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Category: Organizational Structure
What Makes a Great School?
I have been a student, a teacher, and the parent of a student. My family has earned degrees which range from business to education to […]
A Devotion: I Corinthians 13
This verse has been on my mind recently. I was once asked to write my Philosophy of Education. It was embarrassingly slick w/ lots of […]
Kingsport Needs a XC Course
We need a cross country course in Kingsport. All of our other sports have stand alone places to train and play. XC needs its own. […]
The Feuerstein Method and the Power of Teaching Thinking
If there is a common theme in this blog, it is innovation. Part of the goal of this blog is to go past what we […]
Contract Extensions for Superintendents Are the Norm
If a superintendent is doing a good job, I have no problem with a contract extension for the superintendent – even if budgets are tight. […]
Protecting Bad Administrators: A Chronic Problem Which Deserves a Solution
I am going to circle back to a common theme in this blog. Why are many public school systems protecting bad administrators when they 100% […]
Kingsport City Schools Bans Parents From School Cafeterias
It just keeps getting weirder by the minute, folks. Recently, there have been a litany of questionable decisions by the leaders of Kingsport’s school system. […]
Retaining Our Best Educators and The Cost of Inaction
We have this one life. It is an overused but incredibly powerful statement. I was telling one of my kids not to worry about what […]
KCS Inclement Weather Decisions: The More Things Change, The More Things Stay The same…
I barely even know what to say when I see decisions like today. Five years ago, I watched Kingsport City Schools lock their students out […]