Working in a Title I high school for ten years where the poverty level of the students exceeded 80%, we were forced to face many educational reform movements head on. Due to our students’ low literacy and numeracy skills, we struggled to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for No Child Left Behind every year. Each … Continue reading
Welcome back, folks. Reality is setting in. I am in my cubby (my cubicle is so small I refuse to call it a cubicle and instead refer to it as a cubby) and organizing my mind. My mind is everywhere. Scattered, smattered, and covered like some good greasy hash browns from Waffle House. This is … Continue reading
I have worked in education for most of my professional life. I became a teacher in the Fall of 2000, when I was 26 years old, after a few years of non-profit education work. With this in mind, the majority of my life has followed the academic calendar with its breaks, summers, and holidays. I … Continue reading
