By [email protected] January 13, 2015 Uncategorized 7 Comments After so many years of hearing meaningless mouth noises from politicians on both sides of the spectrum, I sometimes just want to cover my ears and tell them all to shut up for a little while. It has become increasingly difficult to comprehend if these people truly […]

Dr. Barresi – I Bid Thee Adieu! By [email protected] January 6, 2015 Uncategorized 7 Comments Many of us got a chuckle from Bruce Plante’s editorial cartoon in this morning’s Tulsa World. The cartoon features a seemingly despondent Bruce at his drawing table being consoled by a colleague with the words: “Don’t worry, Bruce. There will […]

By [email protected] December 28, 2014 Uncategorized 8 Comments With the release of humorist Dave Barry’s annual year in review column yesterday, it is time to publish my own version targeted more closely on the crazy events surrounding Oklahoma education in 2014. If you happen to be a new reader, it is important for you to know […]

By [email protected] December 16, 2014 Uncategorized 1 Comment All due credit to the fabulous Claudia Swisher for the title of today’s post. It captures well the sentiment shared by many of us relative to our outgoing state superintendent. January 12th cannot come soon enough. I have written previously about my unhealthy habit of reading Superintendent […]

By [email protected] December 9, 2014 Uncategorized 4 Comments In case you missed it, there was some exciting news out of the Oklahoma State Department of Education this afternoon. The Office of School Turnaround apparently threw a big party to celebrate their herculean efforts to turnaround a large number of sucky schools across our state last year. HERE is the full […]

By [email protected] December 7, 2014 Uncategorized 2 Comments Way back on August 7, 1961 (when I was the ripe old age of 12 weeks), Barry Mann’s hit song, “Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. In the song, Mann sings about the frequent use of nonsense lyrics […]

By [email protected] December 6, 2014 Uncategorized 3 Comments Buried somewhere deep in the genetic code of adolescent human males is an apparent aversion to flushing a toilet, especially when depositing…oh, let’s just say…”Lincoln logs,” particularly in public restrooms. If you doubt this claim, you are welcome to stop by my middle school any day and we […]

A couple of days ago I started work on my second annual “Oklahoma Education Year in Review” post. As with last year’s submission, I look forward to the process of trying to assimilate the year’s crazy events in a fun, absurd, “Dave Barry-esque” style. As I have been researching and gathering my thoughts for this post, I came […]