TC Weber on July 30, 2014 • ( 1 )

  Recently epaa/aape published a study called “National Affiliation or Local Representation: When TFA Alumni Run for School Board” (http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/1451/1311) that literally sent a chill down spine. The study was focused on Teach For America’s increased foray into school board races and… Read More ›

• Preparing our Kids for War

  By TC Weber on July 28, 2014 • ( 1 )

  Last week I attended an event on education sponsored by Charles Koch. As I sat and listened to the hyperbole it suddenly struck me, we’ve let ourselves think about education as akin to war preparation. Instead of an AK-47 I’m going… Read More ›

• My Thoughts on MNPS School Board Race

  By TC Weber on July 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Yesterday I realized that I’ve written 32 blog entries. That means, in my eyes, I’ve got a body of work. Therefore I think that I’m entitled to do an endorsement post. However. I don’t want to do a standard dry “these are the candidates… Read More ›

• Expectations

  By TC Weber on July 21, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Last week we took a long deserved vacation to the beach. My wife and two young children piled into the car and headed to Destin for a week of sun and fun. When we got there the kids immediately clamored… Read More ›