There are quite a few schools that are performing poorly due to inefficient management of funds and resources. Until a better process is created, the only way to fairly identify these institutions is to measure their performance against other school systems. NPR – Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters JULY 16, […]
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Unintentionally Comedic – Apple vs Microsoft
Kids are crazy, work is demanding, and I just don’t have the time for high maintenance computer swag anymore, so my Apple and Microsoft devices are always behind in updates. I don’t take the time to sync or back up and when I finally do these things, it’s an all-night affair. I recently, and begrudgingly, […]
Quiet Intensity – A hellish short story (and personal homage to my first favorite ‘adult’ author when I was in 5th grade, Dean Koontz)
If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are fair, you’re fooling yourself. That’s like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat him. – Unknown There was a loud buzzing in her ear and she felt shaky, as if she had been spinning with a blindfold on, […]
Puerto Rico Is Not On Fire
To the Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, you have a grand opportunity to right the wrongs that were never acknowledged before you. To the Republican congressman from South Carolina, Jeffrey D. Duncan, who are you really trying to help? The island is not on fire. The people of Puerto Rico are tired of […]
Spending a night in quiet darkness and revealing the extent of unchecked exhaustion
Coming home to an empty and dark house is unsettling at first, but I was glad the kids were with their dad tonight. It was crazy to stay on top of them about pouring water in the toilet so it would flush. It is hard enough to get them to flush when the toilets worked! […]
Social Filter Is Off – Final: Proposal for Countering Institutional Oppression in America
June 25, 2015 Introduction Practicing denial in American society in terms of the effects of systemic oppression of African Americans has been easy. We have been socially conditioned to accept the status quo of the current state of society in the spirit of not creating tension. Our social conditioning has come from various sources including […]
A Sophomoric Analysis on the Evolution of Racism and Its Effect On Incarceration Rates and Recidivism for Minorities
The Evolution of Racism and Its Effect on Rates of Incarceration and Recidivism for Minorities By Diana Ortiz-Beaudet Introduction In 1954, segregation in education became illegal, teaching an entire generation that racism would no longer be tolerated in the most important institution of America. Following the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we could further deduce […]
Finding the beauty in the dark moments
Its 3:30am, I’m awake – again. Not half awake, but alert and ready to jump out of bed as if the sun were streaming in through the windows. But it wasn’t the sun, it was the moon. It was so bright; I had to adjust how I was lying to avoid the light across my face. I should have gotten up […]
Changing the Game in Higher Education – Fed up but still precocious and haute about it.
I was precocious and haute about getting into the University of Miami. I had sacrificed having a typical high school experience to be involved in any activities that would have me, hold a job, and get top grades. I must admit I was heartbroken when I had to transfer from the University of Miami to […]
Disdain For Weakness – and the damage it left.
I didn’t know there was that much hardware in there. I didn’t know they had had to fuse bones together with a plate and a pin. They used seven little screws to realign the broken bones and three 2″ screws to keep everything from moving. It was humbling and gruesome to watch them remove the […]
The Response 