The TSSAA finally passed a one time transfer rule. They were forced to pass something as the Tennessee legislature has floated a bill that would usurp control of that specific issue from TSSAA oversight. The old TSSAA rule would have interfered with voucher and school choice legislation which had recently […]
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. KCS painted over the Indian in J Fred. “Indians” has been removed from the new basketball court. We have been rebranded “The Tribe” without so […]
Building Engaging Learning Environments: Integrating Modern Technology Into the Classroom
First and foremost, I feel like we are corrupting a beautiful resource(computers) in our modern educational environments. How is that? We are far too often using computers primarily to gather immense amounts of student testing data. Instead, we need to be teaching students how use technology as a powerful resource […]
Movie Review: Gifted Hands and The Story of Dr Ben Carson
This is kind of a short post today. I am an avid movie watcher. You also know me as a conservative Christian. So, when I see a great movie about a conservative American, I jump at the chance to watch it. Ben Carson is most recently known for his work […]
The Persecution of Christian Educators: A Collection of Three Previous Blog Posts
Sometimes an unintentional but common theme appears in my writing. It just shows up over time. The persecution of Christian educators is a real problem in public education. They need our prayers, and at times, our intervention. I am placing all three articles in one post so folks don’t have […]
When we are called to walk through the valley of the shadow of death…
I had a difficult time choosing the photographic image that is the thumbnail for this post. How do you choose a valley that looks like it has the shadow of death hanging over it? In the end, I picked a place that seemed empty, dark, and without hope. It is […]
Shoah: The Need for Holocaust Education
Yad Vashem is the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, Israel. It bears solemn witness to the consequences of human hatred. It also bears witness to the Jewish people who survived and to those who helped them survive. But mostly is serves as an immovable reminder that the Jewish people faced an […]
Part I Book of Genesis: The Importance of Noah to the Faith of Our Young People
I stumbled upon Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock when browsing Joe Rogan episodes. They are (secular?) scientists who believe that a catastrophic event wiped out much of civilization, and humanity had to rebuild after the world was remade by flood waters. They have been ridiculed for saying this. Well, I […]
Part III of School Community Gardens: Some Favorite, Dependable Vegetable and Fruit Varieties
I grow a combination of hybrid and heirloom vegetables. Hybrids are a cross between two varieties which can help plants be stronger, more productive, and disease resistant. Hybrids rely on cross pollination and are not genetically modified. Heirlooms are fun to grow, but they can suffer greatly from disease. They […]
Part II of School Community Gardens: Creating Student Buy-In and Finding Reputable Seed Resources
There is not better time in human history to find great seed collections for your garden. I recommend starting with simply varieties. KISS (keep it simple stupid) is how we need to garden. If it gets complicated, folks will lose interest, and then you will end up with a big […]