Growing Your Heart
It is mid-August and you have arrived for the first day of teacher professional development. You are so excited! There are only three days until a new class of students enters your classroom for the...
View ArticleConsciously Ignorant
It’s been said that real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. I suppose that makes me pretty knowledgeable. I am quick to admit that I am ignorant on far more topics than I will ever be...
View ArticleA Simple Request
Dear Friend, I have a simple request. I am in the midst of a moral dilemma and could use your reassurance. My conscience has been bothering me for a while and this problem does not seem to be going...
View ArticleNevertheless, She Persisted
Earlier this year, US Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell unintentionally gave rise to a new rally cry for women’s rights activists. While attempting to defend his actions in shutting down Senator...
View ArticleIn Pursuit of Woozles
There’s a delightful old story about Winnie the Pooh and Piglet where they are hunting a Woozle. As some of us well know, having read these classic Winnie-the-Pooh stories as children, Woozles are...
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How Do You Like Them Apples?
If you are active in Oklahoma education policy discussions on social media, you are likely a follower of the Oklahoma Parents and Educators for Public Education Facebook Group, started by Edmond parent...
View ArticleA Collision On North Lincoln
A few minutes after 4:00 pm last Friday … Charles McCall shifts his car into drive and pulls out onto North Lincoln Boulevard. As he speeds away, he catches a fleeting glimpse of the Oklahoma Capitol...
View ArticleThe Insufficiency of “Proficiency”
‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all thro’ the state All the children were stirring, eager to learn their fate; Their test scores from April would soon be delivered, I hope I’m proficient the...
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