The Kingsport BOE voted 4-0 last night to stand in the way of Republican and conservative public education policy. In short, they voted as a block of Democrats. Terribly unwise. Those are about the only words I have for what the Kingsport BOE passed last night. I couldn’t disagree more […]
Category: Education Policy and Opinion
7 NE TN Mayors Endorse School Vouchers…
WJHL is reporting that 7 NE TN mayors have endorsed Governor Bill Lee’s voucher process. Will it pass? I don’t know. lt didn’t last year. I certainly support the voucher process as discussed in two previous posts from earlier this week(listed at the bottom of this page). Mayors from Carter, […]
When Your Chickens Come Home to Roost
It ain’t pretty when your chickens come home to roost. In education, we are often guilty(far too guilty) of not policing our own. Examples of that would be ineffective teachers left to damage student learning year after year. Unprofessional behavior left unchecked. Superintendents that love the Baldridge Award more than […]
Pro-Voucher Talk: School Systems Are Not Businesses and Our Tax Dollars Are Not Their Earnings
The power rests with the people. Our tax dollars are…ours. If you want to make a teacher angry, refer to them as human capital. That sounds proprietary in nature. School systems do not own people. Not students, not parents, not faculty, not anybody. The power of school systems should rest […]
School Vouchers: If your product is good, then why force people to stay in your system?
School choice. Republican Governor Bill Lee faces opposition from his own party in Northeast Tennessee. Or does he? The people who are the strongest opponents to school choice are those who run public education systems. Why is that? Take a minute and read this by the Kingsport Times News about […]
TRI Education Year in Review: Focus on KCS
Well no “Year in Review” can begin without the electoral and popular vote win by President-elect Donald Trump. We will begin with the Trump political wave election and move to the local level from there.
What would Jesus do at a data conference?
I started thinking the other day if he would approve of these things that we call data conferences. I don’t think that he would. I don’t speak for God, and I don’t claim to know the mind of God. But in reading the bible, I do think we need to […]
Safety Protocol and Inclement Weather Decisions
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to a former superintendent. He was old, and he was wise. It was snowing outside. We started talking about whether schools should be open the next day. He shared this with me. He said, “Rob, I don’t send busses out in […]
Trump’s Roadmap for Removing Bureaucracy
At the local, state, and federal levels of education, we need to get rid of ineffective, un-elected government bureaucrats. I have seen newly elected governments fail to do this time and time again. Without exception, the incoming administration pays a heavy price when they fail to do this. I often […]
FOIA Requests, Community Driven Surveys, and More
Accountability. LEAs (local education agency) will be part of the focus of this blog moving forward. I think there is growing concern about the direction of our system here in Kingsport. It is time to talk. No more silence from me. 1. Something to think about as we proceed during […]