Category Archives: Educational Indoctrination Experience

It’s officially August. Most American schools usual open by the end of the month. News reports are showing some school districts preparing to welcome students back while incorporating the social distancing guidelines, increasing cleaning protocols, online teaching options and staggered classes. Teachers and administrators are expressing both support and concern about returning to these environmentsContinue reading “School Daze 2020”

All teacher protests STOPPED as our collective world imploded with a global pandemic and now protests against racial injustice. The same issues within our educational indoctrination system, however, remain to be solved. By now, most American parents, after assuming the critical role of “substitute teacher”, not only appreciate teachers but they have also gained someContinue reading “when you move, we move”

It is generally accepted that whomever holds the POWER in most situations can control the public narrative. This is particularly true in discussing historical events. What we think and believe about ourselves, others, our country and world is greatly influenced by the person(s) telling the story even in more intimate relationships. On a more globalContinue reading “Is HIS-story TrUthful?”

Millions of parents and guardians across the country have officially become “substitute teachers” as school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have left them with the primary responsibility for continuing the education of their children. They are coordinating with teachers, getting lesson plans and assembling materials from online resources to support their academics. Parents areContinue reading “Dang, this homeschooling thing is hard!”

It took the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) to bring America’s educational system to an abrupt halt. The nationwide teacher protests related to low salaries and working conditions did not do it. Low test scores and graduation rates did not stop us from proceeding (business as usual). Bullying and mass school gun violence across the nation onlyContinue reading “Boundary-less Education”

Who develops the curriculum we currently use in our modern educational system?Why do you hold certain beliefs about what it means to be you, as an American – – your racial identity, or gender roles, etc. In realty, our educational and familial indoctrinations systems teach us, fundamentally, who we are as citizens. We are alsoContinue reading “The Indoctrination Process”

In this country, we have been gifted with a free education through the public school system. In theory, children across the US attend a public school of their choice. There are even other school options available for parents who do not want to opt into the public school system including private voucher and charter schools.Continue reading “PUBLIC EDUCATION ROI – FOLLOW THE $”

Was I born to teach or naw? If you look at my limited teaching experience the answer would be “that’s a no for me dog” as former American Idol judge Randy Jackson is known for saying.  The potential was definitely there, or at least I was told that I had the gift, but I alsoContinue reading “Are Good Teachers Born or Created?”

Win or go home! This thought circulated in my brain while mopping an elementary classroom floor.  Since I wasn’t teaching full-time as a certified K-6 elementary teacher in North Carolina, I had accepted a long term substitute assignment at a small, rural Title I elementary school. Our students were getting sick constantly one after theContinue reading “Win or Go Home: Why Do Teachers Quit?”