July 29, 2016

Lockdown: A Teacher's Thoughts

The "gun violence" and Sandy Hook speakers at the Democrat Convention reminded me of a recent event that took place in my own school.  Toward the end of the school year, an announcement came over the loudspeaker that I had never heard:...

January 1, 2015

Common Core: Continuing the lies that Divide America

If you look at the “peaceful protestors” talking part in the recent demonstrations across America, what do you see?  Young people who are products of the public school system. If you listen to the “peaceful protestors...

November 20, 2014

Common Core: Just Standards or Deceit?

There are many things that concern this parent and teacher involving the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the least of which is the actual standards themselves. My work as a teacher exposes me directly to what seem to be underhanded acts of educat...

October 3, 2014

Common Core Teacher Evaluations: Ensuring Conformity in Every Classroom

To what extent are teachers responsible for students' success or failure?  The creators of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) seemingly want us to accept the premise that a student's and a teacher’s “success” can and sh...

August 30, 2014

Common Core Endgame: Social Justice

Welcome back to school. This year most children in America will be tested and taught based on the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Though these standards are already deeply implemented in many school districts, most still know very little abou...

August 11, 2014

Twitter Spotlights the Death of Mike Brown

Twitter is full of sympathy and outrage regarding Mike Brown, the unarmed teen killed by Ferguson, Missouri police on Saturday. Some women tweeted fear that their sons might “end up likely dead or in jail just for being black”. Pictu...

July 23, 2014

Amnesty: The Death of America

The left wing ideologues currently in control of America want us to believe that they care about all the “children” at our border.  It isn’t the first time they have used children to push an agenda.  They have even been us...