Playing the Game of “TLEopoly” By [email protected] October 8, 2014 Uncategorized 3 Comments It is that time of year when Oklahoma school administrators reach into the storage closet to dust off the TLEopoly game board for the start of a new teacher evaluation cycle. For those who are unfamiliar with the rules of the game, let […]

If you have attended a monthly board meeting at the Oklahoma Department of Education in the past twenty-five years, you have likely had an opportunity to view the wonderful portraits representing each of the members of the Oklahoma Educators’ Hall of Fame (OEHF). Per the state department website, the OEHF was constituted and incorporated in […]

McGraw-Hill to OKSDE: “My Cat Doesn’t Like You!” By [email protected] September 29, 2014 Uncategorized 7 Comments The short relationship between our State Department of Education and testing giant, CTB/McGraw-Hill, has been filled with tumult and broken promises almost from the beginning. After a second consecutive spring testing season marred by major dysfunction, we rightfully decided […]

It has been simultaneously entertaining and frightening to observe Janet Barresi’s steady and methodical rise through the various levels of the “Screw Loose Change Nut Bar-O-Meter.” Based on her recent trajectory, I really believe Janet has a chance to make it all the way to the top in the three months she has remaining in […]

By [email protected] September 25, 2014 Uncategorized 2 Comments In light of the dramatic events at this morning’s State Department of Education Board meeting, I think it is a good time to edit and republish a previous post asking for Dr. Janet Barresi to just go NOW! If you missed it, there have been several calls […]

By [email protected] September 24, 2014 Uncategorized 2 Comments Can the leadership of the Oklahoma State Department of Education get any more inept, incompetent, or unethical? Of course, this is clearly a rhetorical question. As long as Dr. Janet Barresi is in charge of the department, anything can happen. Earlier today, the Tulsa World reported that […]

Earlier this year, Peter Greene, the author of the blog Curmudgucation, posted an absolutely hilarious directory of what he terms, “anti-teacher trolls,” along with detailed descriptions. Peter’s slathering use of satire and sardonic wit makes most of my posts seem tame by comparison. If you want to laugh, read this POST. Keep reading through the comments. […]

By [email protected] September 21, 2014 Uncategorized 8 Comments In my previous post, “Assume the Position,” I suggested that the people of Oklahoma greet the release of last week’s State A-F grades with a loud collective yawn. I’m with you, kid! However, I admit this is easy for me to say this since my school and district […]