Another Thanksgiving has passed, and while this year was markedly different than past years, it provided a welcome opportunity to reconnect with friends and family while providing time to inventory our blessings. Gatherings were smaller this year, but still provided the means to connect with those we love. I hope that for all of you the day brought some much-needed respite.
For my family, we checked all the boxes – close friends, traditional food staples, football, board games, a walk to work off added calories – all with a touch of overindulgence. In other words, much like life, it was different, but still, all in all, pretty damn good.
On Wednesday I touched on recent revelations that MNPS was out of compliance with Tennessee state law due to its use of the Florida Virtual School curriculum. This is a tricky subject and one which, in my opinion, falls squarely in the lap of the Tennessee Department of Education. Let me try to walk you through it all, but I forewarn you, much of this is subject to interpretation, and hence, probably raises more questions than it answers.
Let me take you back to early summer. Everybody was focused on getting schools open for in-person instruction in August. Very little energy was being expanded towards developing robust CONTINUE READING: POST TURKEY DAY BLUES – Dad Gone Wild