“Ralph also took some classes in philosophy and literature and felt himself on the brink of some kind of huge discovery about himself. But it never came.” ― Raymond Carver, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? My biggest challenge, and… Read More ›
Education
A DERELICTION OF DUTY
“The great philosophical question goes: if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear, does it make a sound? But this is a troubling question, exalting one kind of being above all others. What then… Read More ›
A CONTINUAL DISCONNECT
“Lady you crave trouble. You just don’t want resistance. If you don’t want resistance around here, then mind your own business.” – Beth Dutton The ongoing battle over mask mandates in schools has been yet again extended. This time through… Read More ›
A LITTLE SHADOW DANCING
“What plagues people is not those who don’t love them, but those who do.” ― Michael Gilbert, Perfected Sinfulness It’s 7:45AM and I’m sitting in traffic outside my kid’s school waiting to drop them off. I’m not alone, as… Read More ›
A RIDE IN THE HOT TUB TIME MACHINE
“We would not be where we are today, as a state or nation, without the great work of our charter school leaders” – Tony Nicknejad, Policy advisor to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Normally.I start the day’s proceedings with a… Read More ›
A CALL FROM SLOTSKI
“When you’re sure of what you’re looking at, look harder.” ― Richard Powers, Generosity: An Enhancement Last night I was laid back in the recliner watching the Braves let Game 5 of the World Series slip away when the… Read More ›
SMOKE ON THE WATER, FIRE IN THE SKY
“Go home, take a paper bag, and cut some eye holes out of it. Put it over your head, get undressed, and look at yourself in the mirror. Really evaluate where your strengths and weaknesses are. And be honest.” –… Read More ›
DOES TENNESSEE HAVE COW PROBLEMS?
“As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think” -Toni Morrison America is undergoing a massive uncoupling between its workers and their employers. Not only is it becoming impossible to staff new openings, but workers… Read More ›
A QUESTION OF MOTIVE
“In chess everyone had a pattern, a tendency. Average human players were invariably predictable. They had grooves in their brains, like furrows in a plowed field out in Beulah County. And the trick to being a great chess player, the… Read More ›
THE MAKINGS OF A BAD REALITY SHOW
“I know, right. I keep thinking” ― Peter Swanson, The Kind Worth Killing Part Saturday Night Live, part blind power grab, Governor Lee’s drive to reform the state’s education funding formula entered its second week just as befuddling, amusing,… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 