By [email protected] May 4, 2016 Uncategorized 1 Comment In just about every horror movie, there’s a climactic moment when somebody enters an attic, a basement, or some other dark segment of their home or another creepy place like a crypt or cemetery only to have the music turn ominous and something scary suddenly lurch out […]

At a joint press conference earlier this week, a group of Tulsa-area leaders and school superintendents provided powerful arguments in an attempt to persuade state lawmakers to take immediate action to ease cuts on public schools. Together with leaders of ImpactTulsa, a group that seeks better education for Tulsa-area students, these leaders painted a dramatic picture of […]

By [email protected] May 4, 2016 Uncategorized 3 Comments Amidst the constant rancor and legislative turmoil associated with crafting state budgets and enacting education policy, from time to time it is appropriate to remember just why teachers do what they do. While this week may be the officially sanctioned time to recognize teachers across our nation, […]

By [email protected] May 2, 2016 Uncategorized 5 Comments The following is a secret transcript for an upcoming episode of the Dr. Phil Show. Dr. Phil: (Entrance music ends)  Today, you will be meeting a couple whose relationship is clearly on the rocks. After many years of harmony, these two parties are now caught in a […]

By [email protected] May 1, 2016 Uncategorized 2 Comments (A third grade teacher somewhere in Oklahoma) “Okay, gather together students. I know you have been looking forward to April and May as much as I have. It’s that very special time we call, “The Festivus of Testivus!” Yes, it is the most wonderful time of the […]

By [email protected] April 27, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments “Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.” ~ Walt Kelly in the comic strip Pogo Imagine if your boss told you after you tried to do something to “redouble your efforts.” Does this mean that she had previously told you to “double your efforts,” […]

If you spent any time in the military, you can probably relate to the following scenario. The Base Commanding General sends a memo to his regimental commanders that he will be conducting a “walk-through” inspection of all units in two months. Upon receiving this notice, your Regimental Commander releases the following bulletin: Men,   The […]

By [email protected] April 11, 2016 Uncategorized 25 Comments It happened to me again last week. As I walked the halls of one of my district schools, I caught that unmistakable look in the eye of a child. As a middle school principal for more than a dozen years, I had seen it many times before, […]