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 ›
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An Education Activist’s Dirty Little Secret
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 ›
Friday Poll
I almost forgot that it’s Friday and time for a new poll! Thank you to everybody that responded last week. Your responses were truly eye opening. I’ll write a post about the results sometime in the near future. Meanwhile, here… Read More ›
LOST IN IDEOLOGY
It’s a crazy world we are living in today. We all seem so divided. Part of the problem seems to be that we are inundated with so much information that instead of processing it, we just default to partisan categories…. Read More ›
DAD GONE WILD LAUNCHES FIRST EVER POLL
I was sitting around this week reflecting on all the wonderful people that share info about Metro Nashville Schools with me and how blessed I am to have so many readers. It suddenly dawned on me, I should do a… Read More ›
TALKING ADVOCACY AND DYSLEXIA WITH ANNA THORSEN
I first heard of Anna Thorsen a couple years ago. Some friends who had children at Eakin Elementary School in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) were singing her praises as president of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). After finishing up her… Read More ›
THE BEACON ON THE HILL
Last week President Trump enacted an Executive Order banning the entry of refugees for the next 90 days and Syrian refugees indefinitely, under the guise of a need to further vet them. Since my kids go to a school with a… Read More ›
I LOVE KIDS
Tennessee State Representative Bill Dunn from Knoxville loves kids. Just ask him. Because asking him is the only way you’d know it. His actions certainly don’t support that proclamation. In case you didn’t know, Bill Dunn is the driving force… Read More ›
THE SHADOW OF INEQUITY
In public education circles, we spend a great deal of time talking about equity. As much talking as we do, though, we struggle with actually defining it, and we have a hard time grasping that what is equal isn’t always… Read More ›
Snow Daze
Last week, I was on the phone with a friend, and we were speculating on the incoming snow and the ability of the new leadership at Metro Nashville Public Schools to navigate the challenges of the upcoming bad weather. Let’s… Read More ›
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