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With a nod to Bob Dylan, the words they are a-changin', and I find plenty of the changes disconcerting.
With a nod to Bob Dylan, the words they are a-changin', and I find plenty of the changes disconcerting.
 
Recently I coached a bright high school senior on how to get his college admission essay into shape
Recently I coached a bright high school senior on how to get his college admission essay into shape
 
That's the title of a Wall Street Journal article by Oliver Kamm. Horrors! For a dyed in the wool grammar geek and word nerd, this article is hard to take.
That's the title of a Wall Street Journal article by Oliver Kamm. Horrors! For a dyed in the wool grammar geek and word nerd, this article is hard to take.
 
It's happening again: a topic catches my eye and suddenly I see it everywhere until usually it disappears. The topic of cursive writing or the lack thereof caught my attention a few years back but has yet to show any signs of fading away.
It's happening again: a topic catches my eye and suddenly I see it everywhere until usually it disappears. The topic of cursive writing or the lack thereof caught my attention a few years back but has yet to show any signs of fading away.
 
Actually, the question is, "how smart do others think you are?" I found this article in the WSJ fascinating: How to Look Smarter.
Actually, the question is, "how smart do others think you are?" I found this article in the WSJ fascinating: How to Look Smarter.
 
In the early months of the year before the actual election, Dudley Do Right announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
In the early months of the year before the actual election, Dudley Do Right announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
 
Have you ever heard anyone say "Don't tell anybody this but....."
 
A few years back, the song Auld Lang Syne popped into my head, when my husband got word that a friend from his Air Force days had passed away.
A few years back, the song Auld Lang Syne popped into my head, when my husband got word that a friend from his Air Force days had passed away.
 
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for a telephone. The first long distance coast-to-coast telephone call was placed in 1915-exactly a century ago.
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for a telephone. The first long distance coast-to-coast telephone call was placed in 1915-exactly a century ago.
 
Sometimes it just takes a woman’s touch.
Sometimes it just takes a woman’s touch.
 
People in and out of the academic world have been pointing to a glaring defect in our education system for many years. That defect is the failure to teach students to write competently.
People in and out of the academic world have been pointing to a glaring defect in our education system for many years. That defect is the failure to teach students to write competently.
 
Forty-Six years ago 11 were killed at a local Georgia dragstrip. I was there.
 
Once a cowboy always a cowboy
 
One of my old acquaintances from my previous years at William A. Bass High School in Atlanta was Jeryl Hensley.
One of my old acquaintances from my previous years at William A. Bass High School in Atlanta was Jeryl Hensley.
 
In his State of the Union address, President Obama pitched his plan for making two years of community college as "free and universal in America as high school is today." He thinks it would be a great thing. But at the community college where I taught English from 2007 to 2010, Georgia Perimeter...
In his State of the Union address, President Obama pitched his plan for making two years of community college as "free and universal in America as high school is today." He thinks it would be a great thing. But at the community college where I taught English from 2007 to 2010, Georgia Perimeter...
 
There's still time to register for the new Medical Office Specialist Program under way at Beaufort County Community College.
There's still time to register for the new Medical Office Specialist Program under way at Beaufort County Community College.
 
The terms have been tossed around for many years. It seems the frequency and fury attached in this election year is turning them into missiles of hate and revenge.
The terms have been tossed around for many years. It seems the frequency and fury attached in this election year is turning them into missiles of hate and revenge.
 
A long sacrosanct pedagogical principle is that group projects and small group learning are indispensable to learning.
A long sacrosanct pedagogical principle is that group projects and small group learning are indispensable to learning.
 
Every field of study has its standard way of teaching it to students. Science is mostly taught through lectures and labs. Literature and philosophy are mostly taught through classroom discussion. And English composition is mostly taught through students writing essays and bringing them to class...
Every field of study has its standard way of teaching it to students. Science is mostly taught through lectures and labs. Literature and philosophy are mostly taught through classroom discussion. And English composition is mostly taught through students writing essays and bringing them to class...
 
If it is really a kind of aggression to correct student grammar, composition teachers are unnecessary.
If it is really a kind of aggression to correct student grammar, composition teachers are unnecessary.
 
Yep. *The civil rights movement sure has come a long way.* Tim Scott, a black South Carolinian whose life epitomizes what MLK was talking about in his famous 1963 speech, is being attacked by one of the alleged heirs of King's legacy.
Yep. *The civil rights movement sure has come a long way.* Tim Scott, a black South Carolinian whose life epitomizes what MLK was talking about in his famous 1963 speech, is being attacked by one of the alleged heirs of King's legacy.
 
