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5 years ago…

5 years ago, I was blessed to teach some youngsters with the Sunflower County Freedom Project. I was even more blessed to be able to come back and watch them graduate from high school.  Here are some pictures from the event:

the 5 graduates, all my former students 🙂

Me, with Ms. Ward- my little one, who will be going on to Howard University.  I’m so proud of her!

“to be young, gifted, and black/oh what a lovely precious dream/…cause you know in the whole wide world/there’s a million boys and girls/who are young, gifted, and black…and its shonuff where it’s at”


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The State of Education in Georgia

This article made me REALLY sad this morning…

An excerpt:

“Georgia school leaders were so shocked by dismal scores on state math and social studies tests, the state superintendent released a statement Monday to prepare parents and others for the results.

According to the unofficial results, only 20 to 30 percent of Georgia’s sixth- and seventh-graders passed the state social studies exam. In math, about 40 percent of eighth-graders could be held back because they failed the test.

The state will release official scores from the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests next month.

Parents whose children failed the math test will be notified by local schools. The state requires eighth-graders to pass the reading and math exams to move to high school.

Students who failed math exams — as well as those who might have failed reading — can retake the exam this summer. Schools will provide optional free classes to get them ready. Students who failed the social studies exam don’t face any consequences under Georgia law.”

I’m frustrated by the low test scores…and the fact that there’s no consequences for failing the Social Studies exam- basically saying that Social Studies IS NOT important.  Sigh.  Your thoughts?