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MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT GERMAN AND HUME-FOGG
On Friday I shared a letter that I had received from students enrolled in German studies at Hume-Fogg HS here in Nashville. They were concerned because due to purported budget cuts their beloved German program was being phased out. Not… Read More ›
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A STUDENT VOICE FROM HUME-FOGG
Hume-Fogg is an Academic Magnet School here in Nashville Tennessee. It is consitantly ranked near the top for public schools in the state. Recently Metro Nashville Public Schools has been changing it’s budgetary formula causing many schools to acing very… Read More ›
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First Poll of May
We are now down to the last 14 days of school for the year in Nashville. You’d think things would be calming down a bit, but that doesn’t quite seem to be the case. This weekend’s poll is Nashville centered,… Read More ›
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SOME POSITIVE RESULTS
Happy Monday morning to all of you! Seems like the weekends go so fast. But then again that’s an observence that’s been made since we started marking calendars. Thanks to all of you who responded to this weekends poll. Per… Read More ›
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WHAT’S OUR PRIORITY?
Over the past year, while officially out of work, I’ve taken several part time jobs. One of my jobs is working a couple hours a day a couple days a week with an after school program. The program is made… Read More ›
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A POSITIVELY POSITIVE POLL 4/28/17
The loud noise you hear is the sound of teachers and students rejoicing because standardized testing has come to an end in Nashville for this year. I proctored a couple of days, so I’ll share that experience in the near… Read More ›
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ANALYZING THE RESULTS 4/24/17
It’s time to look at the data from this week’s poll. I appreciate everyone who responded. Per usual, some of the results surprised me a bit. There were slightly more responses than usual this week which is always a good… Read More ›
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FRIDAY POLL 04/21
Since this is a blog devoted to educational issues I won’t point out that yesterday was 4/20, but since it’s testing season maybe I will. Here in Nashville it’s the midpoint of the testing window and I hope everyone has… Read More ›
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REFLECTIONS ON GOOD FRIDAY POLL
Hope y’all had a wonderful Easter holiday. I appreciate those of you who took the time to respond to the weekend’s questions. As always some of the answers surprised me. That’s a good thing. Let’s start by looking at the… Read More ›
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A GOOD FRIDAY POLL.
It is hard to believe that it is already Easter weekend. The year just seems to fly by. I do have another set of questions to ask, so if you could take a couple minutes to help a brother out,… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 