The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a course in conversational Spanish Class 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 14 and ending March 18 in Room 826 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.
The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a course in conversational Spanish Class 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 14 and ending March 18 in Room 826 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.
 
Perhaps the most glaring weakness among American college students is their writing. Many enter college lacking the ability to put together even a single good paragraph - and graduate without much improvement. It has been that way for a long time.
Perhaps the most glaring weakness among American college students is their writing. Many enter college lacking the ability to put together even a single good paragraph - and graduate without much improvement. It has been that way for a long time.
 
Suppose you sent your daughter to a music camp - an expensive camp lasting months. She had said that she wanted to learn the violin, so you bought a nice one and sent her off to camp. Upon her return, you ask how the camp was and she replies, "Great! We studied lots of stuff about music and the...
Suppose you sent your daughter to a music camp - an expensive camp lasting months. She had said that she wanted to learn the violin, so you bought a nice one and sent her off to camp. Upon her return, you ask how the camp was and she replies, "Great! We studied lots of stuff about music and the...
 
The Pope Center recently published a report on UNC-Chapel Hill's general education program - the "core curriculum" of non-major requirements that all students must complete in order to graduate. In our report, we analyzed the current system and then presented two alternative programs for general...
The Pope Center recently published a report on UNC-Chapel Hill's general education program - the "core curriculum" of non-major requirements that all students must complete in order to graduate. In our report, we analyzed the current system and then presented two alternative programs for general...
 
On June 2, 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education adopted the Common Core math and English Language Arts standards. Opinion regarding the quality of the English Language Arts (ELA) standards appears divided.
On June 2, 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education adopted the Common Core math and English Language Arts standards. Opinion regarding the quality of the English Language Arts (ELA) standards appears divided.
 
You can reform particular organizations  -  a university or a department  -  but you cannot reform education as a whole. Why? Because education is a spontaneous order.
You can reform particular organizations  -  a university or a department  -  but you cannot reform education as a whole. Why? Because education is a spontaneous order.
 
The term "spontaneous order" was coined by the economist F.A. Hayek to describe the market economy. He meant that no one designed the world of market exchange; it developed spontaneously as people sought to achieve their goals by coordinating with others in ways that they discovered over time.
The term "spontaneous order" was coined by the economist F.A. Hayek to describe the market economy. He meant that no one designed the world of market exchange; it developed spontaneously as people sought to achieve their goals by coordinating with others in ways that they discovered over time.
 
An education in law is meant to teach the law and legal reasoning. To learn basic skills is the aim of primary and secondary schooling. Yet here at Leiden Law (part of Leiden University, the Netherlands' oldest and most prestigious university), we are increasingly sacrificing the law to teach...
An education in law is meant to teach the law and legal reasoning. To learn basic skills is the aim of primary and secondary schooling. Yet here at Leiden Law (part of Leiden University, the Netherlands' oldest and most prestigious university), we are increasingly sacrificing the law to teach...
 
A small change in a North Carolina law affecting charter schools could have a major impact on teacher education in North Carolina.
A small change in a North Carolina law affecting charter schools could have a major impact on teacher education in North Carolina.
 
The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors gives high priority to preparation of elementary and high school teachers, and for good reason. The education schools in the state university system produce one-third of the new teachers in North Carolina each year.
The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors gives high priority to preparation of elementary and high school teachers, and for good reason. The education schools in the state university system produce one-third of the new teachers in North Carolina each year.
 
Contrary to the Common Core State Standards themselves, Common Core-based tests developed and released by the NC Department of Public Instruction include relatively few English language questions and no traditional grammar, spelling, mechanics, or usage questions.
Contrary to the Common Core State Standards themselves, Common Core-based tests developed and released by the NC Department of Public Instruction include relatively few English language questions and no traditional grammar, spelling, mechanics, or usage questions.
 
There is no greater asset for a graduate than the ability to write and communicate.
There is no greater asset for a graduate than the ability to write and communicate.
 
That America needs a better-educated workforce has become today's honored wisdom, so what better measurement of progress than rising college graduation rates?
That America needs a better-educated workforce has become today's honored wisdom, so what better measurement of progress than rising college graduation rates?
 
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