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Rockheadedmama and I got into a debate during my last education post about when the right to an education began. I think what we agreed (if we did agree) is that the forefathers had it on the mind, but public education did not exist as we know it (nationwide) until the late 1800s. Naturally, some states got it right earlier than others. Thomas Jefferson's Virginia (he was an educational enthusiast) and Massachusets (home of MIT...

Guest-blogged by Gracie Cavnar.  Original piece appeared on the Houston Chronicle opinion page today, February 21, 2010:First lady Michelle Obama recently announced her sweeping national initiative to combat childhood obesity. For the first time since this epidemic emerged, a comprehensive federal effort will coordinate with nonprofit organizations and the private sector to address the broad spectrum of contributing factors to obesity that together threaten generations of Americans with chronic disease and early death. It's not...

This was a huge topic in my book, but it's become a bigger topic of late. I will tell a story I know of from the past (that is in my book). Even though I am dealing with a similar situation now, I want to make it perfectly clear that any stories I tell are from the fairly distant past and are only related to current events in topic and not any general or specific...

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense back in the 18th century. It made a brilliant case for revolution and if for a brief moment, personified common sense. As time has gone on, common sense has been fading like the gene pool in the Bush family. Today's tale brings us to the lonestar state where our state legislature has become educational experts in much the same way as that new vibrating ab cruncher gets us in shape:...

Burnout is a relatively new term. I can't be too sure, but I think it may have orginated "as a term" when Dick Vermeil resigned as the Philadelphia Eagles coach in the early 1980s. Vermeil returned later and ended up winning a Superbowl with the Chiefs. When he resigned he was still a very young man and no one could really explain why. Naturally, burnout has occured before and in a lot less famous circles....

Baton Rouge, LaI throw that little tidbit to let you know I am away for the holidays. So, I do what I can, but I felt compelled to share this latest idea in education with you folks. Consider it a chuckle before the holidays as I hope no one takes this seriously. Friday was our last day of school in 2009. Academy had been generous enough to donate about 50 bikes to the cause. We...

It's been awhile since I've been on to comment or post and there is good reason. I'm drowning in paperwork. Our district is clamping down on student retention. This is part of a statewide effort to retain fewer students. This was a major topic in my book but it seems things are moving onto the next step since the book was published. Different districts have different alphabet soups, but they all mean the same thing....

It's been awhile folks and today's entry is not going to be very long. See, I'm drowning in paperwork and have about ten things to do and enough time to do five. Somehow writing a daily blog suddenly goes down to the bottom. Since education is on the mind I will talk about one simple thing we have talked about before, but I will say it in simpler terms and dispense with the flowery language....

Give thanks today if any of the following pertain to you:You have your health.Your children are healthy and happy, and getting an education.You've shared a meal with family or friends today.You have someone in your life who loves you and thinks you are special.You have a roof over your head.You have clothes on your back.You have a job.You have something to look forward to tomorrow.You have the right to vote, and you've actually done it.Everything...

I know it's Friday and I'm supposed to do another installment of my funnies, but I have a beef. It's the Friday before our thanksgiving break, but all I can think about right now are management issues in education. Since I'm sure these issues are mirrored in industry I will simply label them as management issues in the general sense. However, I will speak from particular perspective that is education. I had a group of...