: About Me

I began my teaching career over ten years ago in the Chicago Public School system. I have taught on myriad levels and currently teach at a community college and university in Virginia. I currently hold an M.S. in Criminal Justice and an M.A. in English; I am currently working on a PhD in curriculum and instruction. To that end, I have over forty years of experience in various school systems as a student, to include military engineering schools.

I have a passion for education, and it hurts to see an education system that is analogous to The Emperor's New Clothes. Students identified as "honor students" by their respective high schools enter college having to take remedial English and Math courses, which earn them no college credit and costs plenty. The problem is the methods used to teach students to read during their primary years. Such methods are antiquated and fail to teach students the proper method of comprehending the meaning of words. For sure, teachers would have to be retrained in the art of teaching students to read, but it is well worth the effort.

What I find most amazing about the current state of education is many who hold master's degrees in the fields of English and Math are not allowed to teach in the public school system because such individuals lack teacher certification, as required by the "no child left behind" initiative. However, we are forced to teach students coming out of the public school system remedial courses because of what was missed during their primary and secondary education years. If that's not backwards, what is?

It is time for those who are serious about the education of our children to step forward and demand change in the education process in this country.

Education > Educational Philosophy Low-performing schools: Does encouraging parents to play a more active role in their children's education take school boards and teachers off the hook?

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It's sad that parents have to be encouraged to take an active role in their children's education. Equally as sad is the fact that parents blame school boards and teachers when their children fail to receive an adequate education. As an educator, it is a sad state of affairs to see students enter college without even a basic education, some who were labeled as "honor students" by their respective high schools. Colleges and Universities across the country have been forced to teach remedial English and Math courses just to bring students up to par before they can enroll in the traditional fre...

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