Inside Education with Shane Phipps
Facing the Growing Public Education Crisis
The farther down our current path we travel, the more convinced I become that it’s going to take public education to turn us around. And that, I’m afraid, can’t happen … Continue reading Public Education Needs to Radically Change Its Primary Focus in Order to Save Our Nation
Teachers haven’t had this kind of volatile national atmosphere in which to do our jobs for over 50 years. Not since at least the late 60s has our nation been … Continue reading The Awesome Responsibility of Teaching Students in Troubled Times
“Nobody expected the reopening of schools to be without problems. It is the way schools react to these problems that will make the difference between being able to stay open and having to close back down. Being honest, forthright and transparent is a good place to start.”
Yesterday was our first day back to school in almost five months. As is normally the case, our school doesn’t jump right into our regular curriculum. We spend the first … Continue reading Back to School Lesson Taught is a Lesson Learned
Mr. President, A few days ago, you stood on a stage in front of Mount Rushmore and made some comments that can only be described as a direct attack upon … Continue reading An Open Letter to President Trump on Behalf of Social Studies Teachers Everywhere
Being a few weeks into the COVID-19 shutdown, students across the country have by now settled into new routines for their education. For those with the capability, that probably means … Continue reading The Covid-19 Pandemic is Revealing Just How Crucial Public Schools Are and Why They Should Be Equitably Funded
Everything we crazy, paranoid teachers have been warning you about for the last decade is coming to pass right before our eyes. We told you that the new accountability system … Continue reading No More Middle Ground: At this point, you are either for public education, or you are against it
At 5am the alarm rings out But it does not wake him up He’s been staring in the darkness for an hour There’s a routine battle raging in his brain … Continue reading A Teacher’s Morning: Today Will Be a Better Day
Teaching has become a much harder thing to do in the last decade. The fact that there is such a major shortage of teachers comes as no surprise to anyone … Continue reading Why I Am Still a Teacher, Despite Everything
The war on public education is entering its final stages. It’s been a nearly two decade long process leading us to the final phase of battle. That battle will happen … Continue reading The Real Reason Behind the Push for School Choice
Back in November when 20,000 red clad supporters of public education descended upon the Indiana statehouse for the Red for Ed Action Day Rally, our Governor was cowering a thousand … Continue reading Indiana Governor Holcomb Continues to Insult and Taunt Public School Teachers.
The writing has been on the wall for the better part of two decades now. The current Republican agenda on education, starting with the George W. Bush administration, began a … Continue reading The GOP Cares About Children, So Long As They Are Christians or Have Money
