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• TALKING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WITH ALISON McARTHUR

  By TC Weber on March 20, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Over the last several years in public education, we’ve seen the pendulum start to swing away from an over reliance on assessment data as we enter the beginning stages of recognizing the depth of challenges faced by children in poverty…. Read More ›

• ST PADDY’S DAY POLL OVERVIEW

  By TC Weber on March 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Thank you to everyone who participated in this week ends poll. As always the results were very interesting. Here’s a brief summary. With question one I tried to get a bit of an idea on exactly who reads the Dad… Read More ›

• DAD GONE WILD POLL FOR ST. PADDY’S WEEKEND.

  By TC Weber on March 17, 2017 • ( 7 )

  Hope everybody is having a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day. It is a Friday, and that means I’m back with three more questions. The first one is for everybody. The second two are mostly for Nashville residents. First of all, I’m… Read More ›

• DAD GONE WILD PODCAST EPISODE 4

  By TC Weber on March 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  It took a bit of work, but here it is. The latest episode of Dad Gone Wild Podcast. In this episode we talk about President Trumps visit to Nashville, Memphis parents coming to Nashville, and a walk out at Antioch… Read More ›

• NASHVILLE SCHOOL’S PROJECT FAIR

  By TC Weber on March 15, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  In education circles we spend so much time talking about what we are against. Today, I’d like to show you what I’m for. The last couple of days Metro Nashville School’s showed off the results of their work through Project… Read More ›

• QUICK THOUGHTS ON WEEKEND POLL

  By TC Weber on March 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Just wanted to drop a few quick thoughts on this week’s poll. These are my observations and probably debatable, but it’s my blog so I get to make them. Feel free to add your own in the comments section. The… Read More ›

• WILL THE DENVER PLAN BECOME THE NASHVILLE PLAN

  By TC Weber on March 12, 2017 • ( 14 )

  

  Last week, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Director of Schools Dr. Shawn Joseph announced that the district was preparing to undergo a realignment that would change how the central office supervises the district. According to Joseph, the move will create… Read More ›

• Friday Poll

  By TC Weber on March 10, 2017 • ( 11 )

  It’s Friday again, which means it’s time for a few questions in our new Dad Gone Wild Friday Poll. I must admit some of the answers in the previous polls surprised me. That’s a good thing. Overall, I found the… Read More ›

• DAD GONE WILD PODCAST EPISODE 3

  By TC Weber on March 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Here we go again with another brand new podcast. Hopefully I’m continuing to improve but I’ll let you be the judge. Today we cover Betsy Devos and Ben Carson, upcoming Tennessee state bills -good and bad, the continuing traveling road… Read More ›

• An Education Activist’s Dirty Little Secret

  By TC Weber on March 6, 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  What I am most proud of is that this Blog has earned a sense of trust from educators. I am not a professional educator nor do I play one on TV. I’m just a parent that talks to a lot… Read More ›