A New Normal for Education
Just like many other children, I learned the game of baseball from my dad. It was a family tradition. Flyballs, grounders all had to...
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EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS
JC Bowman American public education is at a crossroads. We face unforeseen and unique challenges educating the next generation during...
read moreBack To School: Bricks and Mor...
The education landscape has changed, just as society has changed in the past 3 months. Whether school returns or not as anticipated,...
read moreHeroes Are Not Heroes
Pro a lot lately in our nation. We have seen lots of courageous acts and nobility of character across Tennessee. Many people among us...
read moreCOVID-19 Needs Survey to be Co...
Professional Educators of Tennessee is conducting a COVID-19 Survey to help identify the most significant needs for students and...
read moreTennessee Has Played a Seminal...
JC Bowman – Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968, almost 52 years ago....
read moreThe Reading Wars
I tend to avoid the debates among people discussing reading. I think there is some truth in all sides of a debate. I learned to read...
read moreBe a Bright Spot During a Dark...
This year will mark the fact that I have had the opportunity to live through 56 Thanksgivings. I was born on a Sunday, November 24th,...
read morePROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS OF TENN...
Nashville, TN — The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – also known as the Nation’s...
read moreCritics Should Offer Solutions
JC Bowman – Need a quick headline in the media? Attack public education. Want to gripe about something in government? Attack...
read moreThe Educator and the Classroom
Former President Theodore Roosevelt gave an often-cited speech about citizenship in a Republic called The Man in the Arena at the...
read moreA Richness of Poverty in our S...
Education is a proven path to upward mobility for all students. “Our schools can’t do it all, or all by themselves” according to a...
read moreEverybody Loves Mama
It might not always be true, but it is as close to the truth as you might find on Mother’s Day: Everybody loves their mother. For the...
read moreTHE TRUTH ABOUT TEACHER SALARY...
JC Bowman The Basic Education Program (BEP), how Tennessee funds K-12 public schools, provides over $4.7 billion of state funding for...
read moreTESTING TRANSPARENCY IS NEEDED...
JC Bowman – Thomas Jefferson believed: “The government closest to the people serves the people best.” We could not agree more....
read moreSuicide is Not Painless
JC Bowman – The old television show M*A*S*H had an opening song called Suicide is Painless. Many people do not know the origin...
read moreTEACHERS ARE GOING, GOING̷...
We know without a doubt that teachers are the number one in-school influence on student achievement. Data indicates that in the last...
read moreBULLYING IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM
Solee Lee & JC Bowman – Bullying is a matter that adults and students alike must take seriously. “Bullying is a form of...
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JC Bowman – I describe myself with the following identifiers: Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Grandfather, US Marine, Educator...
read moreBACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO THE FU...
by JC Bowman – It’s the most wonderful time of the year, if you are a parent. For teachers, so much for the three-month...
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