A Student I Once Knew
a student I once knew by: Shane Phipps I could feel him sizing me up I was just trying to do my job but I could sense that he wasn’t … Continue reading A Student I Once Knew
Category: public education
Mask Mandates Keep Kids in School: It’s a Fact With or Without Scientific Data
Teachers in many school districts across the nation are looking out at half empty classrooms as the Delta Variant of Covid 19 ravages their rosters. Other districts have far fewer … Continue reading Mask Mandates Keep Kids in School: It’s a Fact With or Without Scientific Data
Far-Right Lawmakers Attempting to Strip Minority Students of Role Models
The truth is under attack in this country. This has been so in the battlefields of social media for years, but now the war has shifted into our most fundamental … Continue reading Far-Right Lawmakers Attempting to Strip Minority Students of Role Models
A Message from the Front Lines of the Indoctrination Wars
Over this summer break, I quite intentionally took time away from writing about political things. I unplugged myself from most of the controversies that swirl around us, and it was … Continue reading A Message from the Front Lines of the Indoctrination Wars
Push to Return Schools to Normal has Many Teachers Concerned
Like the world in general, the education landscape has been anything but normal in the past year. As the pandemic began to spread early last spring, schools had to scramble … Continue reading Push to Return Schools to Normal has Many Teachers Concerned
Public Education Needs to Radically Change Its Primary Focus in Order to Save Our Nation
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
The Awesome Responsibility of Teaching Students in Troubled Times
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
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Reopening Schools
“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.”
No More Middle Ground: At this point, you are either for public education, or you are against it
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
Why I Am Still a Teacher, Despite Everything
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 Real Reason Behind the Push for School Choice
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
Indiana Governor Holcomb Continues to Insult and Taunt Public School Teachers.
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.
Inside Education with Shane Phipps 