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• Teacher Power!

  By TC Weber on January 19, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  Last night my wife and I were having one of those rare after dinner conversations. We have a four year old and a five year old, so when I say rare, I do mean rare. The topic of the conversation… Read More ›

• Please abolish the term “turn around”

  By TC Weber on January 13, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Here we go again. Last year Metro Nashville Public Schools(MNPS) found out that they had fifteen schools that were classified as priority schools by the state of Tennessee.  A priority school is a school ranked in the bottom 5% of the state… Read More ›

• The Belief Gap as created by Chris Barbic

  By TC Weber on January 7, 2015 • ( 8 )

  

  Here in Tennessee we are blessed with a very unique educational entity. It’s called the Achievement School District and it was created hand in glove with Louisiana’s Recovery School District to move schools in the lower 5% achievement-wise to the top… Read More ›

• Say it fast and it sounds good.

  By TC Weber on December 31, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

    Last night I was discussing the current state of education reform with a friend whom I seldom agree with, when he countered with, “Why can’t all of our schools be like Hume-Fogg and MLK Magnet?”.  In case you are not familiar… Read More ›

• What does College and Career readiness really mean?

  By TC Weber on December 28, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  I am not an educator. That’s something I always want to be clear about. I have two children and I am married to an educator, but I do not earn my living through instructing children. Having a spouse as an… Read More ›

• A change in leadership is not a change in policy.

  By TC Weber on December 20, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  This week the edict went out. Tennessee has a new State Superintendent of Education. (http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2014/12/17/sources-haslam-name-candice-mcqueen-new-education-commissioner/20535427/) Dr. Candice McQueen is the new boss and she’s being lauded as a former classroom teacher and someone who as overseen a high quality teacher… Read More ›

• Dear ASD, Its not the tone that’s the problem

  By TC Weber on December 15, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Chris Barbic of the Tennessee Achievement District has been out making the interview rounds of late. One of his primary themes has been the tone surrounding the conversation on education. He’s been lamenting how people have lost sight of the… Read More ›

• Christmas Letters

  By TC Weber on December 12, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This is the time of year that we start to receive Christmas letters from friends and family. We enjoy them a great deal around the Weber household and are extremely happy that everyone is doing so well. That said, if… Read More ›

• The future is so bright I’ve got to wear shades

  By TC Weber on December 11, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  You hear the craziest things at school board meetings. Last night I heard a former teacher talk about how we’ve completely stopped asking what we can do for children and have started demanding that they supply our needs. You see… Read More ›

• Gaslighting ASD style

  By TC Weber on December 6, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  I don’t know how many of you are familiar with the term “Gaslighting”. Here’s the definition from Wikipedia: Gaslighting or gas-lighting[1] is a form of mental abuse in which false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt… Read More ›