educator to many, father to two, husband to one, second to none | Any views expressed solely my own. RTs=Hmmm, look at this. #stablegenius
Jul 21, 2018 • 30 tweets • 8 min read
This is truly incredible news as we're gearing up for another great year. We'd be remiss not to pause and reflect on these accomplishments first, though. I was traveling when this year's scores were released, so I'm going to share some data and insight this weekend. (THREAD)
Student enrollment in AP courses at EHS over time --
Enrollment has steadily increased over the last 5 years, rising to a level in 2017-2018 that was at an all-time high in school history and represented a 71% increase over 5 years earlier (2013-2014 year).
May 7, 2018 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I take #TeacherAppreciationWeek very seriously myself. Not so much because of my personal experience as a teacher as my personal experience as a student. I can point to 6 specific teachers from my K-12 years who changed my life forever.
Not just this week but EVERY week, I feel compelled to #ThankATeacher:
1. Joe Harris, Elem Gifted Ed 2. Pennie Pearlman, MS Drama 3. Bill Womack, HS Health/PE 4. Lorraine Young, Algebra 1 & Geometry 5. Denie Pursley, Chemistry 6. Sandra Owens, AP Chem, Anatomy, & Microbiology