This past Friday I had the opportunity to go once again to the Georgia Department of Education and represent teachers on the State Superintendent’s Teacher Advisory Council. Basically, this is […]

Each year I am accused of pushing my agenda on students. This is usually meant in that I want my students to hold to the same belief system I have […]

Prayers for victim’s families, the injured, and the city of Las Vegas

The end of summer and the beginning of the school year (which is the middle of summer for most people) brings a shift in my reading from contemporary fiction and […]

Teachers are often role models for students but sometimes students serve as role models for teachers. This is true about Robyn Clarke, a senior at Northgate High School. I have […]

You will spend a lot of time in college taking classes to prepare you for a job or what you will do in life, but my challenge to you is […]

On Monday, a total eclipse of a school day,  Newnan, GA experienced 96% totality of a solar eclipse. I learned a few things on this day. 1 –  Northgate’s office […]

Who? What? Where? Why? When? How? I often wonder if I should have been a journalism major because my life and teaching always come back to the basic journalistic questions. […]