: About Me

Opinion Writer: Mississippi State Univeristy Reflector (2000-2003)

Lecturer, Mississippi State University (2003-2005)

Teacher, Aberdeen High School, (2005-2006)

Teacher, Carthage Jr. High, (2006-2007)

Teacher, New Hope Middle School (2007-present)

My passion is ...

Teaching

I know too much about ...

The Brady Bunch

My parents always told me ...

One day you'll wish you'd invested with Bernard Madoff.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a Jedi

My favorite memory ...

NuWay chili burgers

Why I write ...

I can't play the banjo.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Kitchen Nightmares/REM (Pre-1989)

My first job ...

Umpire

My best moment ...

The night we hit two Wal Marts in two different cities.

My inspiration ...

My son.

Education > Teachers & Administrators Should students be held accountable for their failing grades

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On the frst day of school, I always make this announcement: "I will not give anyone an "F" in this class." This grabs many students attention, and garners several smiles and "all rights!" Then I drop this one: "I will not give anyone an "A" in this class either." Puzzled looks abound. Then I drop this bombshell: "I do not believe in giving grades at all." At that point, that whole class seems to say, "Huh?" Then, I bring them back to earth. "The grade you receive in this class will be the grade YOU earn in this class." This pretty much sums up my philosophy of education, that the student s...

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