The first day of school was always a day of mixed emotions, a fragile balance between fear and excitement, like standing on the edge of something vast and unknown.”— *R.J. Palacio, Wonder The alarm blares like a fire drill… Read More ›
MNPS
Kiss Her Good-Bye
“Ellen smiled and nodded. ‘Just like their father.’ She was proud of them; she watched until they were out of sight. ‘Isn’t it funny to watch children grow?’ Ellen said, ‘It’s a privilege.’ Ruth scrutinised this possibility. No, she thought,… Read More ›
Everybody is a Disruptor, While Nobody Wants to be a Builder
“Well, ain’t you the clam’s cuticle!” said Mr. Ogden.” ― Ngaio Marsh, Death in Ecstasy As I type today, I’m watching the Tennessee House floor session – hopefully the last of the year. I’m going to refrain from adding… Read More ›
Lost In The Discussion
“Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society.” ― John Fowles, The Magus Earlier this week, I can across an old friend, at least I’d call him a… Read More ›
When The Woke Get Awoken
“The facts miss the heart of the matter; to give us a clear picture, the facts need a vehicle, the anecdote” ― Tim Krabbé, The Rider I am going to ask that you allow me a touch of self-indulgence this… Read More ›
The Girl is Back in Town
“I used to think that revenge was about defending one’s honor, but it turns out that honor is just spite dressed up for Sunday.” ― Cat Sebastian, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb Seems like forever since we’ve seen… Read More ›
Tis The Season…Fa La La La La
“A common view of knowledge, going back to Plato, is that knowledge is justified, true belief. To know something, you have to think it’s true (that’s belief), you have to be right about it (that’s truth), and you have to… Read More ›
Congratulations for MNPS are in Order
Last week, Metro Nashville Public Schools MNPS) were left at the altar by their choice for Director of Schools, but today’s news should help ease that sting. Test scores were released for the district this morning, and they show that when… Read More ›
The Runaway Bride Hits Nashville
When I was a kid, we had a game we liked to play. You’d take a brown paper lunch bag, fill it with dog poop, place it on some unsuspecting person’s porch, light it on fire, ring the doorbell, and… Read More ›
What do you hope to accomplish?
That was the question that was posed to me on Twitter recently by someone who had just read my latest missive on how dysfunctional the Metro Nashville Public School Board has become. It’s a fair question and one that I… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 